Reply #82: Why didn't anyone mention Tim Robbins' recent comments?

[joshcryer]

VENICE, Italy (AFP) - US actor Tim Robbins took a thinly-veiled sideswipe at fellow Hollywood stars who failed to follow his example and speak out against the US-led war on Iraq (news - web sites).


Robbins, in Venice to present the world premiere of his latest film "Code 42," said his vehement opposition to the war earlier this year had not damaged his Hollywood career.

"I think the recent controversy was a gift. It provided an opportunity to speak out about free speech," said Robbins, who added that others in Hollywood and across the United States had wanted to publicly oppose the war -- but chose not to.

"Freedom of speech starts with you opening your mouth and people often abdicate that freedom in their mind. "They choose not to speak. Once you choose not to speak, you might as well not have it," he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030902/ts_afp/lifestyle_film_venice_030902170617