Thursday
Nov202008
Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 2:14PM Jean-Claude Van Damme: Ladies Man
Jean-Claude Van Damme is enjoying a renaissance
of sorts. Actually, you could say he's never known the kind of praise he's been
getting lately. While his films made a considerable amount of money in the early
1990s, they were all more or less crimes against humanity.
The reporter, Sarah Ball, was openly and aggressively hit on by the aging Muscles from Brussels during their interview, and being a trouper, she kept it in the story. After all, how could you write an article about Van Damme and not find time to reference his smooveness.
JCVD: I really opened myself up in "JCVD." I peeled back the skin of the fruit, cut the pulp and then took that very hard seed. In this film I cut that hard seed, and inside that seed was a kind of liquid cream substance of the man I am, or the woman you are. SB: OK —
JCVD: It was like being naked—I would love to be naked in front of you.
SB: Well, I — JCVD: Not being naked being naked. I say such things in Hong Kong and they thought I was being a crazy Frenchman. Being naked of protection.
SB: So you ' ve no regrets at all? JCVD: Believe me—I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff. So are you in New York?
SB: Yes, I am. JCVD: And are you 27, or 32? SB: I ' m 22. JCVD: Oh, f–––. That is very young. Will you come to the premiere?
SB: I don ' t know. When is it? JCVD: I don't know. You will wear all black, a black dress and high heels?
SB: Uh — JCVD: You can come find me, I will be the one with the very broad shoulders, dark hair and a simple suit. We can have some champagne, you and me.
Yep, he's enjoying a renaissance, all right.
