20 April, 2007

how the mighty fall




back in the day i used to have QUITE the crush on this austrian acting powerhouse. how could i not after mephisto? (too bad too many people remember him as a bond villain). possibly the greatest actor living. and what presence! alas i bumped into him in berlin yesterday..after a fluster of excitement, i took a double take, to observe him sadly bloated, tragically aged, digging savagely and silently into a rather large whole chicken in the company of a rather unattractive young woman, clearly bored in his company. he didn't look so good our klaus. erm...time to rewind to out of africa days when he gave karen blixen/meryl streep a lovely STD. those were the days. he's still got SOMETHING, but one should never see ones heroes up close and personal or at least not going about everyday business.

6 comments:

Becky Flash said...

What you missed is when he ate the whole lamb appetizer. And the whole cake dessert. Wait, I drank a whole bottle of wine yesterday. (sheepish)

Anonymous said...

I once stalked Rupert Graves (well, I followed him into an Underground station and took an entirely superfluous journey): he was going through some sort of grunge phase. Alas, he did not match my memories of either Scudder or Freddie. But I breathed the same air as him. Oh, yes...

Mephisto: happy memories.

FKJ said...

le duc....i have a CRACKING anecdote on bob de niro that will have you in tears of laughter. if re-enacted correctly. in the same how-the-mighty-have-fallen mold. it was recounted to me yesterday and let's just say i'll never look at him the same way again.

Scorpio said...
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Scorpio said...

Robert DeNiro...is human excrement part of this story???

Anonymous said...

it involves bob. his tribeca pad and a stunning black woman he took a shine to...


say no more, john! how's your motor...