“Three legendary directors, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, and George Lucas — all friends of Marty — were on the stage together to announce the Oscar for the Best Director in 2007. They must have known in advance that it would be their old friend, Martin Scorsese. It was his year.”
Thought of posting this photo caption, which I took from the Orkut album of a good friend of mine, H. This guy wears his political lineage lightly and has opted for a career in banking. That he has an abiding interest in films goes without saying.
Scorsese should have won for Taxi Driver. Or Raging Bull. Or Goodfellas. Or even Casino. But he won for The Departed. Which I really liked, by the way.
PS: Having studied and worked with a talented and eclectic bunch of people, it has somehow been a regret of mine that very, very few of my friends and classmates have (as of now) chosen careers in:
A) Politics. (A lot of people I know say they are ‘apolitical.’ That too, proudly. I wonder if it’s possible to be completely that way. Since we are all part of a political and social system, I guess it would be rather difficult. Just one or two of the people I studied with are still active in politics. One of them is doing very well for himself back in Kerala. And hopefully, he is finding time to serve the public as well. Heh.)
B) The Armed Forces. (There are two or three, but that’s all. Oh well. The reasons are now common knowledge.)
Thought of posting this photo caption, which I took from the Orkut album of a good friend of mine, H. This guy wears his political lineage lightly and has opted for a career in banking. That he has an abiding interest in films goes without saying.
Scorsese should have won for Taxi Driver. Or Raging Bull. Or Goodfellas. Or even Casino. But he won for The Departed. Which I really liked, by the way.
PS: Having studied and worked with a talented and eclectic bunch of people, it has somehow been a regret of mine that very, very few of my friends and classmates have (as of now) chosen careers in:
A) Politics. (A lot of people I know say they are ‘apolitical.’ That too, proudly. I wonder if it’s possible to be completely that way. Since we are all part of a political and social system, I guess it would be rather difficult. Just one or two of the people I studied with are still active in politics. One of them is doing very well for himself back in Kerala. And hopefully, he is finding time to serve the public as well. Heh.)
B) The Armed Forces. (There are two or three, but that’s all. Oh well. The reasons are now common knowledge.)
4 comments:
what about you? is politics anywhere in the horizon..
-P :)
@anonymous/P: I know who you are. Wait till I post something about you. : D
oh im not gonna stop you! as long as its good and enhances me image further. :-)
anyway you didnt respond to my comment.
-P
Yeah yeah.
Well, the answer is no. And the reason: Even the most brilliant political career always ends in tears. : )
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