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get more sex now! stop ‘trying’ to be nice. nice guys aren’t really nice at all. learn to ask for what you want. this book will change you if you want to change. i think i’m probably quite light on the ‘being too nice’ front. i know some guys are crippled by their need to try and be nice. woman hate it and can see it for what it really is! this book will help nice guys stop being nice. it will help nice guys just open up and ask for what they really want. becuase doing the washing up doesn’t guarantee you a bj that night .
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concise and useful. dr glover gets his points across with easy to understand anecdotes and straight forward talk. there' s no punches pulled. if you have nice guy issues, this book can help, will help, so long as you put the work in .
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great action and storyline. the characters are believable... and you either love them or hate them. i enjoyed the protagonist and hope mr .
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he conquered hollywood, then almost threw it all away. now guy pearce is in a better place – and this time, he' s staying put
as the world celebrates hanks’ messianic return in saving mr. banks this weekend (playing walt disney, no less), it’s time to throw some shade on the parade with a look back at tom hanks’ meanest moments in movies. after this, you’ll realize that, even when tom hanks is at his meanest, he’s still better than you .
great book but i wish that majestic had suffered more before he was killed. when is the story of paris and niles coming out ?
a secret agent loses his memory after falling from a crashing helicopter. he is then chased by a number of other agency operatives, but he has no idea why .
it was a good book, could have involved the duncan' s more. i would have like to see what happened with keisha and bridget .
i really enjoyed reading this book. it kept me wanting to read more, i was never able to put the book for a long period of time .
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this controversial e - book phenomenon became a best - seller and landed its author, a certified marriage and family therapist, on the o' reilly factor and the rush limbaugh radio show. dr. robert glover has devoted his career as a psychotherapist to freeing men from what he was dubbed the
nice guy syndrome
- trying too hard to please others while neglecting their own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. it' s no wonder that unfulfilled nice guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones, claims dr. glover. he explains how they can stop seeking approval and start getting what they want in life, by presenting the information and tools to help them ensure their needs are met, to express their emotions, to have a satisfying sex life, to embrace their masculinity and form meaningful relationships with other men, and to live up to their creative potential .
depending on your personal history and psychology, this book will either be of moderate use to you or one of the most important books you ever read. this is essentially a manual on assertiveness and moving past the experiences which have prevented you being an integrated person, focusing on sexual and relationship issues - but far from exclusively. dr glover is focussing on men who for whatever reason cannot safely and openly be themselves. the consequence is that such a man cannot be assertive and open, but must present a' nice' persona all the while being manipulative with others - hence nice guy syndrome. this has all kinds of negative consequences for both him and those around him, and fundamentally is not actually nice at all. for example a nice guy may want sex, but will not want to do so openly for fear of rejection, fear of female sexuality or fear of being' dirty' - and will therefore try manipulative strategies to get it, as if they will be owed it by a women as a consequence. the book is very pragmatic and practical, although, as per the warning in the book, liberating yourself from nice guy syndrome can radically change your life and relationships. the exercises are well worth doing and spending some real time with. this is a book to return to repeatedly to digest all the lessons. this is well worth reading for all men, if only to ensure you avoid the problems it describes and learn to be a genuine person with those that are closest to you. this is probably most potent in the late teens when figuring out how adult relationships work. it is probably also useful for women to understand the psychology of men who appear nice, but are also manipulative or underhand at the same time - or, in a word,' creepy'. finally, this is not a' red pill' or pua type book; it' s not cynical about people nor is it about maintaining some kind of manipulative grip on another person. it' s actually about becoming a better, healthier man .
set in 1930s los angeles, the film follows mildred (winslet), a resourceful mother - of - two who rises from waitress to successful restaurateur. when she meets wealthy playboy monty beragon (pearce), they fall in love but, with the interference of mildred' s spiteful elder daughter veda (evan rachel wood), happiness soon evaporates. it' s markedly different to the 1945 movie, which starred joan crawford. in that, monty' s character is murdered, the filmmakers turning the story into a flashback - driven film noir .
