Tony Kaye Returns: After ‘American History X’ and Hollywood Exile, His New ‘Punk Marvel Film’ About a Celebrity Trainer Puts Him Back in the Ring
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “Eccentric” is a word we throw around a lot in Hollywood. We use it for financiers from faraway places with deep pockets and no real connection to show business.
Or for actors that exist on different planes of consciousness and, perhaps, speak of cow birthing in their Oscar speeches. It’s a polite way of saying one is nutty.
But there are times when the word applies with a sort of affection, and holds appreciation for the fruits that eccentricity bears.
Such is the case with Tony Kaye, the long-lost director of the cinephile favorite 1999 film “American History X.” Upon my rescheduling our original interview earlier this week, Kaye responded that he now had time to “drink my vegetable soup in peace.” When we do connect on Zoom, he spends a period muting his microphone and strumming a guitar before spitting out lyrical answers to questions.
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