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Here is just the relevent snipt from a really long article. Nice to see our "alumni" don't forget us:
BC-BPI-ACTOR-OVERVIEW
Pulling out all the stops
From tortured artists and writers to murderous gangsters,
Hollywood's brightest lights have drawn on their deepest resources
to create characters with astonishing range and vitality
BPI ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WIRE FEATURE
(3,100 words)
By STEPHEN GALLOWAY
The Hollywood Reporter
. . . .
Ray Liotta's role as a ferocious cop in Paramount's "Narc"
didn't have very much to do with his own life at all. While
Liotta's performance is terrifying in its violence, he says, "I've
only been in one fight in my life, and that was in seventh grade;
I'm more like the characters in a Muppet movie: goofy and fun."
Still, playing the role affected Liotta in other ways since he
was also one of the film's producers. Liotta worked closely on the
script with writer-director Joe Carnahan and drew on research he
had conducted while driving around with the police for another
film. When it came time to play the part, Liotta also put on some
30 pounds to give his character the added physical bulk he needed.
"With that and makeup, it makes me look like I'm about 60
pounds heavier," he says. "If you were to see me, I'm pretty
skinny. I just ate and ate and stayed with pasta. The reason why I
did it wasn't just arbitrary: (The character) doesn't care about
his life anymore. He is so obsessed with sitting around - there's a
lot of sitting and eating pizza. Plus, in the script it says he is
a bruising guy, towering over everyone. So, in my shoes, I wore
lifts, and that made me about three inches taller. With 30 pounds
extra and padding and makeup, I look tired and worn out. But I
don't have any vanity about that." . . .
AP-NY-01-22-03 1549EST
BC-BPI-ACTOR-OVERVIEW
Pulling out all the stops
From tortured artists and writers to murderous gangsters,
Hollywood's brightest lights have drawn on their deepest resources
to create characters with astonishing range and vitality
BPI ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WIRE FEATURE
(3,100 words)
By STEPHEN GALLOWAY
The Hollywood Reporter
. . . .
Ray Liotta's role as a ferocious cop in Paramount's "Narc"
didn't have very much to do with his own life at all. While
Liotta's performance is terrifying in its violence, he says, "I've
only been in one fight in my life, and that was in seventh grade;
I'm more like the characters in a Muppet movie: goofy and fun."
Still, playing the role affected Liotta in other ways since he
was also one of the film's producers. Liotta worked closely on the
script with writer-director Joe Carnahan and drew on research he
had conducted while driving around with the police for another
film. When it came time to play the part, Liotta also put on some
30 pounds to give his character the added physical bulk he needed.
"With that and makeup, it makes me look like I'm about 60
pounds heavier," he says. "If you were to see me, I'm pretty
skinny. I just ate and ate and stayed with pasta. The reason why I
did it wasn't just arbitrary: (The character) doesn't care about
his life anymore. He is so obsessed with sitting around - there's a
lot of sitting and eating pizza. Plus, in the script it says he is
a bruising guy, towering over everyone. So, in my shoes, I wore
lifts, and that made me about three inches taller. With 30 pounds
extra and padding and makeup, I look tired and worn out. But I
don't have any vanity about that." . . .
AP-NY-01-22-03 1549EST
