He told me that in the London theatre world of the 60’s that Finch had a fearsome reputation.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
He’d come to the west end from Australia and had brought with him a certain inability to suffer fools combined with a deep unquenchable thirst the moment the curtain came down.
Finch followed the couple around the party making disparaging remarks and eventually the young woman had enough and said to Chris that they should leave. Not a lot of black cabs at that end of Chelsea late on a Sunday night, luckily though the young lady had her own car.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
The journey underway Peter kept up a torrent of abuse from the back seat. About him, about her, about trust, truth, love, sex, talent...it was non stop.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
At one point, somewhere near Sloan Square the young lady pulled the car to the side of the road and ordered both men to get out
Chris told me he was chilled with fear. Peter had threatened him with physical violence a number of times and he felt for sure he was about to suffer a beating at the hands of someone who’s performances he had admired greatly. Too cruel. Finch turned to him, eye ablaze ...
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
I loved working with Chris on The Insider, he was just impressive. It was a travesty that his role didn’t receive an Academy Award nomination because everyone talked about and knew that it was amongst the handful of truly formidable performances that year.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
I reached out to him in 2012 after he won the Academy Award to say “ on behalf of Finch and I, welcome to the club”.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021
He laughed.
Rest In Peace Mr Plummer.
Good man. Fine actor.
I've read that Christopher Plummer was quite the pianist. Has anybody witnessed him playing? He was famous for entertaining the SoM cast at piano evenings while in a hotel in Salzburg.
— 🌹 Lohanomi of which the Moon is Also a Part 💥 (@ajlohanomi) February 5, 2021
