Ice-T describes “wild” film screening at director Abel Ferrara’s apartment for ‘’R Xmas’: “He was all over the place”
nme.comIce-T has been looking back on his role in the 2001 crime movie ‘R Xmas, in which he played a kidnapper, and recounted a story of its screening at the director’s apartment.Speaking to The Guardian, the actor and rapper discussed director Abel Ferrara, who he described as a “wild man”, and explained that the screening wasn’t exactly what he expected.When asked what it was like to work with Ferrara, he said, “Abel Ferrara, he’s a wild man, he was all over the place.
Schoolly D [who provided the music for the movie] worked with him on King of New York, and he told me: ‘Abel is a great guy, he taught me a lot about the film business.
Although he did also introduce me to heroin.’ Then he says – and this is my favourite quote: ‘One thing about Abel is he will never lie to you.
Unless he’s lying to you.’He continues: “So, anyway, after the movie’s done, I say: ‘Abel, I want to go to the screening.’ I show up at his apartment on the Lower East Side, thinking we’re going to a place to see the movie.
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