Originally posted by Afterthought
If you weren't a Super Moderator, I'd believe you to be a troll. Your post to star ratio also implies this.
I'm sorry if this upsets you, but you seem too angry at the moment and seem to be taking Feldman's comments personally. Cool down and breathe. It's
O.K.
I know that yeahright is more than capable of speaking on this point quoted above, but allow me to address that issue as a moderator. Despite being a
Super, I or other staff members, could action any post made by yeahright or any other staff member. Just this morning, I had a thread of mine moved
for being in the wrong forum. Granted I forgot to move it myself but that proves the point. Even Springer one of the owners has had a thread moved
then later trashed after discussion among the staff.
Now, with all that said, my opinion:
The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.
Feldman is right in that sex still plays a huge role in Hollywood. Shirley Temple saw the old "casting couch" rolled out for her mother when she was
"too young" and for herself in her teens when she was no longer a child actor.
Pedophilia has destroyed more lives than will ever be known. and Hain did indeed become too deep in the drugs. While I do not want to start a witch
hunt, the timeframe to best start looking would be around the shooting of the film "License To Drive".
All that said, I both agree and disagree with yeahright. Feldman does do things to get attention. The limelight is intoxicating enough on its own and
once you are no longer a child star or teen heart throb, getting back in is beyond difficult. Rick Schroder being a recent exception. Brittany Spears,
Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake all had to turn to singing careers after their time on The Micky Mouse Club.
I, myself, was too old and did not have the "triple threat" of singing and dancing up to par (especially the singing) to have joined them besides
being "too old". Yes, I auditioned. Which was fine by me as I wanted to be in film more than television anyway, but stepping stones and all. But even
back at 17, when I was coming into my own, i was pulled aside and explained some things by a Broadway director that came to Cincinnati to look me
over.
Feldman is correct in sex and under aged sex being a huge problem. It may in fact be a root cause to many other of Hollywood's other problems of
drug/alcohol abuse as well as short marriages and physical/mental abuse of star's children.
Honestly, the part I miss most never having "made it" and finally giving up is the fact that I did not accomplish a goal that I had set and gave up.
My only consolation to my ego about that is "maybe one day I will do a bit part in a film just to say I have done it", but I know full well that I
have no real intention to pursue that objective.
All in all, Feldman may indeed be doing this to garner a little limelight from the press in order to show that he still has a face for film despite
his age. Personally he would have been better off calling Christian Slater's mother who is still a casting director, but then again she hasn't had
much work for her own son lately.
But by the same token, Feldman may feel he is done with acting and this is just taking a parting shot. In the end, it won't matter as sex in Hollywood
has been going on since Shirley Temple was singing On The Good Ship Lollypop, this revelation, even if he named names as big as Spielberg or Lucas,
would change nothing.
As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.
edit on 12-8-2011 by Ahabstar because: forgot a tag
