21-03-2005 00:00
LEE SLAMS YOUNG MOVIE STARS
Veteran actor CHRISTOPHER LEE has slammed many of his younger contemporaries for being untalented and out of their depth on the movies they work on.
The 82-year-old LORD OF THE RINGS star, who has appeared in more than 200 films, has likened the shallow and vacuous efforts of some actors as "holes in the air" and warns they won't last the distance.
Only the enigmatic JOHNNY DEPP, who worked with Lee on upcoming film CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, has managed to impress the critical star.
Lee says, "Johnny Depp, as far as I'm concerned, is number one. Of his generation, there's no one who can touch him.
"Some performers today, it's like looking at holes in the air.
"You get these young, over-hyped stars with very little experience, pitched into big-budget movies in major roles and they can't handle them.
"It's extremely dangerous because it means they're not going to last long."
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