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An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!' https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/19/we-were-dancing-on-cars-in-the-epicentre-of-porn-and-filth-an-oral-history-of-fame-40-years-on?CMP=share_btn_tw

An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!'

It was the late director Alan Parker’s most enduring hit, capturing what it was to be young and ambitious in the hot, gritty New York of 1980. The cast and crew reflect on the acting, fighting,...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/19/we-were-dancing-on-cars-in-the-epicentre-of-porn-and-filth-an-oral-history-of-fame-40-years-on?CMP=share_btn_tw

"When I was 18, someone in an interview.... took great offence to a line about how never being happy doesn’t mean being unhappy, and the inference being gay meant one would never be happy. I’m not at all sure that that was the intent, but he has every right to have been angered."

"The film does emphasise the struggle. You don’t walk out the door & become famous. It’s not about the Kardashians or the Paris Hiltons....they’re cultural phenomenons, but it’s not earned. We could use more grounding in the idea that hard work is how one achieves success."

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