Roger Zotti

From Jack Kerouac and the Whiz Kids Then Falcon tells Dulouz he shouldn't "'trust anybody else in this joint, I'm Vincent Malatesta and I may be an assassin on pay but I'm honest, my father was an honest cabinetmaker.'" If you have any problems, Falcon continues, "'come to me and tell me anything's on your mind anytime. And don't be afraid of me because of my black patch and my reputation.'"Jack's Glee Put simply, Kilmer was able to inhabit Morrison. Think back to what he writes early in his memoir about the many characters he portrayed in his movies: "I was and was not the character I played. The character went through me, and therefore was me, even as I went through the character and became him. Pieces of me and pieces of him merged."More Than Pretending

Richard Conte is the male face of film noir, especially for his performance as Mr. Brown, a vicious, impeccably attired gangster in Joseph H. Lewis' The Big Combo (1955).For example, when Mr. Brown captures Cornel Wilde's police detective Leonard Diamond, he removes the hearing aid from his yes-man and one-time boss McClure (Brian Donlevy), places it in Diamond's ear, and shouts into the receiver. Diamond writes in pain.Then he gives the receiver to one of his minions, who screams into it. Finally, he places it in front of a radio and turns up the volume. Diamond passes out.-A Touch of Film NoirLater in the movie King Arthur, taking a break from feasting with his men, seeks an answer to a question about life, and who better to ask than Merlin, his trusted friend and advisor?"What is the greatest quality of life? Courage? Passion? Loyalty? Humility? What do you say, Merlin?"But before Merlin responds, Arthur demands a straight- forward answer from him, that is, "No poetry."Again, watch and listen to Merlin's reply: "All right then. Truth, that 's it. Yes. It must be truth, above all. When a man lies he murders some part of the world."-Nicol Williamson's Magic Skullcap

In 1979 Hitchcock was the recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Before presenting the award to him, Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman, who starred in three Hitchcock films-Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), and Under Capricorn (1949)-called him "an admirable genius."From "Hitchcock and the Ladies" Atlas told her that " I'm going to] teach you boxing . . . so that you can learn how to go into dark places and not get broken down. If you can learn that bit of the discipline that fighters learn, you can take that onto the stage with you."From "Teddy's Adventures in Trainer Land" The trade that sent Rogers to the Rangers foreshadowed many of the idiotic trades and front office and coaching changes the Whalers made during their NHL existence.From "Trading Mike Rogers"

In 1979 Hitchcock was the recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Before presenting the award to him, Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman, who starred in three Hitchcock films-Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), and Under Capricorn (1949)-called him "an admirable genius."From "Hitchcock and the Ladies"Atlas told her that " I'm going to] teach you boxing . . . so that you can learn how to go into dark places and not get broken down. If you can learn that bit of the discipline that fighters learn, you can take that onto the stage with you."From "Teddy's Adventures in Trainer Land"The trade that sent Rogers to the Rangers foreshadowed many of the idiotic trades and front office and coaching changes the Whalers made during their NHL existence.From "Trading Mike Rogers"