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a murder mystery which takes place on the mississippi gulf coast. a young woman tries to live a normal life, despite a horrible upbringing. she will learn her past will haunt her once more .
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still based in melbourne, pearce' s life seems far removed to the fripperies of hollywood. but he' s not immune from failures and frustrations – such as gillian armstrong' s 2007 film death defying acts, in which he played escapologist harry houdini .
it' s a fantastic film that got released in one cinema, and they didn' t tell anybody .
it was his co - star catherine zeta - jones who rang him and told him .
it was one of the most devastating things. i won' t go into why and who, but that was extremely disappointing .
ripped from the pages of his new york times bestselling family business series, carl weber brings you no more mr. nice guy, the origin of niles monroe, the super - bad hitman who will one day become paris duncan’s one true love. niles has just returned from eight years of serving his country as a special forces sniper. he’s looking forward to a consulting job with dynamic defense and spending time with his family, including his bi - polar mother, lorna, and his hard - drinking uncle, willie. what niles doesn’t know is that dynamic defense is actually a cia front. he’s not interested in joining them, but they won’t take no for an answer. bridget st. john is one of the most beautiful women niles has ever met, and she is also the most deadly. it is her job to recruit niles to the dynamic defense team by any means necessary. when niles is arrested for a murder he does not commit, bridget makes him an offer he can’t refuse: working for dynamic defense in exchange for his freedom. with niles on board, bridget begins to train him in ways he never imagined. sometimes, however, the student becomes the teacher. before she realizes what’s happening, bridget falls in love. when circumstances in his personal life collide with his work, niles is forced to use his military skills to protect those closest to him. fans are sure to appreciate this action - packed thriller that delivers love, drama, and suspense with weber’s trademark flair for unexpected twists and turns .
clever, articulate and timely... reading this book has been one of the very best things i' ve done in my life so far. i could literally feel my subconscious rewire itself in new more positive ways. : )
claymation short that is as much a tribute to the tarantino phenomenon as a critique - it ridicules stereotypes and the fetishisation of violence, while showing, as tarantino does, the essential ridiculousness of the crime genre and macho posturing. a trailer for a film you really want to see, if only for the steam - roller that flattens surprised passers - by .
tom hanks is hollywood’s moral compass. he’s never involved in scandal, he seems to have a compulsion to give to any charity he can get his hands on, and he and his wife, rita wilson, look like the type of non - threatening couple that would have you over for charades and an ugly christmas sweater party. he & apos; s the sort of nice guy who makes you just want to hate him. but instead you just rack yourself with guilt over the mere thought of ever hating someone so genuinely kind - hearted. it & apos; s a vicious cycle of self loathing known as the hanks effect. however, just because hanks is almost always nice doesn’t mean he never sinks down to the level of the unwashed masses. early in his career he was known as a character actor who starred in a string of lowbrow comedies, which often featured crude humor, nudity, and shockingly foul language. hey, even the best of us have our bad days, and hanks certainly isn’t immune to that .
the lengthy shot of lawrence and tasha is among the most explicit sex scenes in a show that hasn’t been bashful about frank sexuality. it’s even more raw than what led up to it, namely issa’s indiscretion with daniel in the studio. but the scene isn’t gratuitous. lawrence had something to prove to issa, to chad, and to the enterprising stripper. if issa can transform into miss gives all the fucks and molly can emerge as new molly, lawrence can be the guy who screws the flirtatious bank teller. it’s tough to watch, of course: as issa sighs uncontrollably, the audience knows she’s wondering where lawrence is and imagining the worst. little does she know the reality is worse than anything she might dream up .
todd had always said he really wanted to honour the book ,
says pearce .
things like character subtleties, which were lost in the earlier film, are really evident in our version and in the book, where you see these changes through somebody like monty, who is obviously spending his life trying to enjoy every moment he possibly can. and he can – obviously through the wealthy upbringing he' s had. but when responsibility is required, we really see what' s been repressed come to the surface .
