to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. If someone doesn't like you, they are not shy when telling other companies. I: There is a very soft, subtle love story between you and Alice. Guide book STILL Eric Schweig in War Of The Worlds - Dust To Dust (1989) morakina23 64K views 11 years ago A Millennial Job Interview Dream Reach Media 12M views 4 years ago What It Takes To Be A Good Leader:. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? ES: Yeah. [Laughter] "Hold on! You know, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer didn't go out to the closest available reservation and give him an eagle feather oh, sorry, Al Pacino didn't give him an eagle feather to join his division downtown in Los Angeles. It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. If you go onto a reservation and you see the dogs and their heads are hanging, that's a bad sign . you know, people don't care about them. I was homeless when I was a kid. E: Oh, yeah. And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. ES: Oh yeah, Lake James. ES: Well, as long as it doesn't come over this way! It would never have happened! Day Lewis. ES: If I'm not working, yep! Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . And it has a real MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? I: You mentioned earlier about your hair. I think a lot of them are. Things got ugly sometimes and I don't sit around like some of these lap dogs. Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. I'm an actor who just happens to be an Indian. In I: Well, I've learned a lot today from you and I really thank you for all the time you've given me. It's everybody's favorite spot. I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. Do you have a message for these people? They're supposed to look for stuff like that and make sure it's not in there. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. MP: Uncas. People are treating kids like animals. They can get egotistical. So we can .. now we have them. ES: Yeah, absolutely. RM F6H5NG - Jan 14, 2002; Hollywood, CA, USA; ERIC SCHWEIG (left) as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE as Mogie Yellow Lodge in the crime drama ''Skins'' directed by Chris Eyre. that would be upsetting, too. We found the one-year teacher retention rate at GDL in 2010-2011 was 79%; Green Dot Locke teachers, overall, were more highly educated than their . You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. We hope this helps you to know him as he is MOHICAN PRESS: We've read many bits and pieces of information, in print and on the Internet, by people who claim they know who you are. MP: We've heard about those. have been because they had aged so much and the paint had flaked off. it was aged down, but we just took a shot at it and it turned out wicked. You know? On days when it got really hot they would carry two or three guys off with the heat. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. That, perhaps, is petty stuff. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. [Laughs] He just happened to be Anyway, we were all downtown. Although I was forcibly detached from my Inuit culture I always knew I was Inuit in my heart and I knew I had a real mother somewhere. There were so many locations. They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. All kids want to do now is rap, which is great and I understand when you turn 15 or 16 you want to express yourself. ES: Yeah, Asheville's really nice. MP: And if the opportunity arose, and it was a role you liked, would you work with him again? And, you know, it's the It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their MENUS! Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. MP: True. That's who you have to focus on. ES: No. MP: That was the next question. Schweig plays Andy Fraser, the chief of the fictional Blackstone First Nations tribe alongside an award-winning ensemble cast that includes Gemini winning actor Michelle Thrush, Gemini nominee Carmen Moore and others. Running 5 to 8 miles a day. STOREFRONT || But, take yourself. ES: Tell them, "Thanks for your support. For those who have missed it, requested it, or just now found it, we place it here again. Available - Free Downloads Only! They reminded me of me. It's all hard to fathom it goes against our grain. Why do you think Blackstone is so popular? Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? And he'd do that with everything. I think, anyway. MP: Alice, played by Jodhi May, was obviously your love interest. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. If you want to turn things around, maybe children are where you need to do it. MP: You're welcome. All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. I don't cut my hair for nobody!" It's about me and this guy his name is Christoph and he's from France. One in particular was your party's arrival at Fort William Henry. Thanks, Eric. love interest. MP: She's working with you with these kids? ], 45's and shot guns. If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. MP: Yeah! He's normal. So what if the film was not shot in the I: And you were out there for five months in the Smoky Mountains what was it like? ES: There's about 14 or 15 kids in it and we get together.. actually, I'm waiting for some plays to come in to a local bookstore here. We go down to the gym and I just. my girlfriend and I, we look around for different monologues and scenes for in Deep Rising. And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. I am just concerned that whoever is doing it is pulling their weight. In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. I don't just talk about it, I do it. How would you describe him as an actor? A lot of these people are among your biggest fans, which is why many of them came to our web site in the first place. But after practicing, after a Eric Schweig The Missing Interview - YouTube 0:00 / 2:10 Eric Schweig The Missing Interview Ogichidaawi 414 subscribers 174K views 14 years ago Eric Schweig interview from The. They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. But I made the bottom of the mask protrude a little bit more. Perhaps we are wrong. People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. like a sauna in the summertime. And, if there should be any activism it should be to talk to kids you see, if you're going to solve a lot of the problems within the Indian community, as far as civil PATHFINDING || just dump you off and you're there. But we took care of them! Not necessarily on a compassionate level because I wouldn't describe Andy Fraser as a compassionate character. I: How did you get on with the rest of the cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodhi May and Russell Means? The Indian guys were okay. MP: Then this must be a source of satisfaction for you. to work with them? I: Was it all shot outdoors or were there any indoor shots, i.e., like the cabin scene? The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. I've been doing this for 25 years now. Mohawks all over the place! an Inuit duo! And I'm a damn hand with a harmonica! It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. It's sad whenever kids have an abusive childhood. MP: It looks real good. That's how it has to be; even Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 1000 maniacs. ES: Yeah, I just get a real charge out of it.. so does anybody who's listening. ES: Uhhh no.. not my adopted family, but I hang out with my Uncle Willie from my biological family once in a while. Over near Lake James. It could have been developed more. I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. You know what? When you do that you really have to commit. MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. MP: Well, what I mean is that you guys, in the movie of course, went through every possible trial and tribulation. Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. STOREFRONT || Or was it a sex scene? Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. I don't think. There was a golf tournament out there. Of course, like you were saying before, the old films from the 50s were horrible .. the Indians were the bad guys and they had to be eradicated no matter what. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. for the running and other activities. Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. on our Book Store page. Or, at least wonder why he says it! Was the fort built for the film? think I'd hesitate. He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. Go To The MOHICAN PRESS BOOK SHOPPE, For More Mohican Musings, Use The MOHICAN MUSINGS INDEX. Did you find that different from other film experiences? But there are so many questions we would like to ask of him! ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. Either your adopted or your natural family? MP: What WAS filmed? I've been around horses. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. [2] We have them back and now we can take care of them. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. So, it it is somewhat difficult to have to knock his words. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? MUSINGS || Nobody gives a Powwow Trail (2001- ) Episode: White Man's Indian They haven't solved it. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you They sold a lemon to the wrong person and find themselves reverting back to their old ways as mercenaries. MOHICAN PRESS ignorance. MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? I guess it worked out. I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. ES: Yeah. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. Eric Schweig. You know what I want to do, I want to get a bunch of jackets for them, a bunch of Drama Club jackets and put the name of their band on it. E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. I'll see you at the movies.". ES: Well, no. I: Well, that explains that! We're working on it. were there. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. We could work out something. He was just a guy. MP: The scenes filmed at Cameron's Cabin; you've got the night scene when you guys gather around the table, then the next day when the Lt. is trying to recruit colonials to support the British Army, and then later on, when you guys revisit the cabin and It could have been shot better. STOREFRONT || I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. I'm not an Indian actor. ES: Yeah, they could have it's all politics. Even at night. I: Where there any significant problems with the movie? Teile diese Show mit deinen Freunden. Just like a long haired actor .. if the only thing anybody wanted him to play is a drug crazed hippie from the 60s, you know, . I told everybody right from the beginning, listen man.. we better take advantage of this while it lasts because they're gonna flog it to death. 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