I'm not judging. I imagined that was the reason. I was wondering if the film industy was less accepting than television, that's all.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Glad to hear it. Syriana's on my list of must-see movies, right up there > with another Clooney film, "Good Night and Good Luck". I'm glad to see > Siddig getting substantive roles. The only other things I've seen him in > since DS9 were an episode of the British series "MI-5", where he tries > to stop a young suicide bomber, and "Reign of Fire" and "Kingdom of > Heaven". > > As for his name, Siddig's given name is Siddig El Fadil. If you watch > episodes of DS9 from the first couple of seasons, you'll see him > credited as such. He changed his name during that time, obviously to > make it easier to work in the film industry. I read an interview with > him at the time, in which he said his parents had some problems with it, > but that they just had to understand the realities of the world. I > guess it'd be easy to sit back and judge him for changing the name of > his heritage, but I guess also he has to do what he has to do to get > work. At least he didn't completey Anglicize it... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of md_moore42 > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 01:46 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Alexander Siddig Talks New Movie and Post-TREK > Typecasting > > > I finally got a chance to see Syriana last weekend. Wonderful and > challanging. And Siddig was excellent in it. I hadn't read this > note before and therefore sat next to a friend and suddenly said...I > know him! He's from DS9. I went back to imdb.com and I noticed > that he's changed his credit/name. Which one is correct? Or rather- > -did he adopt his western name for film credits where he was using a > traditional name for TV? And hey--the boy is still cute! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://trekweb.com/articles/2005/12/04/439363184d509.shtml > > > > In an exclusive interview with ComingSoon.net, STAR TREK DEEP > SPACE NINE actor Alexander Siddig talks about his upcoming movie > SYRIANA and his feelings on being typecast because of the character > of Doctor Julian Bashir. Here are a few excerpts.> > > > > CS: What was it about this movie that drew you to do it? > > > > Siddig: It would be impossible not to be drawn to this movie as an > actor, especially as an Arabic actor or someone who works on the > ethnic fringe in a small vein of one of the many seams of acting. To > pass up or not be interested in someone who seems normal and real > would be crazy. I end up speaking so grandly, when I don't know if I > have the right to, but to pass up the diplomatic potential of a > character like this would be really foolish. I think whether you're > in the Middle East or in Europe or America, you can identify with > this person. > > > > CS: So being in these two movies, you've kind of escaped the "STAR > TREK curse". Were you aware that some actors go into STAR TREK and > never do anything else? > > > > Siddig: Yeah, yeah, I'm aware of that. I'm just in a very bizarre > niche and there aren't many people you can go to, but I blame Ridley > Scott really, because he was the person who went "I love STAR TREK > and I'd love it if you were in my movie" and people like Oliver > Stone went "I hated STAR TREK, and I don't want you in Alexander!" I > was really lucky there. But it is Ridley Scott's fault, because he > was the one who put me in a grown-up movie. I mean I've been in > other movies, but there are different kinds of parts in movies, I > found out. There are parts that you can do them all your life, and > no one knows you're even acting, and there are other parts which > people notice that you're in and you become an actor from the movies > and people take you in a whole different way. Whether or not I can > keep that ball rolling is another matter. But I wouldn't be here if > it wasn't for STAR TREK, so it's pretty great, and it means that I'm > a relatively friendly face to a lot of Americans and it's > > useful for that rather pretentious diplomatic trip I'm on. > > > > CS: Any idea what's next for you? > > > > Siddig: The thing I'm most interested is about HANNIBAL, an epic > about Hannibal, but it's a low budget one. It's not the Vin Diesel > one. We've only got one elephant. (Note: That last part was probably > a joke.) > > > > CS: Have any of the Arab or Palestinian directors come to you to > appear in their films? > > > > Siddig: They wouldn't come to me yet, because I'm very much a > Western actor. Even though I would love to be all kinds of things. > I'm definitely a Hollywood person. Not enough yet, but that's where > I am. > > > > CS: You directed an episode of DEEP SPACE NINE, so would directing > be something you'd want to pursue? > > > > Siddig: If I'm lucky enough and if I ever get smart enough to > direct, I'll direct again, but I've gotta write my own stuff, and > that means reading a book someday. > > > > The full interview can be found here > > http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=12214 > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their honor this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/.6dcNC/.VHMAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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