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Film legend Lauren Bacall, a great woman and sophisticated actress, has
a few unkind words to say about Tom Cruise, chiding the well-paid Hollywood star
for his"vulgar" behaviour and
questioning his acting ability.
In an interview in the Aug. 8
issue of Time magazine, now on newsstands, the 80-year-old actress says,
"When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise."
"It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your
private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a
sickness," she said.
Cruise's red-carpet smooches with Holmes and a series of
exuberant and very public expressions of love for his new fiance, led to
criticism that the once very private star was seeking cheap publicity for
his blockbuster movie "War of the Worlds" which was released in June.
Bacall also had some less than complimentary words for Cruise's acting
skills as she bemoaned the
liberal way labels like "great" and "legend" were sprinkled over Hollywood
stars.
Last fall, Bacall made similar remarks about Cruise's ex-wife Nicole
Kidman, her co-star in Birth. While promoting the movie, Bacall became
irritated when an interviewer described Kidman as "a legend."
"She's not a legend," Bacall said. "She can't be a legend at
whatever age she is. ... You have to be older."
(Xinhuanet) | 
Updated: 2005-08-03 15:51
