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Working With Val (2)

Kurt Russell                            Producer and Actor, Tombstone

 
 

"I was a little concerned about Val because I heard he had a rep for being difficult.  I can tell you, he was a love.  I mean he gave me the same kind of loyalty that Doc Holliday gave Wyatt Earp."

"It was really on the line for me, and he came through.  And I think that’s what it is about for Val.  He needs a challenge to be at his best, the challenge of a difficult role, or a difficult situation." 

"Val doesn’t have a coasting gear. When he gets bored, he gets a little, well, weird."

David Brown                                     Producer, The Saint 

"Val has been a complete gentleman. He's very adaptable." 

"Most artists require someone who will listen to them - you'd better listen to a serious actor and Val is a serious actor." 

 

Donna Dedman                            Extra, The Doors

 

 

"Val would come out and entertain us between shots.. . The extras were treated very well in general and Val Kilmer was one of the nicest people on the set."  

Michael Biehn                        Actor, Tombstone

"I’ll tell you who I really have all the respect in the world for is Val Kilmer. . ."

 

 

"Val and I must have rehearsed the scenes that we did hundreds of times and talked about different variations and different ways that we could play it and different locations and just attack it from every way that we could."

 

"Val is the hardest working actor that I've ever worked with and he's gotten a bad reputation, but he's a perfectionist.  People say, he's a...some people mistake being a perfectionist for being a prima donna and he's not."

 

Nichole Kidman                       Actress, Batman Forever

 

"Val’s an actor’s actor, wonderfully complex."

Micheal Gough                       Actor, Batman Forever 

 

 

 

Comparing Michael Keaten to Val:

"The actual performances are both very good.  I think that perhaps                Val is more. . ."

"Michael would give you something that he just made, open his hand and say, “There it is; I’ve just made it.”  And Val just opens his hand and it’s there; it’s part of his hand.  I don’t know how else to put it."

 

 

Elisabeth Shue                       Actress, The Saint

 

"Val has a beautiful intensity of spirit that you can feel when you play opposite him.  He’s very reactive.  And you can see his mind working on film, which is rare."

"I won’t comment on what other people have said about him, but I had a lot of respect for him.  I appreciate that he challenged me and pushed me to work harder.  I share his work ethic."

"Val is wonderful.  He is very committed in his work." 

"Uncompromising when he knows he can make his character more detailed."

"That kind of commitment is very stimulating.  Especially on this film (The Saint), our collaboration is so important."

Michael Mann                   Director, Heat

 

 

"I had an absolutely terrific time dealing with him.  He worked his ass off."

"If you can imagine it, Val can do it.  If you want him to perform a 3.9 high dive onscreen, he’s there. . ."

"You can see in his work the elevated ambition, the high order of expectation, he places upon himself."

"When you work with a brilliant actor like Val, you get those transcendental moments when an expression says everything. Fantastic, a thrill to work with."

 
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