Jurassic Park Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
10th September 2014
Fact: Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum delighted guests at a taping of U.S. talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday (09Sep14) by leading the studio audience in a special sing-a-long to the sound of composer John Williams' classic dinosaur film score. The actor revealed a huge fan of the movie had penned lyrics to the epic instrumental and posted them online, so he learned some of the words and decided to perform a snippet of the song on the show. One line from the track reads, "In Jurassic Park/ Scary in the dark/I'm so scared that I'll be eaten."
26th August 2014
Tweet: "Everybody loved DICkie Attenborough, and I did too. Warm - every moment fun. Lucky to know him, very privileged to work with a Cinema Legend." Richard Attenborough's Jurassic Park co-star Sam Neill pays tribute to the late film icon.
25th August 2014
Tweet: "I had great talks with Sir Richard Attenborough during Jurassic Park. Thanks for all his kindness & wisdom. R.I.P." Samuel L. Jackson remembers his Jurassic Park co-star Richard Attenborough following his death on Sunday (24Aug14).
2nd May 2014
Fact: Actor Sam Neill changed his first name when he was just 10 years old because he believed his given name, Nigel, made him a target for bullies. The Jurassic Park star, who brands the moniker "fatal" to self-esteem, agreed with his best friend, also called Nigel, to adopt new names to avoid playground taunts such as 'Nigel-no-mates'.
11th September 2013
Fact: The fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise will be named Jurassic World and is scheduled to hit cinemas in June, 2015.
19th April 2013
Quote: "The interesting question to me... is what would I name it? If I could come up with a good name maybe I'd launch into it." Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum on one of things that stops him from becoming a dad.
13th January 2013
Fact: Steven Spielberg's fourth Jurassic Park movie is moving forward - studio bosses have confirmed the blockbuster will be released in 2014. Spielberg will act as a producer on the new film, which will hit cinemas more than 20 years after the first movie.
30th June 2012
Fact: The screenwriting couple behind 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes have been commissioned to revamp dinosaur movie franchise Jurassic Park. The news that Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are working on a fourth film comes a year after movie mogul Steven Spielberg, who directed the first Jurassic Park and its sequel, announced plans to make another movie at the 2011 Comic-Con event in San Diego, California.
2nd November 2010
Quote: "I can't even begin to express the incredible good fortune I feel to love what I do and have found it. There are two people I have to thank for that - I guess for my birth and also for the vocation. To my parents Bruce and Diane, who showed me the love and the passion for acting." Jurassic Park star Laura Dern was delighted to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday (01Nov10) - at the same time as her actor parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.
21st July 2010
Fact: Jeff Goldblum showed off his jazz piano skills on U.K. breakfast morning show GMTV when he played a miniature red keyboard on the banks of London's River Thames. The Jurassic Park actor has long claimed he would have become a pianist if his movie career hadn't taken off.
5th December 2009
Fact: Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum will ring in 2010 from behind the piano - the part-time jazz musician has landed a headlining spot at hip Hollywood club Cafe Was' end-of-the-year party.
25th June 2009
Quote: "Steven Spielberg saw it a week ago, and one of the first things he said was, 'Who is that actress who plays the Baroness? She's great.' And I said, 'It's Sienna Miller', and he said, 'That's Sienna Miller? Wow, she really pops.'" Director Stephen Sommers has converted the Jurassic Park filmmaker into a fan of the British actress after catching a preview of new movie G.I. Joe: THE RISE OF COBRA.
28th July 2008
Quote: "He's the tallest man on the universe (sic) (and) it's like working with a standing lizard." Kevin Spacey on working with Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum onstage in London.
8th February 2008
Quote: "Hollywood is a place of high finance and egotism and materialistic self-glorification." Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum has a low opinion of the movie industry.
24th April 2007
Quote: "He came home from pre-school and said, 'Mommy, you are not going to believe it; there is a movie about dinosaurs. It's called Jurassic Park.'" Actress Laura Dern's five-year-old monster obsessed son Ellery is keen to see mum's big action film.
14th February 2006
Quote: <p>"I love Jeff Goldblum. There is something about him, and I don't know what it is." Nicole Richie has had a crush on Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum since childhood. </p>
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