Let's work on those official statements

This has been something I have wanted to address for a while.

Official statements from studios, actors, industry folk when someone dies unexpectedly. We all read them, and they all read about the same regardless of the person who died or the circumstances. I mean, obviously you are saddened and your thoughts go out to the family of the deceased. Is that all? Aren't you actually devastated and you want to punch something, or take Valium? Especially for actors, who are supposed to be about portraying human emotion. You can't convey something more convincing than saying you are shocked?

I can recall only one genuine press statement that was released soon after Heath Ledger died. It was from the mother of his daughter, and she didn't try to sugar coat how anguished she was. If memory serves, she actually used the word heart broken in the beginning. You could feel her grief. Serious stuff. She will probably win an Oscar one day.

I say we start a new movement. Hollywood, join with me. Let's start a cause of no b.s. press statements. Let's endeavor to express sadness in the truest terms and not undermine the intelligence of the public. We have all lost people, and we know it sucks. So get on board and tell your publicist to shine, you want to put out a statement that is meaningful and not hollow and fake. After all, and you guys know this best, there is nothing worse for actors than bad acting.