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E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! He's pretty intense. They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! I: When you go down to L. A., do you mix in with the other actors or stay to yourself? He was just all work, then go home. And he'd do that with everything. E: Yes, to an extent! And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. E: I got along with everybody! Made for the talented actor and artist that is Eric Schweig. MP: You're welcome. Many visitors have commented upon the quality of your masks. He exhibits a fine sense of humor. I encourage kids to do this now. We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. Mohican Press - ALL I didn't do a lot of talking. There was a golf tournament out there. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. I keep trying to get people to get into acting so we have someone who can focus on just being a funny guy or a bad guy or a psycho or a love interest. We're working on it. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? That's what these guys do in the movies. A lot of these people are among your biggest fans, which is why many of them came to our web site in the first place. E: Pretty good, thank you! A third manolder, earringed and wearing an indigo shirtappears to be after the two younger men, who pause to scope the object of their pursuit. You know. psychopaths running around. E: Yes, but I got restless. They scratched the money together and made T-shirts. They promote it. it's getting much better here. People from all over the world. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. And it has a real It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. out but don't stay out too late. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? That's who you have to focus on. But people still, especially kids who have this .. it changes the way they see things. They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. Something that minuscule I wouldn't remember. They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. So. you know, we've got to take advantage of it and they'll have nothing left short of Last of the Dog Men which is a ludicrous concept for a film about MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. MP: Any plans of showcasing them, or giving them their day in the sun? Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. Of course, like you were saying before, the old films from the 50s were horrible .. the Indians were the bad guys and they had to be eradicated no matter what. ES: Yeah. love interest. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? All three of us stood there with them. We were particularly struck by his comments pertaining to children which seemed We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better He also creates his own designs and concepts. You have a rather large following. We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. I have done bit parts in Bordertown and The Black Stallion. E: Oh, that was the hardest time anyone ever had. MP: The diverse cast - a microcosm of the French and Indian War, really - must have made things interesting on the set. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". between walking around the different classes and hanging around the smoking area, it was .. they had a multi-culturalism program that they had figured out for themselves and they were promoting it. private or he was. MP: We've heard about those. It's pretty cool, and that's part of the whole process. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? E: There was a lot of gratuitous violence in the movie and it could have been cut out. ES: Yeah, THE INDIAN. ES: No, not really. It's become a horrible reality. GATHERINGS || Madeleine Stowe. They reminded me of me. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. But, nobody went to work. He was in Columbia, SC at a conference called "Calling All Colors" at the American Indian Center of South Carolina He went to talk to kids about Turning Anger into Art. Regarding the love scene; you said in another interview several years ago that it was filmed and then cut out. I: Uncas comes over as the strong and silent character (minus the huge amount of dialogue), but the terrific expressions that you have throughout the film speak for you. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English. He seems like a good guy. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. He was just a guy. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? But period pieces have always been, and always will be, because of their way of MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. Blackstone Season 2 - "Eric Schweig interviews Andrea Menard" - YouTube For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com. That, perhaps, is petty stuff. I had more fun in that one month than I did in principal photography! It was really hard to get that damn ball. MP: It didn't leave you craving for the city lights? E: No, I don't think so at all. I: How did you feel about the battle scenes, especially the scenes when the deposed British troops are leaving the fort and the Hurons are waiting for them? Then I thought about it and it's just that his work ethic is different than everybody else's. ES: Yeah. MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! They could stand around and get suntanned. There is an endless amount of historical fact they dredge up from the past and twist it around and suck all the blood out of Indian people to paint their own pictures. E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. We won't have a leg to stand on MP: Then this must be a source of satisfaction for you. to work with them? ES: Oh You know, I can't remember. Some people actually got hurt. Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. Eric is certainly a personable, well-spoken & easy-to-talk-to person. I think if ANY Indian actor is going to use their profession, acting, as a forum it should be to advocate things like what happens to you They can get egotistical. And it was one of the six. I wouldn't ES: Well, the doors are opening now. There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. Before that I had no idea what they were doing up there. Probably the fort scenes. discussing The Last of the Mohicans, but became extremely animated when talking about certain topics, particularly his masks and his involvement in a children's drama group. Or, do you even think it should be an issue? MP: Okay. If you want to turn things around, maybe children are where you need to do it. It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! Could you tell us about it? All of this helps a lot in my performance. There's not enough of us. If they were operable it would have been more fun. Over near Lake James. ES: Oh, probably Tom & Huck. I never met my biological mother. Besides that, he's a pretty private person. It would seem that carving is the next step or natural progression of skills you already have. Regarding Vern . but you couldn't cradle it as well. MP: Okay. Their living conditions were bad, like one loo [bathroom] for 400 guys. I forgot his name MP: Yes . this is one of the masks in his so called "collection"? AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. It was great. No problem. Gorgeous Men. But all these kids running around and you know, the east coast and the west coast rappers, blowing each other apart, now THAT'S scary. [laughs] I don't know what I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. The Indian guys were okay. So, while you guys were filming this did you have any sense of bonding? As expected, we found ourselves liking him a great deal, and we quickly came to a mutually agreeable arrangement for displaying his work. MP: Okay. Or was it a sex scene? I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. Thanks, Eric. EARLY Mohican Press - ALL Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? If the movie makes $80 million, they don't care what I say. Was the fort built for the film? I believe you have been growing it for eight years? We just see the rushes. MP: True. Have you seen the movie? Indians from all over the country, Canada just everywhere. PATHFINDING || I wish they wouldn't. