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Article: Mission implausible; When Tom Cruise spotted Bob Friend on TV, it launched the Sky man into a Hollywood career. But, says the newsreader, he won't be giving up the day job.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 7, 2001
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Byline: BOB FRIEND
THE director knew what he wanted: a "mature " newsreader who looked believable and wouldn't send the budget soaring.
Quicksand, a movie starring Michael Caine and Michael Keaton, was being filmed in the South of France. "Come to Nice, " director John Mackenzie said to me, "the weather 's lovely. "
Then there was a call from Quicksand 's temporary production office in Soho. "Wardrobe would like to talk to you - we 'll send a car. Bring a selection of shirts and ties. "I sat in a tiny office with a weary-looking accountant who was poring over a pile of papers. It 's not easy to balance the budget on a blockbuster. A French ...