Jay And Silent Bob
Sunday 4th February, 2007 20:08 Comments: 4
I've just come across Kevin Smith's online diary, and back in March 2006 he wrote a 9 part series about Jason Mewes' addiction problems. In part 2 I came across this conversation they had, and it's funny and shows off Mewes' sense of humour when he's clean:
"What, like Ben?" Mewes asked.
"I said REAL actors," I corrected. "Like Alan Rickman."
"Who's that?"
"The guy from 'Die Hard'."
"Bruce Willis?"
"No, man the other guy."
"The 'Yippie-kay-ay Motherfucker' guy?"
"That's Alan Rickman."
"What's so special about him??
"He's British. And Brits invented acting. So he won't put up with any of your 'Snootchie Bootchies' bullshit. He'll tear you up if you're not excellent, because he's Alan fucking Rickman. So you've gotta know all your lines. We can't be asking people to leave the set because you're nervous, like we did on 'Clerks'. This shit's serious - because Rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. You've gotta come correct."
So naturally, I was pretty nervous when Jason and I sat down for our first, Pittsburgh-based, one-on-one "Dogma" rehearsal, and the boy was script-less.
"Where's your fucking script, asshole?" I sighed.
"I don't need it."
"You don't need your script for rehearsals. Right. Take mine and let's get going."
"I'm telling you, I don't need it. Go ahead. Try me."
So I turned to the first Jay and Silent Bob scene and fed him Bethany's lines, and without looking at my script, Mewes delivered Jay's lines in a letter-perfect fashion.
"Alright, so you've got the first scene down," I allowed. "Let's mix it up and try a scene from later in the flick."
So I fed him his lead-in lines from the church exterior scene, and Mewes spits out the Jay responses without hesitation.
"You memorized all your lines already?!" I demanded, shocked.
"Uh-huh."
"All of 'em?!"
"Yeah. Everyone else's, too."
"Yeah, right"
"Try me."
I read him Loki's lines from a Jay-less scene, and amazingly, he responded with Bartleby's lines. I was dumbfounded, to say the least.
"You memorized ALL the lines in the script?!?!"
"Even the girl parts."
"What're you, fucking 'Rain Man'?! Why'd you memorize the whole goddamn script?!"
"I don't wanna piss off that Rickman dude."
"What, like Ben?" Mewes asked.
"I said REAL actors," I corrected. "Like Alan Rickman."
"Who's that?"
"The guy from 'Die Hard'."
"Bruce Willis?"
"No, man the other guy."
"The 'Yippie-kay-ay Motherfucker' guy?"
"That's Alan Rickman."
"What's so special about him??
"He's British. And Brits invented acting. So he won't put up with any of your 'Snootchie Bootchies' bullshit. He'll tear you up if you're not excellent, because he's Alan fucking Rickman. So you've gotta know all your lines. We can't be asking people to leave the set because you're nervous, like we did on 'Clerks'. This shit's serious - because Rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. You've gotta come correct."
So naturally, I was pretty nervous when Jason and I sat down for our first, Pittsburgh-based, one-on-one "Dogma" rehearsal, and the boy was script-less.
"Where's your fucking script, asshole?" I sighed.
"I don't need it."
"You don't need your script for rehearsals. Right. Take mine and let's get going."
"I'm telling you, I don't need it. Go ahead. Try me."
So I turned to the first Jay and Silent Bob scene and fed him Bethany's lines, and without looking at my script, Mewes delivered Jay's lines in a letter-perfect fashion.
"Alright, so you've got the first scene down," I allowed. "Let's mix it up and try a scene from later in the flick."
So I fed him his lead-in lines from the church exterior scene, and Mewes spits out the Jay responses without hesitation.
"You memorized all your lines already?!" I demanded, shocked.
"Uh-huh."
"All of 'em?!"
"Yeah. Everyone else's, too."
"Yeah, right"
"Try me."
I read him Loki's lines from a Jay-less scene, and amazingly, he responded with Bartleby's lines. I was dumbfounded, to say the least.
"You memorized ALL the lines in the script?!?!"
"Even the girl parts."
"What're you, fucking 'Rain Man'?! Why'd you memorize the whole goddamn script?!"
"I don't wanna piss off that Rickman dude."
Fab - Monday 5th February, 2007 10:49 Incidently, when is Life on Mars S2 meant to start? I though we were meant to be watching it by now?
I'm not quite sure how you went from this to Life On Mars (I thought I'd made a post about Waterloo Road having just started, but I think I might have just written it in a PM to Katherine).
On October 9 2006, it was confirmed that LOM S2 would also be the last, with two possible endings to the programme having been filmed.
In December 2006, it was reported that the BBC had commissioned a Life on Mars spin-off series, to be titled Ashes to Ashes after another David Bowie song of the same name. The Times reported that this spin-off would pick up the lives of Gene Hunt and other characters from the series in 1981.
The last 8 episodes of Life On Mars will be shown on BBC ONE in 2007. An exact transmission date has not yet been announced; however, BBC Canada have announced that they will be running S2 uncut starting on February 28, 2007, so I'm guessing it'll start here later this month.
On October 9 2006, it was confirmed that LOM S2 would also be the last, with two possible endings to the programme having been filmed.
In December 2006, it was reported that the BBC had commissioned a Life on Mars spin-off series, to be titled Ashes to Ashes after another David Bowie song of the same name. The Times reported that this spin-off would pick up the lives of Gene Hunt and other characters from the series in 1981.
The last 8 episodes of Life On Mars will be shown on BBC ONE in 2007. An exact transmission date has not yet been announced; however, BBC Canada have announced that they will be running S2 uncut starting on February 28, 2007, so I'm guessing it'll start here later this month.