BAFTA's 2002

Crowe accepts his lot 
26 FEB 2002 
News Interactive 

BY now the world knows that Russell won the BAFTA for Best Actor in London. But what most people don't know is that after he said his thank-you's, his acceptance speech was cut off. In a Maximum Crowe exclusive, they've got what was missing.

"Western cultures are often criticised for their focus on performing arts. However, singing, dance, theatre, film and all forms of creative expression serve to ignite the intellect, propel emotional development and availability, and reward us all with stories of humanity and the triumph of the human spirit. I am grateful there is a Sydney, I am ecstatic there is a Sydney Opera House. I love my job. I don't think I do it that well. But keep on disagreeing with me if you like. "Richard Harris, one of the finest of this profession, recently brought to my attention the verse of Patrick Kavanagh:

 'To be a poet and not know the trade, 
To be a lover and repel all women, 
Twin ironies by which great saints are made,
 The agonising pincher jaws of heaven.'"

Personally I think this is one of Kavanagh's better pieces!