Michael Bay Portrayed in the Movie
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Jun 28, 2007 at 4:18am CDT
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Turturro told SciFi Wire that he based his performance as a preening government agent in the movie after Bay. "It was mostly Jon Voight's ideas translated from my body," Turturro claimed about his co-star. "Michael Bay was a little bit of an inspiration I would say."
"Michael likes to improvise a little bit," Turturro explained. "Everyone got a chance to do that in certain situations but he encouraged me to improvise and do different things. He's very child-like himself and had a good sense of humor and a lot of energy so I kept looking at him and thinking, I should do it more like Michael Bay -- at least a little bit. I'd tell him sometimes, 'I was doing you.' He's such a narcissist that he was just seeing me through (him). So it's OK."
You can read the entire interview here.
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Comment by Professor Smooth
Jun 28, 2007
That...doesn't sound very flattering.
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Comment by JazZeke
Jun 28, 2007
"They loved him up and turned him into a... horny toad!"
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Comment by Creature SH
Jun 28, 2007
I think "childlike" is the nice version of "this man's a retard".
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That might be your own personal bias getting in the way. At first I read it as "prone to tantrums," but when you read the whole quote, (and I hate it when people pick and choose only the parts of a quote that support their own thesis), I took it that he has a lot of wonder and enthusiasm. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm going on thirty and still have that childlike sense of wonder at the world. I still go to the toy aisles at Wal-Mart for love's sake! There's nothing wrong with keeping that part of you that isn't jaded by life and still likes to have fun. It makes you a better person and more vibrant in the long run.
EDIT: I knew it. When I read Turtorro's description of him, certain qualities sounded familiar. I looked up Bay's birthdate and sure enough, he is a Snake, just like me. That's where the childlike nature, narcissism, and no bulls**t work ethic comes from.
Comment by Blozor
Jun 28, 2007
Creature SH wrote:I think "childlike" is the nice version of "this man's a retard".
That might be your own personal bias getting in the way. At first I read it as "prone to tantrums," but when you read the whole quote, (and I hate it when people pick and choose only the parts of a quote that support their own thesis), I took it that he has a lot of wonder and enthusiasm. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm going on thirty and still have that childlike sense of wonder at the world. I still go to the toy aisles at Wal-Mart for love's sake! There's nothing wrong with keeping that part of you that isn't jaded by life and still likes to have fun. It makes you a better person and more vibrant in the long run.
EDIT: I knew it. When I read Turtorro's description of him, certain qualities sounded familiar. I looked up Bay's birthdate and sure enough, he is a Snake, just like me. That's where the childlike nature, narcissism, and no bulls**t work ethic comes from.
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Comment by Creature SH
Jun 28, 2007
You believe in astrology ? No point in reasoning, then.
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Comment by Night Raid
Jun 28, 2007
Oh man, somebody step on that guy...
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Comment by Mr.RobotoAutoMan
Jun 28, 2007
lol this should be funny.
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Comment by Orin_Thomas
Jun 28, 2007
****Spoiler****
Is this the fat guy that goes on about "Asteroid Insurance?"
Is this the fat guy that goes on about "Asteroid Insurance?"
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Comment by Yeti
Jun 28, 2007
No, he's the head agent of Sector Se7en, and he's the worst thing in the movie. Far too goofy. Other than him, the film is awesome 
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Comment by IrOnHiDe07
Jun 30, 2007
There is a scene where the autobots crashland like meteors and a fat guy running down the street yelling "This is so much cooler than Armageddon" lol. It was tops
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Comment by NightFall
Jun 30, 2007
That guy was kinda mean, wierd and annoying in the movie.
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Creature SH wrote:I think "childlike" is the nice version of "this man's a retard".
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Comment by Autobot032
Jun 30, 2007
People read too deeply into things, especially what they want to read. Too bad for them, 9 times out of 10, what they "read" isn't anywhere to be found.
Whether it's irrational hatred, fanboyism, or any "ism" for that matter, it always pushes a person to be their absolute worst.
Then they wonder why the rest of their fellow fans and friends sit back and say "...you're an idiot."
Have you notice one other thing? All these people who read too deeply, etc...have stinkfinger? Yeah, it's due to their incurable "Pulled it out of my ass" syndrome. You'd think they'd wash their hands afterwards. Hell, we need to bleach our brains after reading the crap they come up with.
Whether it's irrational hatred, fanboyism, or any "ism" for that matter, it always pushes a person to be their absolute worst.
Then they wonder why the rest of their fellow fans and friends sit back and say "...you're an idiot."
Have you notice one other thing? All these people who read too deeply, etc...have stinkfinger? Yeah, it's due to their incurable "Pulled it out of my ass" syndrome. You'd think they'd wash their hands afterwards. Hell, we need to bleach our brains after reading the crap they come up with.
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Comment by Liege Evilmus
Jul 1, 2007
Pure ego move!
I'd do it too though.
I'd do it too though.
