Iconic Australian actor Russell Crowe, identified for his roles in Oscar-nominated movies akin to Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and The Insider, has revealed which PM he’d wish to convey to the large display screen.
The star was briefly quizzed on Australian politics throughout an interview with Sky News Australia’s Erin Molan to advertise his new film – The Pope’s Exorcist.
When requested which Australian Prime Minister he want to play in a film, Crowe joked that he initially wished to say “none of the bastards,” however then talked about his curiosity within the story of Harold Holt’s disappearance and the interval of Federation in Australia’s historical past.
However, he seemingly settled on Gough Whitlam, sharing admiration for his choices as PM.
“I think he was one of Australia’s great statesmen. I think he set things in place that give us the confidence that we have as a nation today,” he stated.
“You know, little decisions that he made, like buying blue poles, the painting. And everybody just castigated him at the time and called him irresponsible.
“That painting is worth $500 million now or something … every government decision should have that result. You know, you get a 500 multiple out of every single dollar you spend and we’d be in a great place.”
As for right now’s political panorama, Crowe believes Australia is “really lucky” to have Anthony Albanese as its Prime Minister, praising his dedication to his neighborhood and his honesty in politics.
“If you think about it – and it’s funny because we didn’t know it at the time – but through my lifetime with political people like Gough (Whitlam), like Malcolm Fraser, like Bob Hawke, like Paul Keating … we had some extremely intelligent men looking after the interests of our country, and we were very lucky,” Crowe stated.
He added he felt the identical high quality of political management had not been current lately, however Albanese was an exception.
Crowe has identified the present Prime Minister for over 20 years, primarily within the context of his membership within the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league membership, which Crowe part-owns.
Crowe defined that when he took over the membership, “every man and his dog” requested him for favours, however Albanese by no means did.
“He always turned up. If there was something big going on for the club and we wanted his presence, he always turned up. And he kept up his own membership, and he buys his own tickets,” Crowe stated.
“You know that, to me, shows the quality of the guy.”
He added that Albanese’s dedication to his neighborhood and political honesty make him a helpful Prime Minister for Australia.
“With all the opaque bulls**t we’ve had to deal with for the last 10 or 15 years, we’ve got a guy who is at least going to tell us the truth,” Crowe stated.
“Now, he might not make the decisions that you want individually every time, but over time what Anthony will do is improve the lives of the people in this country.
“And that is a politician’s job, not the other bulls**t we have seen from people who have pretended to be in that position in the last decade or so, the actual job of improving people’s lives and that’s what I believe he is going to do for us.”
Source: www.news.com.au