with his head shaven, pearce is quite menacing, proving he can elevate even the most mundane material. still, it rather pales next to his work in mildred pierce, todd haynes' sublime hbo - produced five - part mini - series, which is released on dvd next week (after its sky atlantic run earlier this year). based on the james m cain novel of the same name, which inspired a 1945 movie version, it' s arguably one of the best dramas to come out of america this year. co - starring with kate winslet, and working with the director of far from heaven, it was, as they say, a no - brainer for pearce .
people say,' what made you want to do mildred pierce?' simple – todd haynes, kate winslet and hbo. how do you say no ?
carl weber and stephanie covington didn' t disappoint with this one. it was so nice to get the background story on niles. he' s a true bad ass and paris' s equal. loved his and uncle willie' s character. can' t wait to read the next novel that ties all of these characters together. keisha' s character really surprised me at the end. she was quick thinking and cunning when needed. y' all presented another amazing read .
there are other projects too – an improvised film with british star felicity jones and, if it ever gets off the ground, an adaptation of william burroughs' novel queer. still, he can' t help feeling guilty .
all you ever hear about is that actors are just always out of work, which is something that i' m very aware of all the time. and there are these wonderful actors out there who don' t get as much work as i do .
maybe one day he' ll realise he' s got there on merit .
he comes over to greet me, carrying a glass of water. he' s wearing jeans, a black - check shirt, wicker - style flip - flops and sunglasses. he may not quite boast the torso of old – across his neighbours time, he trained as an amateur k bodybuilder, even winning the title of mr victoria – but he still looks lean, in trim. his brown hair, swept back, is receding a little now. still, he looks better than he did in the razorlight video for
before i fall to pieces
, in which he played a dishevelled superhero, sitting on a couch, munching pizza with manky teeth .
it' s a hot saturday lunchtime. the terrace of the hotel excelsior in venice is buzzing with wealthy patrons, while bikini - clad residents lounge around the nearby pool. standing to one side is guy pearce. once upon a time, as ramsay street' s buff diving champion mike, you might have caught pearce jack - knifing into the water. but neighbours was a lifetime ago. he was just 19 when he started his three - year stint, back in the aussie soap' s heyday. now he' s 44, with a beard flecked with grey .
it came at the end of a bad period for pearce, whose agents were desperate to turn him into a leading man .
i hated the way hollywood worked for the first 10 years [ i was there ] ,
he admits .
i couldn' t stand it. i just found it so dominating and horrible .
even outside it, the film business was brutal. he cites 1999' s ravenous, a thriller that saw its original director milcho manchevski kicked off the production .
i loved milcho. i was just devastated when they took him away. i was ready to kill somebody. i was going through a very angry period in my life at that stage, so i probably could' ve killed somebody. it was really horrible. horrible. horrible .
maybe this is why directors love him .
guy has an incredibly intense presence ,
says hillcoat, who initially cast him in the proposition, his 2005 western scripted by nick cave. the musician concurs :
he' s so tightly wound. you can see that in the good films that he' s made. he' s got a sort of clenched jaw and it' s all happening in his face .
all three have reunited for what promises to be one of the most anticipated films of 2012 – bootlegger tale the wettest county in the world, which also stars tom hardy, gary oldman and shia labeouf .
i come in with the smallest role ,
he says. size really doesn' t matter to him .
pearce was born in ely, cambridgeshire, and it comes as no surprise to learn that pearce' s bawdy humour has british roots. not that his early memories are tinged with happiness. his father was an raf test pilot, working on the nomad aircraft programme among other projects, until a plane crash cut his life short. pearce was eight at the time. he just remembers coming home and finding all his relatives there. his mother told him what happened, then broke down in tears .
i' d never seen her like that before – it just added to the shock. to be honest, i can' t remember much about how i felt at the time – maybe i' ve blocked it out .
with this in mind, it' s no surprise he' s stepped up his work rate. aside from his nick cave / john hillcoat reunion, next year he will be seen in lockout, a luc besson - scripted sci - fi tale. then comes the big one – ridley scott' s prometheus, a prequel of sorts to scott' s classic sci - fi horror alien. pearce visibly stiffens when i mention it .
