1 of 10

Write now Article Tools

Page 5 of 6

similar.

The man himself was quite the opposite. "It's constantly, til you are a star, having to worry about how you look and having to run around chasing work. Self-focused. And the parts of oneself that aren't necessarily the most interesting. So I was sick of it. I was attracted to producing films. I hadn't particularly stopped acting, I hadn't consciously stopped acting, but I got more and more involved in producing."

When asked if he'd consider acting again, he replied, "I like acting. It's really fun. It's the best of lifestyles that . . ." he laughed, the sound happy, young, impish, " that I've lived. You show up on the set, everybody treats you really nicely and you get a lot of privileges. Nice ego-boosting things happen, then you go out and play and . . ." again he laughed, "that's all that's expected out of you. It's emotionally-challenging but I like that. But I'm not so eager to pursue that because I don't want to worry about running around looking for work. It's a pain in the ass." More light-hearted laughter. "So," in final answer to the original question, "if people ask me to act, I do."

It was here in his story, at a time where he was in love and moving away from acting and into producinga true life changewhere he proposed, and his lady said, "Yes." She wanted to become Mrs. Morrissey, though, not Mrs. Martinuzzi. John reverted to the name given him at birth, and this lifestyle worked well for a time, long enough for him to get used to being a husband and a father. While he was married, he produced the well-accepted American History X with Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, and Stacy Keach.

"I've produced 14 or 15 movies and some television stuff, and I have an ongoing career as a producer and a lot of credibility and a good position in the industry, so I think I'm in good shape, and I can make good money doing it."

Unfortunately, though his professional world was going well, his personal life went through another major change. By 2001, with a solid career as a film producer, he and his wife had split. John was again on his own . . . and this seemed to encourage a desire for something new in his professional life, as well.

"I was feeling I'd grown limited by what I was doing as a producer," he explained. "Producing is so depependent on such a huge collection and variety of people it can be monumentally frustrating. I can certainly make a good living and get a lot of movies made, but I'm no longer interested in making movies that don't compel me, like

• << previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• next page >>

Add your voice

Know something about Entertainment that has affected our lives?
We want to hear your view. Write now!