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Wednesday 1 August 2012

Vincent D'Onofrio: Responsibilities and Technical Artistry.

A while back I purchased a 1998 Premiere magazine on Ebay with an article that featured the men from the movie The Newton Boys. I was mostly curious to see if there were any new photos of Vincent in it that I hadn't seen before and perhaps some words that Vincent may have shared about the movie.   Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio are featured on the cover.

I've excerpted the part of the article that pertained specifically to Vincent.
Brodie, John. "The Wild Bunch" Premiere, Mar. 1998: 66

On the set of The Newton Boys, Hawke and D'Onofrio have been fond of ad-libbing, even writing a song for a scene set to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." "Mary had a little lamb," sings D'Onofrio, "her daddy killed it dead/ And off it goes to school with her/ Between to chunks of bread." The two were drawn together by respect for each other's techinical artistry, a distaste for actors who take themselves too seriously, and a similar outlook on the movie business.

"The guys were giving me a hard time about Mystic Pizza," D'Onofrio says, "so I would go up to Ethan and say, "Weren't you in that dog movie?" It's just a joke. My wife and I happen to love White Fang."

D'Onofrio, who has a six-year-old daughter, Leila, from a previous relationship with actress Greta Scacchi, has reached a point in his career where he is sometimes willing to make a blockbuster such as Men in Black. "I have more responsibilities," he says, "so I'm trying to pick certain studio films to get some cash so I can afford to do the independents. It's hard for people to recognize me. I've played many different parts in many different genres. And I hope it stays that way. I never get bothered and I still make good money."

Photo Credit: Firooz Zahedi


D'Onofrio followed his role in The Newton Boys by playing a porn star in The Velocity of Gary, an independent film directed by The Whole Wide World's , Dan Ireland. Hawke did a cameo in Gary, which D'Onofrio produced; unlike his friend, though, Hawke is not ready to talk about responsibilities. "I'm not announcing wedding plans anytime soon," he says, politely sidestepping questions about the child he and Gattaca costar Uma Thurman are expecting.

Photo Credit: Firooz Zahedi

5 comments:

  1. yea,all are sexy

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  2. Really enjoyed that film. Thanks for being generous enough to scan/share the article. It's great that he and Ethan have remained such close friends. They even look alike. Actually, when I visited NYC, I saw Ethan walking down the street (would have preferred someone else), and he's also very tall. Am awaiting 'Sinister'.

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  3. One of the few films of Vincent's I've seen on the big screen. Great stuff.

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  4. I'd seen the magazine cover before but never got a chance to read the article. Great post. Thanks

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