The actor’s masterclass: «The beauty of growing old, and I am now 58 years old, is being able to teach what I have learned. The first film came after 2,000 performances “
ROMA There was also no need for him to utter the famous line by Massimo Decimo Meridio “At my signal, unleash hell.” It was enough for Russell Crowe to set foot in the Auditorium della Conciliazione – guest of honor on Alice’s 20th birthday in the city, after the celebrations the day before at the Capitol – to drag with him his army, largely made up of students of cinema. He was supposed to be a masterclass, punctuated by clips of his most popular films. Instead, he becomes a “Russell Show”, of which he is director, performer, moderator, valet, even singer at a certain point. “The beauty of growing old, and I’m 58 now, is being able to teach what I’ve learned. One rule: I don’t want questions like what I ate for breakfast. I only want to talk about cinema, about what happens in front of and behind the camera ».
He, he says, came across us when he was only 6 years old. “My mother was in charge of catering on the sets, sometimes I went to visit her. One day they were shooting a series and there weren’t enough children. You volunteered me. ‘ She has never stopped. «They tell me: you have been a child prodigy. No, I was an extra child. I did a lot of TV, then I started writing songs and playing. I acted in musicals like Greasemade 420 reruns of Rocky Horror Picture Show. I worked as a deejay in nightclubs, took turns as a barman. No acting school. This is me, not a Hollywood product. The first feature film has reached the age of 25 with two thousand performances behind it ».
Dispense advice. «Writing songs and playing are my great passion. But I don’t pay the bills. They will tell you to focus on only one thing. Don’t listen to them. If you have a passion, don’t waste it: it’s a fortune, consider yourselves privileged ». To the girl who confesses that she feels like aoutsider, coming from a small town in Sicily, he replies by relaunching. “Everyone thinks I’m Australian but I was born in Wellington, New Zealand, far from it all. I’ve always felt that way too». C
ome Massimo who, Julius Caesar recalled in the Hall, “was a guest, he was an immigrant, a outsider
». The important
is to find your own way. And, in cinema, follow two rules: «Attention to detail and collaboration. I have always put myself at the service of the director’s vision. It wasn’t easy at first with Ridley Scott. But the great privilege was being the lucky one who was able to give him the nuance he was looking for ». It earned him one of five Oscars won by Gladiator in 2001.
Today at the Festa he presents his second direction, the thriller Poker Face
(it will be released on November 24th with Vertice 360). And she promised that she will be back for a concert soon. In the meantime he perseveres, tirelessly, with his task as “Rome’s ambassador to the world”. Especially on social media. Where his enthusiasm collides with points of Capitoline pragmatism. Like when he posted the profile of the Dome at sunset with the words: “Where am I?”. «In front of a wallpaper», Valerio Mastandrea replied.
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