I was first attracted to being in the silent movie The Artist for the most unexpected reasons. Firstly, I love ideas that don't usually get traction in Hollywood and this was certainly an idea that seemed like a risk. I also knew from the start that this was not just an homage to a bygone era, it was going to be a story that would be as contemporary today as it was back in the early days of the "talkies." In and around the beautiful love story was a nugget of an idea that appealed to me as an actor -- the idea of the world moving on without you and the knowledge that we actors are all too aware of -- that we are replaceable. Looking back now, I was probably the most likely among my 67 fellow ensemble actors to find myself in this black-and-white silent film. And why?...
- 1/24/2012
- by James Cromwell
- Moviefone
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