After losing close friends and being wounded in a mortar attack during his tour of duty in Iraq, Jerry Della Salla felt that his acting ambitions seemed trivial by comparison. He was also deeply troubled by media portrayals of soldiers as bloodthirsty and wasn't sure he'd be willing to play a military part. Though not an advocate of war, "I do want to communicate the soldier's experience," he told Back Stage in July 2007 ("Theatre of War"). "It's especially important in the entertainment industry, where snap judgments are made. I hope to go back to acting at some point—but not now. I'd rather come in as a military consultant."Time has passed, but Della Salla says his views on that topic have not changed, which explains his initial reluctance to play an American soldier in "Green Zone," an action thriller set in Iraq during the early years of the war.
- 3/17/2010
- backstage.com
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