Francis Ford Coppola Exposes De Niro, Nicholson and Pacino!
Coppola: “They all live off the fat of the land.”
Francis Ford Coppola says he’s lost faith in what some would consider the greatest actors in the world. Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino all had their asses handed to them in the latest issue of GQ magazine where the world renowned director exposed them for what they really are. . .or have become.
Coppola, who has directed the three actors at one time or another, says all three have become disappointments as they’ve gotten older. . .and wealthier.
“I met both Pacino and De Niro when they were really on the come. They were young and insecure. Now Pacino is very rich, maybe because he never spends any money; he just puts it in his mattress. De Niro was deeply inspired by (Coppola’s studio American) Zoetrope and created an empire and is wealthy and powerful.
Nicholson was — when I met him and worked with him — he was always kind of a joker. He’s got a little bit of a mean streak. He’s intelligent, always wired in with the big guys and the big bosses of the studios.
I don’t know what any of them want anymore. I don’t know that they want the same things. Pacino always wanted to do theater … (He) will say, ‘Oh, I was raised next to a furnace in New York, and I’m never going to go to L.A.,’ but they all live off the fat of the land.
I think if there was a role that De Niro was hungry for, he would come after it. I don’t think Jack would. Jack has money and influence and girls, and I think he’s a little bit like (Marlon) Brando, except Brando went through some tough times. I guess they don’t want to do it anymore.
You know, even in those days, after ‘The Godfather,’ I didn’t feel that those actors were ready to say, ‘Let’s do something else really ambitious.’ A guy like (38-year-old “Before Night Falls” star) Javier Bardem is excited to do something good: ‘Let me do this’ or ‘I’ll put stuff in my mouth, change my appearance.’ I don’t feel that kind of passion to do a role and be great coming from those guys, because if it was there, they would do it.”
Not one of the actors would comment.
And Hollywood wonders why fans have turned on them in recent years. Kudos to Coppola for having the balls to say what has been so obvious in Hollywood for quite sometime. Hollywood has gone to shit, basically. They don’t have to be a great actors or actresses anymore, yet they still reap the same rewards. It’s spoiled them and they’ve gotten lazy, unappreciative and uninspired.
Old Hollywood magic is gone. When people are more excited about a reality show than the latest blockbuster, it’s a sad day. And it’s here folks.
