Interviews
Marty Belafsky- Crutchy

TEEN BEAT:  We hear the cast of Newsies was close.  Did you guys hang out socially?

MARTY BELAFSKY:  Yes. Sometimes we'd go out and see a movie. A bunch of us would do paint color wars. We'd dress up in army clothes and go out in the fields and have paint color wars.

TEEN BEAT: If you had to move from California, where would you move to?

MARTY:  My mom's from Chicago. I like Chicago.

TEEN BEAT:  Newsies is the first major role you've had in a feature film.  How'd you feel when you got the part?

MARTY:  I was thrilled.  I was so happy to work with Kenny again.  We'd worked together on Hull High.

TEEN BEAT:  Create the perfect role for yourself in a movie.

MARTY:  That's hard.  Probably an action/adventure movie--with everything in it. Something where I'm the hero.

TEEN BEAT:  What actors would be included in the cast?

MARTY:  Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger--people like that. Have Steven Spielberg direct it.

TEEN BEAT:  If you couldn't act anymore, what would you want to do?

MARTY:  I want to direct. I'd like to follow in the footsteps of Ron Howard.  I want to go to film school at USC.

TEEN BEAT:  What is one goal that you'd like to accomplish in your lifetime?

MARTY:  I'd like to have a family and settle down. That's kind of weird coming from a teenager!

TEEN BEAT:  What era would you visit if you fell into a time machine?

MARTY:  Probably the '50s because I'm curious to see how everything worked back then.

TEEN BEAT:  What do you like most about acting?

MARTY:  Just the feel of doing it.  I like being up there and I like the attention!  I simply like making people laugh and cry.

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