Disyembre 23, 2008

Jeremy Piven "is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer."

Said David Mamet on the occasion of Piven's quitting his part in "Speed the Plow" supposedly because he discovered that he has a high level of mercury in his body.

11 komento:

Ron ayon kay ...

It's gotta be said:

Hug it out for the holidays, bitches!

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Broadway is for closers!

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

And the tags "Mercury" and Theater" bring to mind Orson Welles.

Shawn Levasseur ayon kay ...

Piven indirectly confirmed Mamet's statement in a comment about his former co-star's reaction to his departure, "That's cold."

KCFleming ayon kay ...

Perhaps instead of a thermometer, Piven could use the mercury to stop being such a toothache of a man.

Joe ayon kay ...

Every 10,000 hours or so David Mamet says something clever. He still can't direct movies worth a shit though.

MayBee ayon kay ...

Has anybody asked him if he's broken any compact compact fluorescent light bulb lately?

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Jeremy Piven has yet to reach the required 10,000 hours to be a first class thermometer.


How come no one has introduced the word "rectal" so far?

blake ayon kay ...

Joe--

Stephen King put Redbelt on his top 10 for the year.

As would I.

Some of us think he can direct.

Methadras ayon kay ...

I'm stunned no one questioned him about eating paint chips.

JohnAnnArbor ayon kay ...

That's lead in paint.

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