Note that the same day Edward Rothstein has his pious Holocaust-is-with-us piece in the Times, Haaretz publishes this excerpt from the British comedy show “Extras,” 2005:
[Ricky] Gervais: You doing this, it’s so commendable, using your profile to keep the message alive about the Holocaust.
Winslet: God, I’m not doing it for that. We definitely don’t need another film about the Holocaust, do we? It’s like, how many have there been? You know, we get it. It was grim. Move on.
I’m doing it because I noticed that if you do a film about the Holocaust, you’re guaranteed an Oscar. I’ve been nominated four times. Never won. The whole world is going, ‘Why hasn’t Winslet won one?’ … That’s why I’m doing it. Schindler’s bloody List. The Pianist. Oscars coming outta their ass …
Gervais: It’s a good plan.