yeah, i' m not allowed to talk about it ,
he says, immediately. he' s contract - bound not to breathe a word about the plot .
it' s incredible, as you can imagine, but if you sign on, you' re sworn to secrecy .
first off let me just say, weber and covington did a great job aligning what we know about the present, to what we didn' t know about the past. the book tells an intriguing story about how niles monroe became a savage killer, but it also shows his more sensitive side, and how it got tainted. if you' re a reader who can appreciate the art of writing and how authors connect the dots with subtlety, you will definitely love this book. another winner from the family business series! oh and of course there are some sexy scenes sprinkled throughout the pages as well. i enjoyed every minute of the read .
he learnt to meditate, concentrating on his breathing .
that was about as much as i could do. it' s not that i still really do it. occasionally i will, if i want to stabilise myself a bit .
overall, he realised he had to change his attitude – certainly when it came to hollywood .
a lot of it was my own insecurity about my ability. so once i started to feel a bit more confident about that... and once it was very clear that i wasn' t going to live in la, and that i could stay living in australia, then a few things added up .
meanwhile, lawrence is enjoying some quality time with his boys, who we’ve only seen in passing all season. lawrence is the girlfriend guy, and he’s been so wrapped in his relationship cocoon that this is his first opportunity in a while to cut a fool. he almost does just that during a trip to the strip club. his boys convince him that the single life will be rife with opportunity with gorgeous, desperate women clamoring for an opportunity to bed him. lawrence, who apparently has never seen a quality stripper before, thinks he’s about to get his first glimpse of his new life in the champagne room, but has his hopes shattered when the dancer asks for cash up front. the proposition is yet another instance of lawrence finding out that people see him as a milquetoast .
no one can accuse issa of not trying to mend her fractured relationships. after procrastinating as long as possible, issa calls molly to thank her for her donation at the fundraiser. “bitch, you still mad? ” she says, hoping molly will answer in kind like she did in the pilot. instead, there’s only starched silence, and when molly does start talking, what she has to say is far from what issa wants to hear. issa follows that awkward moment with a visit to lawrence at his fancy new tech job, and that goes even worse than the phone call with molly. issa’s rite - aid care package isn’t enough to smooth things over, and lawrence demands she stop calling him with the same anger that was in his voice during their initial blow - up .
“broken” is rae’s best script yet, a sharp, insightful, and cleverly structured half - hour that flies by while leaving a lasting impression. the episode begins with issa brooding in the mirror, sick over the fact that she’s driven away the two most important people in her life. it’s a moment so simple as to belie its significance. all season, the mirror has been issa’s safe space, the place where she can be a bolder, more brazen version of herself. this time, the mirror isn’t a fantasy world where issa can be the second coming of mc lyte. it’s an actual reflection of issa’s sadness and sense of helplessness over a situation she can only do so much to fix .
the season finale is a pivotal moment for any freshman series, and it’s especially important for a show like insecure, which isn’t inclined toward plot twists or rug pulls. as a slice - of - life sitcom and a shrewd, subtle character study, the show’s easygoing nature makes it harder to put a period on the sentence. then there’s the issue of the downright stingy eight - episode season, a length that would seem to preclude an ending that feels satisfying and tonally appropriate while leaving more story to explore in season two. but if flop sweat was dripping out of issa rae’s invisible pores, it certainly didn’t show. “broken as f * * k” is a stellar finale that delivers an emotional wallop while hinting at a fascinating path forward for insecure .
