Tavis Smiley - Jeremy Renner Interview

Discussing "The Hurt Locker", which is up later tonight for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Renner is also nominated for Best Actor.

Original air date - July 6, 2009 (PBS)

See more Tavis Smiley interviews at: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/

Director - Kathryn Bigelow
Screenwriter - Mark Boal
Producer(s) - Tony Mark, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Director of Photography - Barry Ackroyd
Editors - Chris Innis, Bob Murwaski

Also starring:
Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Guy Pearce
Ralph Fiennes
David Mors
Evangeline Lilly
Christian Camargo

Congratulations, to "The Hurt Locker", which has now won Oscars for six of its nine nominations, including:

Best Picture
Best Director
Original Screenplay
Film Editing
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing

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[rocknroll4ever88]

"It's fulfilling...to never have a finish line"

Well that is certainly something to think about, considering that most people believe the fulfillment is in the achievement and completion of a goal.

Renner seems like a really phenomenal person, all around. I can't wait to see much more from him.

[rocknroll4ever88]

I agree, it makes sense :) It's enlightening to see someone with the perspective that the achievement is really in the personal journey, and is not confined by the projects or "goals" you take on. Many actors seem to limit themselves to particular roles or feel that their projects are confined and contained by the films they belong to, and stop there. Nice to see a fresh take on something that people usually acknowledge is better (the value of the journey) but rarely subscribe to personally.

[Claveldelaireazul]

@powerangerwwe What you say is very sweet. And surely you got many qualities. But you have to be yourself. Surely your qualities and your own expressions, are beautiful enough to make you a unique person. :)

[aimeesummer8]

@JunkOnVideo i think it's good he has a serious side too. it's a serious film and i'm glad he realised that:)

[Stormeyworld]

@AKD1V he's not gay.

[powerangerwwe]

Jeremy renner is my favorite. I try to be like him. i try to copy his expressions. Jemery renner should have won oscar. He is best actor.

[JunkOnVideo]

Renner looks so bored, I know Smiley has a more serious and toned down tone than other interviews, but where is your pep, where is your wit Renner?

[yeahyeah1821]

Interviewer "How in the hell can a white woman bring glory to the war in Iraq?"...Dude, your Obama hype is over.........

[YoleneR14]

i like how when he talks,he kind of slurs his words at the end. it's so darn cute!

[AKD1V]

he was really good in the town

and not that it matters but are the rumors of him being gay true?

[lavane26]

i think what he means is not that it's satisfactory to never finish anything, but to never limit yourself to one achievement. it's like always having something to do, and not accomplishing something and then going "ok... now what?"

i don't know if that makes sense :).

and yes, renner is phenomenal.