I'm goin' to the Matrix

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:36 pm

You turned down the part of Neo in The Matrix - any regrets?
You know, The Matrix is a difficult concept to pitch. In the pitch, I just didn't see it. I watched Keanu's performance - and very rarely do I say this - but I would have messed it up. I would have absolutely messed up The Matrix. At that point I wasn't smart enough as an actor to let the movie be. Whereas Keanu was smart enough to just let it be. Let the movie and the director tell the story, and don't try and perform every moment.

Will Smith as Neo?

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:38 pm

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/smith.html

Like when you were recruited by MIT, but didn't apply.
Yeah. I never had any intention of going. My mother graduated from Carnegie Mellon. She was very serious about college, but I wanted to rap.

Of course Will Smith could have gone to MIT, but didn't. ???

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:10 pm

Haha, that's pretty funny. Both the thing about the Matrix and the part about MIT.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:11 pm

and the fact he is a spawn of a cmu grad.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:15 pm

Dave wrote:and the fact he is a spawn of a cmu grad.

And his dad's an EE!

Just think, maybe Vinny's son will be a famous rapper when he grows up.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:20 pm

Alan wrote:
Dave wrote:and the fact he is a spawn of a cmu grad.
And his dad's an EE!

Just think, maybe Vinny's son will be a famous rapper when he grows up.

I bet his parents never imaging their no good rapper wanna be son is making more money than they will ever be.

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:26 pm

Alan wrote:
Dave wrote:and the fact he is a spawn of a cmu grad.
And his dad's an EE!

Just think, maybe Vinny's son will be a famous rapper when he grows up.

Vinny, get married, have a son, name him after yourself. That way when Vincent Lee-Shue III grows up, he can rap under the handle V. L. Smooth!!!

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:43 pm

ignore this post

bastard

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:51 pm

Oops.

fixed

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:13 am

Do you think that he's in I, Robot is because he turned down the Matrix?

Doesn't seem like his typical scifi movie.

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:25 am

Why? He did that one with the NSA chasing him, Bad Boys, and MIB. I figure iRobot to be roughly in the middle of those. It'll be sci-fi like MIB, but a bit more serious like the NSA movie and he'll be a cop like in bad boys.