Thanks to Audrey: Ingrid Hill, the author of Ursula, Under, a book with the Russell "mentions" has this to say: "You are the VERY FIRST person ever to mention the Russell Crowe motif, which I think a bit weird in itself, given that the book has been out for almost two years!! Thanks for spreading the word, too. At first I just imagined this from the inside (I was inside Joe's head, and Joe was thinking this, so I went with it) but then I determined to see every film Russell Crowe had ever made, to be thorough..." |
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"Maverick's Stone" by Amy McCorkle - Publication is set for around September or November of 2006, published by PublishAmerica How Amy came to write her novel: In 1999 I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The first movie I saw after being placed on medication was The Insider. Since at the time I was in the midst of a nervous breakdown, the fact I was able to enjoy the movie was a miracle in and of itself. I fell in love with his performance. And when Oscar time rolled around I was excited to see that he was rewarded with a nomination. However, I'm a writer and even though I was in love with him as an actor I went dry and spent five to six months writing nothing as I tried to stabilize on my medication. But the trailers for Gladiator woke the slumbering creativity inside of
me and I was inspired to write a 134 page story. If I hadn't been in love
with Russell before I was in his debt forever as my ability to write had
returned when I didn't know what I was going to do.
I suffered a second nervous breakdown a year later and used Russell's
movies from losing my mind. As I recovered I continued to write. I feel I
will always have a special place for A Beautiful Mind in my heart because
he gave a performance in which you truly felt the pain of the one with the
mental illness without making them seem like a burden or an idiot. He captured
the pain and stigma that goes along with having the mental illness.
I owe him a lot as a human
being and as a fellow artist.
I really would like the readers to know that he inspired the hero
of Stone Ramsey.
Amy |
