Anthony Forrest's Blog http://www.anthonyforrest.com/blog Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:27:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Star Wars, John Lennon and Warren Beatty What's the connection? For some, the story I am about to tell will seem so far fetched, that I can hear the skepticism. "What the hell has he been smoking?" I have had numerous remarkable experiences in my life, but three in particular resonate as social history in the ... http://www.anthonyforrest.com/blog/?p=9 Why have you waited 30 years to participate in the Star Wars community I was waiting until my hair fell out. Honestly, I have been totally preoccupied with my wife, four children, writing, directing and editing, and when any time was left, composing music which is what I studied in college. I have been fortunate to have a wife and family that understands ... http://www.anthonyforrest.com/blog/?p=8 How did you get the part of Fixer and how did you feel when those scenes were edited out of the film? Did you know before the film came out that it was going to happen? George Lucas was in London casting when I was called in to meet him by the casting agent Irene Lamb. We met a few times at Twentith Century Fox's offices in Soho Square and then my agent got the offer. No, I had no idea the scenes had been cut until ... http://www.anthonyforrest.com/blog/?p=7 How did you get the part of the Stormtrooper victim of the Obi-Wan’s Jedi Mind Trick? I was at the hotel having arrived from London several days early for the filming of the scenes for my character Laze (The Fixer) Loneozner. I wasn't scheduled to work until later in the week. The crazy thing was; having lived in England for a number of years, the idea ... http://www.anthonyforrest.com/blog/?p=6