O'Toole comments on the current state of Hollywood
Is Hollywood on a Slow Death March?
"Film actor, Peter O’Toole, one who doesn’t hesitate to make his voice heard, noted: “There was something very brash, yet regal about Hollywood when I first arrived in the place. I would say, there was a curiosity about the stars and the people who brought bigger than life characters onto the screen. Now, because of television, cable and also the invasion of the computer into our lives, there is a problem of overexposure – if you want to find out something about an artist, you simply go online, and there you have it. The glamour as it was is gone. When watching premieres, what do you see? People attending wearing tennis shoes or looking as if they had just emerged from a shower. So, where are the role models – of course, there are few stars that have maintained certain standards of dress and behavior but they are very few. I must confess that the Hollywood that I once knew and admired is nearly gone – dead, unfortunately.”
