The Warriors Movie Site Forum

Feast your eyes on an exclusive interview Roger Hill (Cyrus) gave for the site - click here.  Enjoy!




WMS: Hi Roger, thank you for taking the time to speak to us and to answer some questions for the website. Firstly, how did you go about getting to play Cyrus in The Warriors?

Some one else was supposed to play the role but he didn’t show up, so Walter Hill asked me to read for the part. And the rest is history.

WMS: What did it feel like being picked to play Cyrus after the original guy didn't show up for filming and did you have time to practice your role?

I had played Hamlet three months earlier, so that was preparation enough. The monologue came naturally because of this.

WMS: Were you nervous when you played your part as you had to perform in front of many people?

Actors are always nervous before and during performance. It is not a matter of nerves or no nerves, but what one does with them. Nerves are energy to be used.

WMS: Did yourself, the cast, or crew feel any danger filming in front of real-life gangs?

I never had any idea there were any real gangs there.



WMS: Are you happy with the way filming your scenes went and would you have liked to have had a different role in the movie?

I think the role could not have gone any better. Walter Hill did a wonderful job of setting me and the movie up.

WMS: How much of Cyrus was scripted and how much was of your own creation? (E.g. spoken word and hand gestures).

All the words belong to the screenwriter and Walter Hill. My contribution was delivery of the lines and physical vocabulary.



WMS: What are your most memorable positive and negative experiences from filming The Warriors?


I have no negative memories of the shoot. It was all great. It was exhilarating. A trip. An actor’s trip.

WMS: How does it make you feel knowing that you have one of the most memorable parts in the movie, and hearing people say "Can you dig it?" Do you get a lot of people saying that?

I am gratified to know people remember my performance. I’m grateful as well. I’ve been told “Can You Dig It?â€

Lion's action figure ugly!? How can he say that? lol  Great stuff Warchief, thanks alot. I found it funny that he never knew there was no real gangs ther  But Lion's figure is NOT ugly!

Nice job War Chief.  Thank you Roger Hill for sharing your thoughts.  For the past few weeks I have been knocking myself down pretty good.  I learned through this website that Mr. Hill worked for the Yonkers Public Library in New York.  I lived 10-15 minutes from there and had no idea Cyrus was that close to me  :shock:.  Thanks for posting the interview War Chief.

I'm glad the contact info I gave you worked out!  Roger's the best!
Tim

"Actors are always nervous before and during performance. It is not a matter of nerves or no nerves, but what one does with them. Nerves are energy to be used."

[glow=red,2,300]Genius[/glow]. Pure [glow=red,2,300]Genius[/glow].

Good work boys! 

alexfugazi wrote: I'm glad the contact info I gave you worked out!  Roger's the best!
Tim

Yes, many thanks to you Tim for sorting that out!  =D> 

Thanks for the interview.  Its a shame that he did not do much after.  The way he spoke and prepared for his role, made him seem like a man among men.  A man with a unique essence.  Someone who was willing to change his identity into any role.  Almost as if he could act out the impossible.  Its to bad he did not go on to more significant acting.
I appreciate the info.  By the way, I think the figure on him, look good not ugly.  I think I have to disagree with Roger Hill on the action figure.

Yeah I think the action figure is groovy and damn cool! 

maybe he thinks he himself is ugly since the likeness in Lions work is almost dead on?

Oh man I don´t know how many times I´ve said this but this site and the diehard fans are sooooooooooooo Goood. I really love this site and that people are puting so much heart and energy in it!

Great job Gareth and any contributors, Roger Hill will always be cool, regardless if he likes my figure or not!!!

LIONS ON THE RED CARPET wrote: Great job Gareth and any contributors, Roger Hill will always be cool, regardless if he likes my figure or not!!!

Well I forgot to tell you that I really really think that you´re figures are great!

thats a real cool interview
thanks to whoever set it up

lol how can he say lions figure is ugly lol
he said he was flattered Lions  must be chuffed

cyrus/roger the one and only