Refugee 7 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 Dennis Hopper with his daughter Galen after being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Photo: AFP Ailing US actor Dennis Hopper has been given his own star on the Hollywood Boulevard, with a bevy of screen legends turning out to honour him as he battles prostate cancer. "Everyone here today that I've invited and obviously some that I haven't invited have enriched my life tremendously," Hopper said, flanked by fellow actors Jack Nicholson and Viggo Mortensen. "They've shown me a world that I would never have seen being a farm boy from Dodge City, Kansas, and learning things I would never have learned." A frail-looking Hopper, 73, was being honoured at the ceremony outside the Egyptian Theatre for his 50-year career stretching back to Rebel Without a Cause in which he starred with James Dean in 1955. Later came the iconic road flick Easy Rider with Peter Fonda in 1969, the Vietnam war movie Apocalypse Now in 1979 and then Blue Velvet in 1986. "Everything I've learned in my life I learned from you and the wonderful world that I travelled and saw ... well, I got it all from you. This has been my home and my school," Hopper said. "And I love all of you. I just want to thank you. This means so much to me, and thank you very much, everyone." He is said to be in the last phase of terminal cancer and is also embroiled in a bitter divorce against his wife Victoria, after being married for 14 years. His lawyer said in court documents on Thursday that Hopper was too weak to be questioned by his wife's lawyer in the divorce settlement. The court filing said his physician David Agus found that Hopper weighs less 45 kg. Hopper took part in the ceremony wearing a bandage around his head and right hand, saying he had been injured in a run-in with paparazzi. "So I fell directly on my face, and I had my glasses in my hand. I got pretty screwed up," he added. AFP Source: watoday.com.au Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmie 2 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 I'm really sad that Dennis Hopper is so sick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 He looked so frail at the ceremony. It was so sad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surfnburn 5 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 It's cool that he had an opportunity to say something about his life given that he's so I'll. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tara 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 Poor guy :085: It's nice he made it to the ceremony though, he was probably looking forward to it. I watched some of his speech, too...he sounded alright. It's quite obvious that he isn't, though. Superb actor. Take care, Dennis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normandi 21 Report post Posted March 27, 2010 I am sad to see Dennis so sick with that parasite circling. I was at the Arclight Cinema bookshop two weeks ago and they had this huge coffee table book of Dennis's photography starting back from the 50's. It was an amazing collection of work and for me exposed me to a side of this artist that I really had not known. Fascinating man. I wish his life was in a more peaceful place right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PumpkinBumpkin 1 Report post Posted March 28, 2010 Poor guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
