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industry buzz by holly martin | from Vienna | contact: holly@netribution.co.uk

July 20th, 2001
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Meanwhile Ben Kingsley has expressed disdain at Hollywood producers' lack of originality and fostered further scorn toward the 'Fat Cats' at the top.

Speaking at a film festival in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic last week the Oscar winning actor lambasted high powered execs for being overly cautious and for laziness in general.

He went on, "Many producers are so lazy-minded that they believe that if people are buying cakes with cherries this week, then they are going to buy cakes with cherries next week. ... It doesn't work like that, so quality suffers and so does the focus of purpose. If you make a film because you believe there is a ready-made audience for it, then you make the film without any sense of urgency, which is crucial."


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