FRIDA review

[Marta Russell]

>At 02:05 PM 01/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>That opens another question.  Men actors don't chose to do that do
>>they?  Why not?
>>Marta
>
>Sure they do. Kirk Douglas had it written into his contract that he 
>had to have at least one scene with his shirt off in every movie he 
>did. This was not a problem in "Spartacus," but in "Paths of Glory," 
>Kubrick actually had to manufacture such a scene...right at the 
>beginning of the movie. Being Kubrick, he made it work very well.
>
>Dicks aside, I notice that male actors are every bit as narcissistic 
>and body conscious as female actors: if you look, you'll notice that 
>there's LOTS of shirt-off scenes and lots of scenes with clothing 
>that advertize a pretty toned body underneath.
>
>Joanna

Joanna,

hmmm ....I am talking about showing pubic hairs in public not taking 
off a shirt. For a guy that is nothing.  And I'm not saying that 
actors aren't as narcistic.  I would never argue that.

Marta
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