in a moment of desperation, he goes back to his comfort zone, calling issa just to hear her voice when he’s clearly not prepared to confront what she did. he suggests they talk “at home, ” and issa, presumably hoping to catch lawrence before he reverts back to righteous fury, immediately packs and asks her friends for help. after initially dismissing issa, molly caves and drives her back to los angeles. molly even helps issa rehearse her apology speech in a tender moment that shows how deep their affection for each other goes. (however, a more pessimistic reading of the scene would note that issa and molly still haven’t directly addressed why they were upset with each other, which only exacerbates the emotional bottleneck that led to the argument. )
the only bright spot in issa’s world is a girls’ trip for kelli’s birthday, complete with a carefree cruise up the pacific coast highway and a swanky rental home. the weekend is all about celebration and camaraderie, but issa and molly still can’t figure out how to fall back into their groove. they sit in silence in the backseat on the way up, and even after the festivities are in full swing, they can’t muster up anything more than loaded side glances. a game of truth or dare — “we did say, ” in the girls’ parlance — escalates quickly when molly aggressively comes on to a much younger man, then brings him back to the house for a quick - and - dirty tryst. it’s a two - birds, one - bone situation for molly, who gets to have a weekend fling and needle issa at the same time .
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i love carl weber' s books. this one did not disappoint. i love the way he connects characters from different books and explains how they got to be who they are. niles monroe from
to paris with love
- we get to see how he became what he is. this book made me go back and re - read some of
to paris with love. i love his character and would like to see he and paris get back together. niles is perfect for paris. hopefully, they won' t kill each other in the future .
another great story in the family business franchise. love to see the return of niles, and some background to his story. this story can go on forever. carl a weber can' t write these books fast enough for me .
i have loved carl weber 's books for a long time, and can' t get enough of
the family business
series. you' ve made us fall in love with niles! can' t wait for the sequel. i didn' t think niles was out of the picture quite yet. loved it !
this book was very good but i think there were too many plots going on at once with too many characters. i believe it it keeps you hanging in a lot of areas. some of the characters' were lost along the way but i guess that keeps the story line going. you must become familiar with the duncan family novels before reading this novel or you will be truly lost .
this book was another installment of carl weber' s
family business
novels. in this book, it starts off where paris left niles in
from paris with love
and then it takes you back in niles life so that you can learn about his story. you get to meet nadja and see how they came to meet. you also learn about niles mother and uncle willie. overall, this was action - packed... typical carl weber format of each character speaking from their own point of view in each chapter. i even liked the brief cameo of vegas and orlando duncan. i await the next installment .
this book was great! !! i love learning about the background of niles. it was a roller coaster ride, even at the end! ! !
this was an amazing read! i enjoyed it from beginning to end. i’d re mine it to anyone seeking a change from regular passion filled books .
the family business
series is turning out to be a very hot one. although i' m ready for the present info on the duncan' s, these back stories have been pretty ...
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this is one of those rare books that just hits the nail on the head. period. as i read it, so many of the experiences of others seemed like a narrative of aspects of my own life. over the past few months, various events have meant that i have started to become aware of many of the traits described within this book - and them' not working'. however, this has mostly lead to a sense of confusion because of a lack of trust of my own judgement. some of the concepts of the book i have been realising for myself, but without any' reference' or connected thinking and with a large helping of naivety, it is very difficult to get a handle on them on your own. this book has really helped to identify traits that i have - blindly and persistently - believed are' good', despite them rarely working. if you go through life trying to please people, worrying about what others think of you and never * truly * putting yourself first then this book might be a real eye opener - it has been for me .
an inspiring book that tackles a subject very few others do - positive attempts to reclaim masculinity. well written as well, a lively and exciting tone throughout .
the saddest part is that i needed this book and wake up 30 years ago. crushingly accurate in way to many ways. now at the age of 50 i sadly realize how much i made myself miss in my life .
this book changed my life. one of the most influential and effective books i' ve read. i read it over a year ago and formed a key part of the foundation of my plan that turned my life around. i strongly recommend to anyone who lives their lives putting others first and is unhappy deep down .
this is a superb book, for someone used to being on the wrong end of work, relationships and life in general this book has been an absolute godsend .
starts off interesting, then he starts to ramble, continually repeats himself, and brings in examples that are in the minority and have extreme experiences so the book starts to ...
the beginning of this books has good points but then it is on repetitive loop and ...
the beginning of this books has good points but then it is on repetitive loop and becomes ennerving .
i got wind of this book while listening to an art of manliness podcast sometime ago, but didn' t get to pick it up till recently .