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. When you do that you really have to commit. It has been spoken about an awful lot. MOHICANS The following interview - apparently from late 1992 - appeared in the pages of Trail Dust magazine. To imply that Hollywood is still "sucking the blood" of the Indian is downright misleading. That's Andy Fraser. MP: A lot of people have been coming to our web site and checking out your masks. Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. E: Yes, with the Indians. Enjoy! Because they really need a sense of belonging and that sort of gives ES: No, I haven't actually. We have them back and now we can take care of them. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. Yeah, you know, I am a good guy. It's going to be released here so just brace yourself. If you go onto a reservation and you see the dogs and their heads are hanging, that's a bad sign . you know, people don't care about them. We sort of guessed at what they would different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? E: No, I don't! Eric Schweig. EARLY Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. I: How did you get on with the rest of the cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodhi May and Russell Means? E: No, I didn't. Really.. if it were possible, we could work out something.. maybe we could do something to "showcase" the kids in your drama group. What sort of career advice do you have for kids interested in acting? That's who they should be chasing but they don't. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. I'm an actor who just happens to be an Indian. I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. ES: Well .. it was more or less just business to me because nothing's ever historically correct. That What we'd like to start with is for you to paint a picture of who you feel you are for us. We were shooting [?? I: And I presume the Hurons were speaking French? He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. All kids want to do now is rap, which is great and I understand when you turn 15 or 16 you want to express yourself. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. We had a love scene that was cut out. ES: Let me think about that. MP: I know you've had experience framing houses. Was that difficult to achieve? On days when it got really hot they would carry two or three guys off with the heat. unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. So, by the time In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. I guess we swayed public opinion since then but I haven't heard of it. "ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON FICTION!". MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? He worked most of the time. Cause they just kind of stuck us in this little part of the field, when in the 1700s there was a thousand guys on the damn field guys getting killed, bones being broken. ES: No. That Cooper's "history" was, in many ways, stunningly accurate? MP: The concept of art for art's sake is somewhere in there, but what is your main objective in recreating the spirit masks? I really like it and I love shopping there. So, it it is somewhat difficult to have to knock his words. I'm busy!". My mother died of alcoholism and she was homeless as well. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! ES: Oh yeah! Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in I said "You know what? But, take yourself. E: Oh, yeah. STOREFRONT || Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. Do you see yourself as having an empathy with these kids, since you've walked in their shoes? E: I don't mix with other actors. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. They were the stars so they acted accordingly. A little better, though. But you know, it's expected. Out of all the scenes that you did, what was the most difficult? But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. That's because people listen to them. We could work out something. I don't mind period pieces as long as it's something positive and not negative. You know what? That a European version of an event is no less valid than an Indian version? I can't remember which scene it was. MP: Yeah! ES: You gotta put a little bit of that in there. MP: So, we're not looking at masks that are all going to be the same, but all unique. I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS were there. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. Historical films will always be. In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. If you cultivate that, when he is 30 years old he would be the best possible asset for his community. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? Things usually turn out if you do it that way. At first it took us about a minute or a minute and a half when we first got a hold of them to get them ready to fire. get here?" Guide book STILL I. Gregory Harrison . Indians.. one of the worst. for the running and other activities. Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? Put us into 1992 along with everyone else. But they didn't! So, after putting it off and saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". at the time I was running around a lot and too busy to If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and I: What were the good points about the film? It was probably him. GATHERINGS || to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. That was fun. There was eleven thousand gallons coming through a pump into the pool and then it's sucked back through to create the waterfall. I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. Anything that had to do with the fort . because it was hot in there and it was stuffy. Until Indian people can gain something of a creative role, then the cold hard facts about that, is that you need money. Are you satisfied with the caliber and supply of Native acting talent these days? I am just concerned that whoever is doing it is pulling their weight. He didn't socialize. E: I had fun, really. MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? Just go ahead and tell me how you feel about that. [Laughter] "Hold on! It's scheduled for June in North Carolina. This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. We hope this helps you to know him as he is MOHICAN PRESS: We've read many bits and pieces of information, in print and on the Internet, by people who claim they know who you are. He doesn't speak any English so it was hard to, it's hard to color a picture if you only have one color crayon. What else? ES: There's about 14 or 15 kids in it and we get together.. actually, I'm waiting for some plays to come in to a local bookstore here. 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