Leo Fitzpatrick, known for his role in Larry Clark's controversial film 'Kids', reflects on its 30th anniversary and how the film's raw portrayal of teenage life impacted him. The film, directed by Clark and written by Harmony Korine, confronted issues like casual misogyny, drug use, and the HIV epidemic, shaking Hollywood norms. Fitzpatrick discusses how meeting Clark led him to a career in art. He now curates a gallery show featuring Clark's photographs of skateboarding culture in 90s New York, showcasing their lives before fame.
"I think Larry thought I was a very real, genuine teenager, not a Hollywood version of a teenager. He was going for that kind of realness, which would mess us up later because nobody knew if it was real or fake."
"I always wanted to make the teenage movie that I felt America never made. The Great Teenage Movie, like the Great American Novel ... I wanted to go against all that Hollywood bullshit."
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