Kevin Smith looks up to Michael Phelps
Filmmaker Kevin Smith thinks Michael Phelps should stop apologizing and embrace the image of the pot-smoking poster boy.
Follow Sunday's "Clerks II" screening at the Bloor Cinema, the director offered his unique take on the public relations nightmare that began after the record-breaking swimmer was photographed smoking marijuana.
"What that says to me is, 'you can get high and still win 86 medals,'" said Smith, whose cult-status Jersey series -- including Clerks, Dogma and Chasing Amy -- portrays a group of slackers, mallrats and low-level drug dealers.
"The way I look at it, the (guy) has worked hard from birth -- let him hit the bong."
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Follow Sunday's "Clerks II" screening at the Bloor Cinema, the director offered his unique take on the public relations nightmare that began after the record-breaking swimmer was photographed smoking marijuana.
"What that says to me is, 'you can get high and still win 86 medals,'" said Smith, whose cult-status Jersey series -- including Clerks, Dogma and Chasing Amy -- portrays a group of slackers, mallrats and low-level drug dealers.
"The way I look at it, the (guy) has worked hard from birth -- let him hit the bong."
For more...
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090209/090209_smith_phelps/20090209/?hub=CP24Entertainment