when, you don’t get what you want, when relationships break down, when you put other people’s needs before your own .
it is amazing to find a book that somehow knows you so well, it keeps to the point and is useful with lot' s of targeted advice .
recommended to me by a pal (to whom i am his safe partner), an interesting read with some good learning points .
read this book a while ago, only writing a review now cause i was surprised by the average rating being only 4 / 5 .
i read this book and saw me and potentially where i have been going wrong. now to read it again. really worth a read !
issa arrives home and finds lawrence’s keys on the counter and smiles to herself. it’s a start. but when she walks back into the bedroom, she discovers that the keys are just about all lawrence left in the apartment. that and his work shirt from best buy, the job issa pushed him into getting instead of following his mobile app dreams. it’s a serious gut punch after an earlier scene that showed lawrence arriving back in the apartment with a wistful smile spreading across his face. we find out at the same time issa does that he was only coming to clear out his stuff. molly consoles issa on what’s left of the unclaimed “bouch” in front of the apartment building, and to twist the knife, the episode cuts to lawrence laying waste to tasha’s backside. seriously, i’m not entirely sure the episode title doesn’t refer to tasha’s box spring, or perhaps her l5 vertebrae .
surely rae and her team considered a rosier ending, with issa managing to get everything she wants without sacrificing anything. but to its credit, insecure is not that show. rae wants to hold her character’s feet to the fire, and if the show carries such bravery into season two, the best is yet to come .
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pearce says:' i hated the way hollywood worked for the first 10 years [ i was there ], i couldn' t stand it. i just found it so dominating and horrible.'
never one to hog the limelight, it' s nevertheless been a remarkably fertile time for pearce. he' s appeared in the last two films that claimed oscars for best picture – kathryn bigelow' s the hurt locker, in which he played a bomb disposal expert, and the king' s speech, in which he featured as king edward viii .
i did say i only do academy award - winning films from now on ,
he jokes .
but how funny is that? i reckon it' s about five minutes on screen, between those two movies .
in truth, he can barely remember his three days in jordan on the hurt locker .
yet pearce is the sort of actor who comes without the encumbrance of a 24 - carat ego. quite happy to drop in on screen for a cameo – as he did for john hillcoat' s the road, playing a bedraggled hobo – when he does take a lead, he' s almost too modest to accept the applause .
all the best performances i' ve done
– he cites chris nolan' s ingenious backwards - thriller memento, in which he memorably played a memory - addled widower –
i haven' t had to do one iota of work. i haven' t had to work at creating something. as much as i try to accept the credit for good work, i certainly don' t feel like it was my doing .
he plays support again in his new movie justice, a vigilante potboiler starring nicolas cage and mad men' s january jones, who play husband and wife. after she' s assaulted, cage' s character, a mild - mannered teacher, is approached by the mysterious simon (pearce), the leader of a group that takes the law into its own hands. his proposition is simple: does he want revenge on the man who attacked his wife ?
simon is someone who probably started out with a grudge against a judicial system he felt was failing, but begins to manipulate the situation to suit himself ,
says pearce .
i think people are generally malleable, and for some it' s harder to find the clarity between right and wrong .
not long after we met, pearce was awarded an emmy for his work on mildred pierce, beating off competition from paul giamatti, james woods and tom wilkinson. the first major award of his career, his acceptance speech was gloriously un - american .
it really was a delightful experience making mildred pierce ,
he said .
i got to have sex with kate winslet many, many times. and i didn' t realise it was going to result in this. so kate, i share this with you, because you' re an extraordinary woman. thank you for allowing me to insert myself in your world of mildred !
pearce moved with his mother and elder sister tracy to australia shortly afterwards, heading to geelong, near melbourne .
we lived a really hidden existence, and i' ve just maintained that ever since. it was never a loud household. i was never overly social. i was pretty much on my own a lot of the time. i lived in my own little fantasy world .
the person he was closest to at the time was tracy, who has down' s syndrome .
the relationship that she and i had, because of the special person she is, was on a totally different level to what i had with anyone else .
