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Sep 8th, 2007, 08:54 AM
MediaBlvd Magazine have published an interview with Max Beesley, during which Mariah was mentioned:
MediaBlvd Magazine: For American audiences who may not be familiar with you yet, can you talk about how you got into acting? :
Max Beesley: I got a scholarship to a classical music school when I was 11, playing percussion and singing. Music was very much the life that was mapped out for me. At 18, I got five scholarships, to the Guildhall, Music and Drama, the Royal Academy, the Royal Northern, Trinity College, and a few other places. I went to the Guildhall, where Ewan McGregor went, along with Daniel Craig and Joe Fiennes, and numerous young actors, but I was there as a musician. I left after a year and toured with the Style Council, Paul Weller, Jamiroquai and Brand New Heavies. As a kid, I had a list of 20 musicians that I’d wanted to play with in my life, and I’ve managed to play with 19 of them so far, which is fantastic. Then, one night, my father told me I should watch Raging Bull. I watched it and I was blown away by DeNiro’s performance, and I had empathy for Jake La Motta, who was perceived as not a very nice man. For DeNiro to be able to pull that off, was an amazing feet. Whatever field people are in, whether they’re in the S.A.S. (British Special Air Services), or whatever it is, I’m very turned on, and attracted by, the highest level that people achieve, and I want to strive to achieve that, in everything I do. After I watched Raging Bull, I said to my dad, “That’s it. I’m going to be an actor.” So, I went to New York and studied at the Actors Studio for a couple of years. Then, I did a period drama for the BBC, called The History of Tom Jones, along with about 14 or 15 other films, that didn’t do very well. But, each film was a new experience for me and a new learning curve. And then, I came into America and did Glitter, with Mariah Carey, which was ended up being a terrible film. At the time I filmed it, it was quite good, funnily enough. The studio edited out a lot of the volatile moments. I think they were worried about Mariah Carey’s personal life being reflected in what we put on film, which was not the case at all. So, we ended up with a one-dimensional piece of work, which was really sad. In the scenes that we did together -- those volatile moments -- she was excellent. And then, I did a film with Malcolm McDowell, in America, called Red Roses and Petrol. Then I did a Warner Bros. film with Ice Cube, called Torque, which was fun. I did a Paul Reiser TV show, and shot that in New York. These things were okay, but some of them weren’t hitting, and I eventually went back to England and said, “We need to pursue some really good television. I think that’s important.” And, Bodies came up, so I did that. That was January of 2004, and I’ve been very, very lucky ever since. I’ve done a lot of TV now, with Bodies, Hustle and Hotel Babylon, and a thing called Talk to Me, for ITV, along with a new thing that I’ve just done for BBC with Robert Carlyle, called The Last Enemy, which is pretty phenomenal. That’s coming out in October.
Source: www.MariahConnection.Com (http://www.MariahConnection.Com)
MediaBlvd Magazine: For American audiences who may not be familiar with you yet, can you talk about how you got into acting? :
Max Beesley: I got a scholarship to a classical music school when I was 11, playing percussion and singing. Music was very much the life that was mapped out for me. At 18, I got five scholarships, to the Guildhall, Music and Drama, the Royal Academy, the Royal Northern, Trinity College, and a few other places. I went to the Guildhall, where Ewan McGregor went, along with Daniel Craig and Joe Fiennes, and numerous young actors, but I was there as a musician. I left after a year and toured with the Style Council, Paul Weller, Jamiroquai and Brand New Heavies. As a kid, I had a list of 20 musicians that I’d wanted to play with in my life, and I’ve managed to play with 19 of them so far, which is fantastic. Then, one night, my father told me I should watch Raging Bull. I watched it and I was blown away by DeNiro’s performance, and I had empathy for Jake La Motta, who was perceived as not a very nice man. For DeNiro to be able to pull that off, was an amazing feet. Whatever field people are in, whether they’re in the S.A.S. (British Special Air Services), or whatever it is, I’m very turned on, and attracted by, the highest level that people achieve, and I want to strive to achieve that, in everything I do. After I watched Raging Bull, I said to my dad, “That’s it. I’m going to be an actor.” So, I went to New York and studied at the Actors Studio for a couple of years. Then, I did a period drama for the BBC, called The History of Tom Jones, along with about 14 or 15 other films, that didn’t do very well. But, each film was a new experience for me and a new learning curve. And then, I came into America and did Glitter, with Mariah Carey, which was ended up being a terrible film. At the time I filmed it, it was quite good, funnily enough. The studio edited out a lot of the volatile moments. I think they were worried about Mariah Carey’s personal life being reflected in what we put on film, which was not the case at all. So, we ended up with a one-dimensional piece of work, which was really sad. In the scenes that we did together -- those volatile moments -- she was excellent. And then, I did a film with Malcolm McDowell, in America, called Red Roses and Petrol. Then I did a Warner Bros. film with Ice Cube, called Torque, which was fun. I did a Paul Reiser TV show, and shot that in New York. These things were okay, but some of them weren’t hitting, and I eventually went back to England and said, “We need to pursue some really good television. I think that’s important.” And, Bodies came up, so I did that. That was January of 2004, and I’ve been very, very lucky ever since. I’ve done a lot of TV now, with Bodies, Hustle and Hotel Babylon, and a thing called Talk to Me, for ITV, along with a new thing that I’ve just done for BBC with Robert Carlyle, called The Last Enemy, which is pretty phenomenal. That’s coming out in October.
Source: www.MariahConnection.Com (http://www.MariahConnection.Com)