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Harvey Keitel
FILMOGRAPHY
(ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)
BIO
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 Harvey
Keitel entered the world of movies more or less simultaneously
with his buddy Martin Scorsese in a handful of early 1970s films.
With his rugged good looks and a charming
presence, Keitel often portrayed staunch, partly psychotic
characters
battling both the law and themselves. Through hard work and wise
choices of roles, he has earned acclaim as one of the best character actors
in the industry. Keitel has consciously sought out new challenges
through different types of character, something he has benefited from in
later years.
In addition to a number of Scorsese films, and after a quieter stint
in the 1980s, Keitel became something of a Quentin Tarantino
favourite, starring in Reservoir
Dogs
as well as Pulp
Fiction.
This led to a career renaissance, and he enjoyed a magnificent decade in the
1990s with fine performances in films
such as Bugsy,
Thelma
& Louise,
Bad
Lieutenant,
Smoke,
and The
Piano.
Keitel has always been willing to take on risky roles, and in
addition to appearing in a series of European and Australian films,
he has
also often worked with first-time directors. |
AWARDS
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The
Academy Awards (Oscars) |
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1992 |
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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Bugsy |
CHARACTER
QUOTES
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) learns that Mr. Orange
(Tim Roth) has been shot in the stomach:
Mr. Pink (Buscemi): "Is it bad?"
Mr. White (Keitel): "As opposed to good?"
Mr. White (Keitel) tires of hearing Joe Cabot
(Lawrence Tierney) naming asian guys from a little book:
Joe: "Wong?"
Mr. White (grabs the book): "Give me that fucking thing!"
Joe: "Now, what the hell do you think you're doing. Give me my book
back."
Mr. White: "I'm sick of fucking hearing it, Joe. I'll give it back
to you when we leave."
Joe: "Whadd'ya mean, when we leave? Give it back now!"
Mr. White: "For the past fifteen minutes now you've been going on
about names: Toby? Toby! Toby? Toby Wong? Toby Wong! Toby Wong? Toby
Chung? Fuckin' Charlie Chan! I've got Madonna's big dick coming outta my
left ear, and Toby I-don't-know-what coming outta my right."
Joe: "Give me that book!"
Mr. White: "Are you gonna put it away?"
Joe: "I'm gonna do whatever the fuck I want with it."
Mr. White: "Well then I'm afraid I'm gonna have to keep it."
Pulp Fiction
When asked to come and help after an O.D:
The Wolf (Keitel): "That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in
ten."
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