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Music: Asia Argento vs. Antipop, Archigram & Friends (2008)
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 Music: Asia Argento - Disco Sux/U Just Can't Stop The Rock/Sad Core (2008)Released by Antibe Music Family Sites
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"I think of Bela Lugosi. Everyone said that he was creepy and that he slept in a coffin. We become the image that others project on us."
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Since December 2003 This site is an official Asia Argento website. However, I'm not Asia Argento herself. Do not send fanmail because Asia won't receive it. I am not receiving any financial gain from the website. No copyright infringement intended. Special thanks goes out to my three special collaborators and contributors: Audrey (from France), Beatrice (from Italy) and Stef.
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Director's Cut - October 2003Indie film heroes take a meeting
Why we love her: Scarlet Diva, all those crazy tattoos. "I had an unhappy childhood - violence, neglect. My father [filmmaker Dario Argento], we talked only about movies. I thought that if I worked in film, then he would notice me. When I was 16, I finally did act for him, but by then it was too late to mean anything. Today we no loger speak, because I would not be in his last picture. Scarlet Diva was my big "fuck you" to Italy. I saw Italy as my enemy; it had hurt me. And they hated my movie there. I got an e-mail from JT saying that he wanted me to read his books, and I did, and I loved them. My childhood was not as bad as his, but I can connect with him, like so many people do. The fact that he exists gives me hope. When I made Scarlet Diva, I didn't give a fuck what people thought. But with The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, JT trusted me with his work, and I want to live up to his trust. The casting has been a nightmare. I want to use mostly nonactors because they give so much more than professionals. But in America, producers want me to use names, all that shit. In this country there is really no such thing as an independent movie. The independent producers, they pretend to be your friends and then stab you in the back. They can take my movie away from me at any time if I go over budget. It is incredible, horrible. It is almost better, I think, to work with the majors, because at least then you know what to expect.
I have nothing in my life today besides my work. I am obsessed with it. I leave my house only when I have to, just like JT does. All my life, I have felt that what I did was wrong. But now when I work, I feel good about it."
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