Vincent D'Onofrio "The Irishman" Interview

While waiting for my screen caps of "Alpha Dog" to finish uploading to Photobucket, I thought I would check my email, and look what I found. While I, admittedly, don't always "get" or particularly enjoy some of Mr. D'Onofrio's film choices, he always gives a stellar performance in whatever role he plays. And, while I may not always care for the material, I do love hearing him talk about his craft.

Vincent D'Onofrio Talks About "Little New York"

I saw this in a Google Alert on my lunch hour today and wanted to post it then, but work has been an "absolute zoo" this week. As my daddy was wont to say, "I have been busier than a one-armed paper hanger." I could not even watch it that closely because people kept coming into my office...again...which was supposed to be my lunch hour, which turned into more like a lunch quarter-hour.

Anyway, this is a fantastic interview with Vincent D'Onofrio talking about how he crafted the character and his take on how we live in a "desperate" society these days. He is not entirely wrong on that point. I thought he sounded great and looked even better...the hair, the beard, the "talking" with his hands, and the little tuft of chest hair peeking out the top of his open shirt. "Ooh, la, la!"

I am on the bubble as to whether I want to see this movie or not, however, because after "The Godfather" parts I and II...I was pretty much "done" with "gangstah" movies. I don't particularly care for the blood and the gore and the violence and the use of the "F" word every other breath. Don't get me wrong, much to my dear departed mother's chagrin, that word has been a part of my vocabulary since my "salad days." I try, however, to make use of it sparingly...for emphasis...to drive home a point...for when the situation is so completely "frustrating" that no other possible word can satisfactorily express my displeasure...then I let it rip. I just don't care to be "pelted" with the word every five seconds from a movie screen or my own television, but that's just me.

And while I may not be inclined to watch the movie, I certainly have no such reservation to listening to Vincent "talk" about it. I could listen to that voice all day and into the night...and then some.

Vincent D'Onofrio : «Je suis un acteur de genre»
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NaFF Revisited

Back in April, Vincent D'Onofrio appeared as a panelist at the Nashville Film Festival. One of the "highlights" -- for me at any rate -- was the interview that took place following the panel discussion. Even though the girl conducting the interview proved to be quite annoying, the comments by VDO proved to be most entertaining; especially his very own impression of how to "talk southern."

I posted it at the time, but the host site (NashvilleEdge.com) mucked-up the code and, by the time they got around to fixin' it, I had lost all patience and given up on them ever repairing the link. So, I ended up deleting the post...along with all your wonderful comments. Well, today as I was combing the Internet for all things VDO, I happened upon the video once more and thought "what the heck." I have been meaning to restore it for my own viewing pleasure, but... hopefully...you will enjoy another peek, too.



Update as of July 4, 2009. Well, I was checking old posts last night and discovered that this video had "disappeared" again. The previous host site, jumpcut, no longer exists, so any video that was stored there is now kaput. In a flash, I was off to appeal to my source for all things VDO...that good and kind and wonderful goddess Eliza...and she did not fail me. Eliza very generously made it available so I could download it to my computer, then upload it here. Hopefully, it is here to stay because this is one of my favorite "candid" interviews with Vincent D'Onofrio...ever...despite the annoying interviewer.