Kurt Russell: «Goldie Hawn is a beneficiary in my life»

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn

Few Hollywood stars can be awarded the title of “icon”. Kurt Russell is a serious visitor. Collaborators of the cult were John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino, who died involuntarily as a result of his work (like Snake from 1997: Escape from New York) to beloved characters such as Santa Claus (in Someone save Christmason Netflix). In this recent one he joined Michelle Pfeiffer in the modern Western world TheMadison (on Paramount+), born from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan (already creator of Yellowstone). This summer with his other half Goldie Hawn decided to spend a month in Europe, after the celebrations at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival.

Charlene and Albert of Monaco with Kurt Russell during the Monte Carlo television festival (Getty Images)

The Lifetime Achievement Award

Kurt Russell received the Crystal Nymph for lifetime achievement directed by the hands of the principle Albert II of Monaco on the final evening of the 65th edition of the Monegasque event, the oldest on the continent dedicated to seriality. The award speaks Italian because it was created by the Murano master glassmaker Giancarlo Signoretto. The artist, who has achieved the most precious recognition of the festival since 2016, considers it «a perfect message of art that marries history. Not without a boutique or an ornament, with a special version of the Oscar and the Principality of Monaco, with stars of the caliber of Michael Douglas and Helen Mirren. Signoretto is with you with Russell In the 90s as soon as possible and all the time thanks to your support and care for your intimate relationship. The actor remembers it perfectly: «The works I bought then are still in plain sight on the shelves at home, I’m just afraid that sooner or later a nephew will knock them over. “But what a wonderful experience it was!”.

Albert and Charlene of Monaco – laws

The interview with Kurt Russell

The actor also thanked Signoretto during the closing ceremony of the festival, with words of great affection for Italy. Non-stop around the world, difficult to use and available, with a lot of effort, selfies with a lot of effort. With the international press he shared not only career highlights, but also a private note (and no, it’s not about the blue rugby ball comments he showed off around the event).

Let’s start from the beginning: what does it feel like to be considered a legend? «I don’t think about it much, I just try to do my best when I work. I leave the rest to others to decide.”

You were an athlete, then an injury put an end to your career. Regrets? «No, because in the audiovisual industry you don’t have to deal with statistics, races or competitions. Dad always said that the work must speak for you, especially because in this field you never know if they will call you and when.”

With The Madison he returned to TV after 50 years. Would you like to repeat the experience? «I don’t know if at my age (75 years old) I will still be able to handle these long but fast paces. What I have seen is that it remains a medium for young people. You can also consider him a “cinema guy”, a cinema guy, even if after Covid the cinema is struggling to recover a dominant place and on TV you can often find excellent scripts and a lot of money”.

Goldie Hawn, Albert of Monaco, Charlene of Monaco and Kurt Russell (Getty Images)

She has always messed up the cards on the table, starting with Snake. Weren’t you afraid of losing public approval? «At the time all the protagonists were positive or at least justified in their actions. Snake is antisocial, psychotic and a person still delirious to be able to play him: don’t want to redeem him, who would he want to have as a friend?”.

Do you still remember how it all started? «Very nice experience with Walt Disney, enjoy the world of acting, which I approached at 10 years old. “There is a continuation of the merits of my lords and sisters.”

Have you ever had any bad moments in your career? «I could tell you at least three, but what I like to remember is the turning point, when at 32 I started flying planes. In full effort, the speed is very high at this time, and you can dare to do everything with the help of your life. High altitude taught me to be self-confident and centered, as well as to have unshakable beliefs in choices. On the other hand, if I don’t know something I want to do everything I can to learn it. It takes perseverance to continue doing what you love.”

You can continue your relationship with Goldie. After all, let’s face it, Hollywood has been around for a long time, like destiny? «Being next to Goldie is a privilege for me. We get out of bed in the morning, treat each other with respect and listen to each other a lot. Love is an interesting feeling, you either feel it or you don’t. However, we worked a lot on it. She is an irresistible woman and I’m not just saying this because every day she looks at me as if I were a special human being.”