WMS: I have done! Thanks to Roger Hill for your insights into The Warriors and for allowing me to share them here. It’s flattering that the member thought to do the action figure, but he’s kind of ugly, you know. We would love to know what you think about it! ![]() WMS: One of our forum members has created a one-off custom action figure of Cyrus. Then I performed on a Soap Opera called One Life To Live on ABC TV. I did a PBS series called Leatherstocking Stories. WMS: What did you do after filming The Warriors and did you not wish to pursue a career in movies? I thought the film would have an average life as most film do. I’m shocked! Not because I feel the film isn’t worth it, but it’s just unusual. WMS: How do you feel about the cult status this movie has achieved nearly thirty years after it was made? I don’t mind people saying the line at all. I’ve been told “Can You Dig It?” is one of the most famous lines in motion picture history. I am gratified to know people remember my performance. 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 have no negative memories of the shoot. WMS: What are your most memorable positive and negative experiences from filming The Warriors? My contribution was delivery of the lines and physical vocabulary. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ on July 12, 1945, he was a son of the late. spoken word and hand gestures).Īll the words belong to the screenwriter and Walter Hill. Roger Hill, 76, of Belvidere, NJ, passed away Monday, December 20th, at his residence. WMS: How much of Cyrus was scripted and how much was of your own creation? (E.g. Walter Hill did a wonderful job of setting me and the movie up. I think the role could not have gone any better. ![]() 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 never had any idea there were any real gangs there. WMS: Did yourself, the cast, or crew feel any danger filming in front of real-life gangs? It is not a matter of nerves or no nerves, but what one does with them. WMS: Were you nervous when you played your part as you had to perform in front of many people?Īctors are always nervous before and during performance. The monologue came naturally because of this. I had played Hamlet three months earlier, so that was preparation enough. 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? Someone else was supposed to play the role but he didn’t show up, so Walter Hill asked me to read for the part. He also portrayed the character of Lil John in the 1974 film The Education of Sonny Carson, and took on the role of Ernest Clay in the 1976 TV movie Hazard's People starring John Houseman. Firstly, how did you go about getting to play Cyrus in The Warriors? Born in the Bronx, Hill played the role of Cyrus in the 1979 film The Warriors. Warriors Movie Site (WMS): Hi Roger, thank you for taking the time to speak to us and to answer some questions for the website.
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