a brief Van Damme interview

[piranha45]

http://www.newsweek.com/id/169176

"There's a monologue in the film about being a washed-up action star. Did you improvise that?
I like structure—like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you'll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you'll have it. By doing this I'm giving a structure of life, a path of light, and showing what happens between me and me, which is something very beautiful.
Beautiful? Why?
I really opened myself up in "JCVD." I peeled back the skin of the fruit, cut the pulp and then took that very hard seed. In this film I cut that hard seed, and inside that seed was a kind of liquid cream substance of the man I am, or the woman you are.
OK —
It was like being naked—I would love to be naked in front of you.
Well, I —
Not being naked being naked. I say such things in Hong Kong and they thought I was being a crazy Frenchman. Being naked of protection.
So you ' ve no regrets at all?
Believe me—I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff. So are you in New York?
Yes, I am.
And are you 27, or 32?
I ' m 22.
Oh, f–––. That is very young. Will you come to the premiere?
I don ' t know. When is it?
I don't know. You will wear all black, a black dress and high heels?
Uh —
You can come find me, I will be the one with the very broad shoulders, dark hair and a simple suit. We can have some champagne, you and me.

 

[azanon]

Van Damme's always been a ladies' man, hasn't he? I see he's still doing his thing.

 

[Ken785]

Why does he say hes 22? i dont get it. this interview is very bizarre. This is the Van Damme from Bloodsport right? Must be fake.

 

[user43770]

Why does he say hes 22? i dont get it. this interview is very bizarre. This is the Van Damme from Bloodsport right? Must be fake.

The girl is 22.

 

[DJDamage]

Van Damme has been married 5 times, he gets oneitis pretty fast.

Van Damme has been married five times, including two marriages with his current wife, bodybuilder and fitness competitor Gladys Portuguese. Van Damme has 3 children: Kristopher born 1987, Nicholas born 1995, and Bianca born 1990.

Spouses:

Darcy LaPier: 3 February 1994 - November 1997 (divorced, 1 child)
Gladys Portuguese: 3 January 1987 - 1992 (divorced); 25 June 1999 - present (2 children)
Cynthia Derderian: 24 August 1985 - 1986 (divorced)
Maria Rodriguez: 25 August 1980 - 1984 (divorced)

Not even a year goes by of being alone and he has to get married.

 

[j0n024]

Dude come on, you cant deny Col Guile.

Funny thought Friday I was looking up some Youtube videos of this guy.

 

[azanon]

Van Damme has been married 5 times, he gets oneitis pretty fast...........Not even a year goes by of being alone and he has to get married.

That's not quite the way I think of oneitis. I think of oneitis issues as involving such behaviors as believing in soul mates, or chasing after a woman that's not attracted to you, or being depressed because one particular woman rejected you. In fact, if he's the one that usually initiates the divorces because the women aren't measuring up, then that'd be the opposite of oneitis, if anything.

Marriage is sometimes a good idea. Oneitis is always bad. Marriage does not necessarily equal oneitis.

 

[MaddXMan]

Some channel was just showing Bloodsport back to back a couple of weeks ago. That was some cheesy ****. Like the montage in the beginning showing the fighters in different countries preparing for the tournament, they had the black fighter leaping up in a palm tree like a monkey and hacking coconuts. lol!

 

[piranha45]

haha, i remember that part too now that you bring it up. and then van damme and chun li had to feud over the blonde chick.

it was alot more convincing back when i was 8 years old, haha