Illeana Douglas: Self
Quotes
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Illeana Douglas : Those people that invented Hollywood lived pretty adventurous lives, themselves. You know, his ability to come there and - because he knew how to ride a horse - and turn that into a directing career, I think is remarkable in itself.
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Illeana Douglas : This seems to be Raoul Walsh's ideal. She's traditionally female. She stands by her man. Yet, she's rough and tumble. She can ride a horse. She can be with him in a shootout... She adds a femininity to the struggle and the journey and its as if these guys are loners and they traditionally are traveling with men. And so, therefore, now they're traveling with a woman. And so, it forces them to confront: are they a good man? Are they a bad man? Or, she's like some saucy dame that's, you know, gonna get you into a lot of trouble. But, he still pays her - a lot of respect.
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Illeana Douglas : Clark Gable, James Cagney, Errol Flynn, they have a certain - honor that we don't see in men anymore. And I think that Raoul Walsh must have experienced - that. That kind of breed of man dying away.
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Illeana Douglas : Through that woman he finds his better self, his higher ideals - and that's what I'm always sort of seeing. And that's why he must say, you know, that the love story is important.
