I am starting to like him that much that i may go out of my way to see a film purely because he stars.

I am. I thought the thread was about if Quaid was a a good actor or not. But it turned out to be some gossip column about Russell Crowe. Besides there were alot of rumors about Quaid not exactly being faithful at all if you believe the cheerleaders who were extras in Any Given Sunday about Quaid trying to grope them and almost forcing himself on them

Quaid is also the name given to the founder of pakistan. hes called quaid-e-azam.

Before it goes there, i'd like to say that this thread is not in any such way associated with Randy Quaid, that guy is a moron and not in the same planet as Dennis Quaid, which is just a good guy making a buck as the good actor friend.

Randy Quaid's great. I actually like him more than Dennis.

"Gimme some of the yella'.... and don't get cheap on me."

WTF!?

He is an idiot. I can't remember that film i saw him in, but he was a twat.

It's called acting, Algren.

You dont like Randy Quaid????
The guys a freaking riot
You should see his role as Chevy Chase's idiotic cousin, or his role as a bad scientist in Freaked, also as the hilarious amish Bowler in Kingpin.
That guy is a million laughs

Hes got this face that would make you crack a smile, kind of like Al Bundy

Oooh not respecting other peoples opinions..... shame. on. you.

I really hope this was a joke, Algren,

I am so tried of this mentality. If you never want to have your opinion challenged, join a religion - not a message board.

Not to ignore the Gossip Column , but I like Dennis Quaid, always have. I know a lot of people will hate me for saying this, but I thought he was better in Flight of the Phoenix then Jimmy Stewart was in the original. My only gripe would be his shocking similarity at times with Harrison Ford. He could've fooled me at times in Phoenix, so in that respect I always imagine the following conversation:

Executive #1: Well, we wanted Harrison Ford for our coal miner drama, but he wants 30 million a role.
Executive #2: Damn, so you got our second choice?
Executive #1: That's right, his unofficial cousin, Dennis Quaid!

Tell me I'm wrong. :wink:

You didnt challenge my opinion makeshift, you tried to mock it. There is a difference. Look it up...

How did I mock it? You said Randy Quaid was stupid because of a role he played in a film. I told you that's acting. Mocking would be me saying "Wow. That's stupid."

And even if I did mock it, who cares? Stand up for your opinion. Prove me wrong. Don't pull the "I'm losing this argument, so i'm gonna tell you to respect my opinion" card.

You forgot to add
Executive #2: What are the chances of the movie becoming a hit with him?
Executive #1:Um if the movie bombs, it bombs big. I say about a 25% chance we will have a hit in our hands. You sure you dont want to just put him in a supporting role?

You TRIED to mock it, but you didnt, it was too lame to achieve that. Instead you were being clever and sarcastic.

If you'd have challenged my opinion, then fine, but trying to be funny and slick is just pathetic.

What you then see a movie where Crowe was not the main draw? it ijsut seems to me like Crowe is getting alot more ire from you over waht happened then Ryan. Because he was attracted to a married woman, big deal, as I said earlier if he was in her trialer naked, it was her responsiblity to turn him down. Crowe did nto force Ryan to do anything, nor did she force him. They were both adults who made a choice, Ryan made her choice when she already had commitment to another person.

Also, you assume Crowe respects the institution of marriage, nothing says a person has to accept he idea that amarriage is sacred and the people in it are mongamous.

I just do not buy into the "homewrecker" way of thought. A marraige is an institution agreed upon by two people, and it is the job of those to people to uphold based upon whatever rules they agreed upon. Outside forces, whether it be a person, a difficutl situation, may all come along, but it is the job of the two adults to deal with it.

I don't blame the person I cheated with for the breakup of my relationship, it was my fault. I amde the conscicous choice to cheat, as did Ryan.

Crowe may or may not be a dick, like alot of actors with bad reputations, you hear both good and bad things about them and I doubt its as simple as press make it out to be. Most of us have acted like dicks, its not caught on national tv.

Honestly, rarely does an actor's behavior outside of the cinema effect whether or not I see their movies, becuase I ulimately do not care about their lives.

I may think Cruise's a bit craxy with the Scientoligy thing, but I will still see his movies. I may think Crowe acts like a dick alot, but again I will see his movies. And I may think Ryan's relationship with Crowe was rather selfish, but I'll still see her movies. I don;t care why Tom and Nicole broke up, why Brad and Jen are no longer together.

An entertainter committing an illegal act would effect my willingness to fund their lfestyle, but when it ocmes to mroe moral issues, its a slippery slope to start judging them. Quite frankly we really do not know who was the agressor in the relationship with Crowe and Ryan, or what Ryan's marraige was like before it all happened. The person I felt the most sympathy for int he situation with Quaid adn Ryan's son, no one lieks to find out their parents are divorcing, adn a child should never really have ot know what causes their parents to divorce, so hving to see it on the national news on the top story had to be tough. And that makes me hold Ryan more accountable then Crowe, she is this chiild's mother, and she did not think about how the national coverage of this even might effect him. Haivng anaffair can wreak havoc on a family, having a very pubic affair is even worse.

Sorry, with all the Star Wars stuff yesterday, I forgot about this thread.



Meg Ryan doesn't have a history of being a bitch, like say, Julia Roberts. It's not just one incident of Crowe's, but the straw that broke the camel's back. If she had a history of being a bitch, and THEN this happened, the sight of her would make me sick, and I probably wouldn't be able to watch any movie with her in it, because she would just be somebody very ugly and distracting.



I don't think Crowe respects anything but himself. His behavior supports my theory.



I blame both. If I didn't, then what would be wrong with me hitting on every married woman down the line, causing divorces and broken families, all because I had an attitude of "it's not my fault that they didn't honor their commitments".



I think that's the thing, though. When you are a public figure, you need to be conscious of yourself. You don't have the protection of anonymity, so your dirty laundry becomes not only public domain, but examples to impressionable youth who need quality role models.



There are so many movies to choose from, that missing out on a few movies starring an idiot aren't gonna kill me. I don't care why Tom and Nicole or Brad and Jen split. Perhaps infidelity was at the root of their breakups as well. If they went around acting as if the world existed to pamper their every need, as Crowe does, then I'd probably write off them as insignificant in my life as well.



And guess which one of the two had nothing to lose? When people cheat, they do so thinking they won't get caught. Do you really think Crowe cared if they did? I don't.