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Versatile & Talented
+*< Anthony Newley
HOLLYWOOD — Talented Anthony Newley feels that everyone is born with some kind of talent.
"Even a guy who holds his breath can make it an art”, said Newley. "Talent is either used or not used.”
What determines this? “The need fcr attention!” Newley said frankly.
Newley has received much attention since entering show business at the age of 14.
The British star, who made 40 films by the time he was 27, achieved international renown as co-author, director and star of the musical, "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off”. More recently, he co-authored, directed and starred in “The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd.” His song hits include "Once in Life Time,” "Who Can I Turn To?” and "What Kind of Fool Am I?”
What about Hollywood? That’s where the normally talkative Newley clams up.
"Why rock the boat? Broadway and records are doing great for me,” he said.
Insiders in the film capital continue to rumble about deals and offers made to the great star.
“Performing,” he says in returning to an earlier subject in the interview, “stems basically from a desire for attention. Once you can face this as an artist and you stop kidding yourself about art, life becomes less frantic.”
Newley indicated that this need for attention was really an excessive need for approval, having its roots in childhood.
"The drive to perfect whatever talent you have begins within the first’ 10 years of your life,” said Newley. “You either can’t live without it, or you don’t want it badly enough. It stems from a need to be loved, which. varies with the individual..A: person driven by this need must