A few days ago, I mentioned on my Facebook page that I was extremely excited to be interviewing a favorite actor of mine, Clifton Collins Jr. I was also rather dismayed that there were many friendo’s of mine out there who didn’t know who he was, by name anyway. Some would recognize him when I mentioned he was the homosexual hitman in the critically-acclaimed film Traffic, or the crazy drug dealer in the equally-underrated The Rules Of Attraction (which is one of my favorite performances of his), some recognize him as the confused killer Perry Smith in Capote, a performance that some think is just as Oscar-worthy as Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s Oscar-winning portrayal of Truman Capote. Oh yeah, and, of course, there were those who just recently saw him on the silver screen as Ayel, the Romulan who was the Number 2 to Eric Bana’s nefarious Nero in that little sci-fi summer film Star Trek. Oh yeah, that guy… right? Well, you better enter the name Clifton Collins Jr. into those memory banks, people, because this incredible workhorse of an actor has quite a bit more in store for moviegoers this year and beyond.

While I do interviews for the site quite often, getting the chance to interview someone whose work I’ve admired for quite some time is a rare treat for me, and that’s just what I got when I spoke to Clifton Collins Jr. on the phone for about a half-hour this week. We talked about… READ MORE

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