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Good evening! Welcome to the Starloft.
This afternoon, as part of our Universal Pictures "Mystery Men"
series, our guests are the brilliant actors, Eddie Izzard and Wes Studi.
Wes Studi will be here later this afternoon. Please welcome brilliant
performer, Eddie Izzard! Eddie, welcome! Congratulations on your new movie.
It's going to be a huge hit this summer!
angeleyes says: Tell us about your role in the film "Mystery
Men." did you have superpowers?
Tony Pompadour
Eddie_Izzard says: My role is Tony-Pompadour
I have no superpowers
I am just a bad guy with big hair
I do a big gun
DishDiva says: So you're a big haired guy with a big gun!
Eddie_Izzard says: My only power
is being very good with hair spray
petah says: Eddie, did you have to audition?
Eddie_Izzard says: No
I didn't have to audition
The director Kinker Usher, asked me to play the part ( which was
quite a small part)
I just added what ever I could to the role
toxic_bunnie says: What made you wanna be a stand up comedian
and an actor?
Eddie_Izzard says: In desperation
to get the love of an audience
I am a very sad person
and a big show off
ashygirl1 says: Did you fun making "Mystery Men"?
Eddie_Izzard says: Yes it was
great fun
I thought I wouldn't enjoy LA, but I did enjoy it
The weather in Feb. was like summer in England and I wasn't a big star
in the film, it wasn't down to me to carry the film
I could just play an idiot with big hair and have a ball
lance says: Why did you choose this role?
Eddie_Izzard says: I don't think
I chose it, I think it chose me
I was offered it
I came to it with Geoffrey Rush and all the rest of the cast of
Mystery Men
Most of the other parts were already cast, so I just went with this
role and tried to make it mine
DishDiva says: Did you hang out with the cast when you weren't
filming?
Eddie_Izzard says: Yes - some of
them - there were many people in the cast, and I hung out with some of
them at different times
I didn't do scenes with all of them, but I gradually met them over the
course of the filming
Most of them knew LA very well and had a lot of friends there so they
were off with other people most of the time but they were all friendly
to me and yeah, I had fun
charlie4 says: Would you ever consider moving here to the
States?
Eddie_Izzard says: I used to think
that I would move to the states, but
I like Europe a lot and I am very excited about what is happening in Europe
So I may live in America, or spend time in America, but I don't
think I will be there permanently even though I would be quite happy to
DishDiva says: Eddie, would you ever consider running for political
office in the UK?
Eddie_Izzard says: I am interested
in politics, mainly European politics, I like to see the bigger picture
so if I ever did get involved it would be in Europe
relbeagel says: Nice hair. What hair products did you use in "Mystery
Men."
Eddie_Izzard says: Hair spray, hair
spray, hair spray, and hair spray
meander says: How would you describe your style?
Eddie_Izzard says: my personal style
or the style of my character?
meander says: your personal style
Eddie_Izzard says: My personal style
is wierd based on the male tomboy look
belladonna says: asks: So far in your career, what has been your
most enjoyable film experience?
Eddie_Izzard says: Mystery Men could
well be the most fun film I have done
I have enjoyed doing all of them so far but being in LA was
a fun experience so it could be Mystery Men
iloveyoueddie says: Do you get offered a lot of scripts or
do you have to go out looking for good roles?
Eddie_Izzard says: At this stage
I have to go looking for the good roles, or set the projects up myself
yellogirl says: Eddie, is Lenny the one role you've always wanted
to play?? If not, which would be the ultimate plum role for you?
Eddie_Izzard says: I don't have
an ultimate role, but would like to play Richard III because I did hate
Shakespeare and now I am quite curious about him and Richard 3 is
a very challenging role and he is a complete bastard
hollykoally says: Mr. Izzard, I took off work today just
hoping to get to chat with you! Please forgive me for the "maternal
tone" of this question, but after following your career for awhile, you
seem like a workaholic! When do you ever get any sleep, young man?
Eddie_Izzard says: After this interview
I am a workaholic....yeah absolutely
My career went nowhere in the 80s so in the 90s I am trying to do
2 decades worth of work
jimbo says: Eddie, you walk better in pumps than most women
I know. Are they really preferable to Nike's?
Eddie_Izzard says: uh.....well they
are different to Nikes but I seem to be able to walk in them quite
well after a lot of
practice but some heels can really kill
Betty_Boop says: If someone were to play you in a film or
a play based on your life, who would you like it to be?
Eddie_Izzard says: Sharon Stone
danny says: Definite Article, 1990. Was this the first world
tour? How did foreign audiences find you?
Eddie_Izzard says: Definite Article
was shot in 95 and toured in 96
That was the first time I did a world tour, if I remember correctly
The audiences were good from NY to Iceland to Paris
I always have had a theory that comedy is universal, just have to
get the audience to the te
John1 says: You've been called by Robin Williams as the funniest
man in the world. (Robin and his wife are co-producers of "Lenny.") Whom
do YOU think is the funniest man in the world?
Eddie_Izzard says: I don't think
I am the funniest person in the world
Comedy is not like sportsand I think there are several really funny people
in the world
It was very good of Robin to say that...I don't know why he said
it...he must be nuts
BelleSoCal asks: Eddie, will you be returning to Los Angeles
for any
live shows?
Eddie_Izzard says: Yes
In the first half of next year I will be in America touring my new
show
I don't really know dates at this moment
HollyKoally asks: Mr. Izzard, how did you feel about
doing a nude scene in "Lenny."
Eddie_Izzard says: great
I planned to have it built into my contract for my feature production
ginger says: Dig the clothes. Who is your designer and what
is your favorite item of clothing?
Eddie_Izzard says: I don't have
a designer but I use a lot of Jean Paul
Goutier clothing
I don't think I have a favourite item of clothing but I do have a couple
of skirts I wear a lot and one pair of knee length boots
LoriL asks: If you could jump into a time-machine what period
would you like to visit?
Eddie_Izzard says: London in early
1700s because it was a time when London really started getting crazy
Stoka asks: I have been trying to catch Dress To Kill on
HBO so I can expose a few friends to a little intelligent comedy..Could
you possibly trick your merchandising people into releasing Definate Article
or Glorious for video rental in the US?
Eddie_Izzard says: My videos and
CDs will be released in America at some point in the near future
At the moment I am in negotiation to sort all this out
Follow my web site for details, as soon as I get one
Meg asks: Any upcoming film projects?
Eddie_Izzard says: Apart from Mystery
Men, I have been involved in 3
other films this year - 2 in
England
and they are The Criminal and Circus
and 1 filmed in Luxembourg with Malkevich and DeFoe called Shadow
of the Vampire or Burned to Light
Slone70 asks: Mr. Izzard how do you stay so centered in a business
like acting?
Eddie_Izzard says: You have gotta
remember it is all bull shit
Leanie asks: How long did it take you to learn french
well enough to do an entire comedy routine, and to ad lib as well?
Eddie_Izzard says: I learnt french
at school up to when I was 16 and since then I have tried to speak French
as much as possible. That is all I have really done but I had a strong
desire to prove that you could do comedy in a 2nd
language
I think all Europeans will have to be bilingual in order for Europe
to work
It is the hardest thing I have done so far
I'll be playing Paris ain in December
DishDiva says: Eddie, thank you so much for joining us tonight!
You are a true comedy genius!
Eddie_Izzard says: Thank you so
very much
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