Russell Crowe SHOULD be the most celebrated actor of the last 5 years… but he insists on acting like an idiot so much that his mind staggering talent gets overlooked. It’s his own damn fault… and I hope he can fix it (because he really is that damn good).
Now on the heals of him slamming Bono of U2 for all that good will charitable work he’s been doing and the infamous phone throwing incident, Crowe has apparently dropping hints that he may be finished with Hollywood. The good folks over at Ananova give us the following:
Crowe, 41, said: “Maybe it’s better I don’t travel to America. Maybe it’s better I don’t work in the area of the business that attracts so many flies. “You tell me to p*** off too many times and I probably will. I don’t mind shrinking my professional life.”
He added: “They all want me to be examined by psychologists. I come from a different culture. If I’ve got something on my mind, you’ll hear about it. Voila, mental anguish solved.”
Now I know we’ve all heard a 100 different celebrities say “Oh I’m done making moves” and then they’re back 2 years later… but honestly… there is a part of my that actually thinks Crowe may be serious.
Think about it. The man has never really embraced the spotlight. He doesn’t seem to have any love for Hollywood. He makes an AMAZING film (Cinderella Man) and no one goes to see it. He’s constantly attacked by media folks (like myself… but as I’ve said the man totally brings it on himself) and he already has all the money in the world and could work on any movie project in any other country that he wants to.
Look, I’m not saying 100% that Crowe will leave Hollywood… I’m just saying I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. It would be his own damn fault… but at the same time it would be our loss… because this man can act.
