shia labeouf takes a swing at de niro's career

[classicfilmcollector]

"I am not where I want to be at. And I hope I will never go to the De Niro stage where I've gotten there and I am comfortable. Because that's the death of an actor."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ther-back.html

conpare this to an interview De Niro did in 1989

PLAYBOY: When you were growing up, what movies and which actors caught your attention?
ROBERT DE NIRO: A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, East of Eden, the Kazan films, A Place in the Sun, Splendor in the Grass—the ending was so good. Dean was terrific. Brando, Montgomery Clift, Geraldine Page, Kim Stanley, Spencer Tracy—he didn't vary a lot, but he had a great sense of truth. And Walter Huston—he was great in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

PLAYBOY: What about Bogart in that film?
ROBERT DE NIRO: That's another kind of thing. Walter Huston was the one who was spectacular. Bogart was something else. [Turns off tape. He is not crazy about Bogart.]

PLAYBOY: Why go off the record about an actor who died more than 30 years ago?
ROBERT DE NIRO: I don't like saying anything bad about actors.

http://www.flixster.com/actor/robert...yboy-interview

[Batman1980]

Shia needs to learn to just take his foot and insert it into his mouth so he can't talk to the media any more.

[Q?]

Shia is an actor?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Q!

Shia is an actor?

He's what passes for an actor these days.

[classicfilmcollector]

vs.

[Drewza89]

Shia should think about making a legitimately good movie before he starts talking smack about De Niro. What the heck is he thinking when he says such stupid stuff? He certainly isn't making any new fans with that inflated ego of his.

I cant wait until Hollywood drops his ass.

[serpheus]

He has a point i love DeNiro but he hasn't made a good film in years.

[ManUtd]

Thread title was intriguing but as soon as I read the source was "The Sun" I stopped right there. These are the same folks who write garbage rumors for football (soccer) all the time.

[ChuckT43]

Assuming he wasn't misquoted.... The more I hear from this guy the more I dislike him. Didn't he say how he wasn't happy about the Indiana Jones film? In his position being able to work with the greats he worked with on that film he should show some class and simply say it was a pleasure to do. I think he takes himself a little too seriously. Oh and then he said how great it was to do Wall Street with Oliver Stone. Looks like he's heading right down Hollywood highway, a little talent with alot to say and not many brain cells to do it with. And I thought Megan Fox was the dopey actor from Transformers.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by ManUtd

Thread title was intriguing but as soon as I read the source was "The Sun" I stopped right there. These are the same folks who write garbage rumors for football (soccer) all the time.

They were also the ones who started the rumor of Shia playing Robin and Eddie Murphy playing The Riddler in the next Batman film.

[bestever23]

if anything Shia's Career reminds me of Tom Cruises (big movies that are forgettable but cool for it's time) lol and I like both actors okay but Shia will never be close to De Niro's Career (maybe Bale) and Damn it, De Niro can be comfortable all he wants, he earned his Oscar!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by bestever23

if anything Shia's Career reminds me of Tom Cruises (big movies that are forgettable but cool for it's time) lol and I like both actors okay but Shia will never be close to De Niro's Career (maybe Bale) and Damn it, De Niro can be comfortable all he wants, he earned his Oscar!

Well said, he is 67 and if he want's to relax a little and enjoy the rest of his life, a 24 year old kid is not in a position to make comments about it. I would say to Shia wait until you are 67 and see how you feel about either working or relaxing a bit. The main difference is that De Niro as more brain then you and invested his money so he can relax at 67, what you are showing us is that you are not very bright and you might well have to keep on working at 67 to pay the bills.

[serpheus]

Originally Posted by ManUtd

Thread title was intriguing but as soon as I read the source was "The Sun" I stopped right there. These are the same folks who write garbage rumors for football (soccer) all the time.

Well spotted i detest that rag.