Uhm.. Rutger Hauer nu ook al web2.0 evangelist?

In het interview wordt onder meer uitgebreid ingegaan op de toekomst van “filmmaking”. Hauer stelt absoluut niet bang te zijn voor nieuwe technologie, maar die juist te willen omarmen.

Zo wordt hem onder meer gevraagd: “Do you think illegal file sharing will harm Hollywood?”

Hauer: I believe in following the rules but I also believe in sharing. The whole Internet to me is people driven. It’s not business driven. Maybe people sharing stuff is a phase, but the struggle to find answers here is of high interest to me. Technology has provided us many benefits but it’s a two-edge sword. I don’t know how it will work out, but there must be ways that we can share these films without getting into a s***load of trouble. In my own profession, I have found so many diamonds of my colleagues--there are so many gems.

En hij gaat in op zaken als YouTube na de vraag: “You’re optimistic about how digital technology can help moviemaking?”

Hauer: Yes, because if nothing else it gives you the simple opportunity to make films for very little money and practice. The whole practice of moviemaking has gone south on us because, for a long time you had to be Steven Spielberg to get a chance to make films. Art doesn’t start with genius. You must exercise talent...I love to do anything I can to see that talent develop in front of my eyes.

In the last 20 years, we’ve seen the same people get roles and they are very good and worth the money, but many people haven’t been given a chance and technology is opening up a whole new window into the world and into an audience that is waiting to see new talent and to comment on what they want to see. That’s very exciting and we should take notice.

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