acting came along when he was 10, initially on stage in productions of alice in wonderland and the wizard of oz. by the time he left high school, he had an agent and his neighbours role lined up .
i think my last exam was on a friday and i started neighbours on a tuesday or something. i had to move to melbourne in that weekend and suddenly become a professional person .
on the soap at its height, pearce saw first - hand what it meant to be famous .
our faces were so fresh in people' s minds. it was all about screaming teenagers. it wasn' t hard to deal with but it was definitely a monstrous aspect of my life .
if anything, it taught pearce what he didn' t want from his career. rather than ply his trade as a hunk - for - hire, he snapped his neighbours image in two, playing a drag queen in the adventures of priscilla, queen of the desert, the cult comedy that has since inspired a hit stage show. brought to the attention of hollywood, curtis hanson then cast pearce as the self - righteous sergeant in his classy 1997 adaptation of james ellroy' s la confidential. arriving at the same time as russell crowe, with whom he co - starred, pearce was rather eclipsed by his fellow antipodean .
he had other things on his mind that year, such as marrying his partner, kate mestitz, who he' d known since childhood. they' ve remained together ever since, despite pearce' s peripatetic lifestyle .
we' ve got pretty good at dealing with being apart from each other ,
he admits .
but we' re in constant contact – texting each other all day every day .
with mestitz handling her own busy career as a psychologist, she and pearce made the decision not to have children .
i believe you need to have a level of emotional consistency when you raise a child and i don' t know that i have that. it would be unfair to inflict that on a child .
sensitive and soulful, pearce takes everything to heart .
you just do all this work, and sometimes you work on k things and they' re terrible and they end up getting massive publicity and everyone goes on about them and you think,' argh! christ! why is this the one that everyone' s going on about?'
like the time machine, maybe? the 2002 hg wells adaptation, with peace in the lead, was critically lambasted but still took $ 123m around the world. pearce shoots me a sly smile .
i' ll let you decide. i' ve learnt not to be too vocal about the things i' m disappointed in .
so what was he angry about ?
i was just angry about a lot of stuff ,
he sighs. not wanting to live in la. not wanting a career like tom cruise. he had a
mini - nervous breakdown
, as he calls it .
as i got to the end of 2001, and i realised i hated pretty much everybody that i came across, it wasn' t so much a moment, i knew i was getting to a point where i was going to have to do something about this. i just had so much hate in me and i just couldn' t stand being around anybody. and so i took myself off and i went to the north - western part of australia for a month, into the desert, and really just had a good look at myself .
it' s hard to imagine the placid pearce bottling up all this anger. his solution was to
read about 1, 000 books
, most of them buddhist studies .
it really just enabled me to kind of see life from a new perspective that essentially then gave me a few tools in how to handle life .
he says it didn' t all get resolved in the desert. rather ,
that was the action that just got the ball rolling as far as getting things sorted out
. so what did bring him peace ?
a lot of therapy. a wonderful wife. and not taking so many drugs. just having a good look at myself, and sorting myself out. and that stuff still bubbles away, and you' re still tested by it at times .
of course, the immovable system that is hollywood has remained the same – and pearce knows it .
i don' t feel like anything has changed with how hollywood works. but i' m just much better at deflecting all of that rubbish, and doing what i want to do. and actually being able to laugh about it and feel ok about it. whereas back then i was,' argh!'
' justice' is in cinemas nationwide now.' mildred pierce' is released on dvd and blu - ray on 28 november from hbo home entertainment
no more mr. nice guy ( german : wir können auch anders … ) is a 1993 german comedy film directed by detlev buck . it was entered into the 43rd berlin international film festival where it won an honourable mention . 
no more mr. nice guy (german: wir können auch anders …) is a 1993 german comedy film directed by detlev buck. it was entered into the 43rd berlin international film festival where it won an honourable mention.
no more mr. nice guy (german: wir können auch anders …) is a 1993 german comedy film directed by detlev buck. it was entered into the 43rd berlin international film festival where it won an honourable mention.