CPI Archive 2008: Reluctant heroes. Andrew Hamilton chews the fat with Leo Moran from the Saw Doctors.
THE air was thick and bitter-sweet as Peter O’Toole climbed the 17 steps from the floor to the stage of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angles on a May evening in 2003. More than 40 years in the business, and with seven Oscar nominations already under his belt, you might have thought the overriding emotion would have been one of joy, satisfaction at very least. Yet, as O’Toole finally grasped his honorary Oscar, the reality of the situation came into focus - he would never win an Oscar for real. Many of the same emotions clouded a Dublin stage in December as the Saw Doctors claimed their Lifetime Achievement Meteor Award. “I said at the time that we were going to treat it like a milestone and not a tombstone and I’ll stick to that. It is a double edged sword to get a lifetime achievement award. But you have to take what you get in terms of the media and awards. All the people who have got that award in the past are still there, still alive and kicking,” said Leo.
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