i I'M CERTAINLY TRYING TO...KEEP GROWING. I WANT TO START MAKING MOVIES THAT ARE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT, THAT WILL PROVOKE PEOPLE TO THOUGHT." people have lost all ethics and morals and scruples, that they just tliink they're here to rape and pillage and get whatever they can however they can. I have very young kids who are not yet equipped to understand a lot of things. The only thing I can do is to love my children, give them a tremendous amount of personal affection, play with them, make them feel safe and hope that things change." Nearby, his young daughter Arissa calls out to him, and he responds quickly and gently to her "lt'~ tlie most important tiling ii my life. I live for my children," Anyone familiar with his films (including those of the three-word titles, "Hard to Kill, "Marked for Death, "Out for Justice" and last year's "On Deadly Ground," his directorial debut) knows the secret ti their success; Good always triumphs over evil. With a kintl of politically correct Zen machismo, Seagal's characters fight against corruption, defend the weak and stand up for what's right. Fans also are aware of Seagal's penchant for including his own personal and political views in the stories, often via speeches delivered by his character Whether it's about the need for a fi-ee and open society or about environmental protection, Seagal's movies always cany a message. "I think you have to have faith that the message gets across. At the same time, when you go around the world and meet enough people who are interested in the same things you are, you can get a feeling that the world is changing. The bad people are going one way and the good people are going another. Often, I've had inklings of things that are actually going on in the world and tried, in a veiled way, to write about them. Sometimes it has become very topical and sometimes it hasn't. At the same time, you never really know what people are going to get from a film because you can never really come right out and say anything too political in a movie." 22 BOXOFFKK :::agal, who spent 10 years in Japan 1 studying aikido, Zen, Shintoism 'and Buddhism, has his own theories about why his films translate so well overseas. "Is it a movie that will come from, or end up in, something of a more spiritual nature, rather tlian just senseless violence and darkness? Theatre owners are looking for things that interest people. What I try to do is to give audiences a certain level of realism, which it seems people appreciate. HEROIC TRAINING: Seagal in action in a scene from "Under Siege II Dark Territory. " slated for release July 14 from Warner Bros. Also, I always try to have something about the human condition and family, not characters fliat are particularly one note." It's a tougher mode of classic American screen heroism, rather like Gary Cooper's persona: someone capable of standing up for his beliefs but who has a tender and reverent side. "It would be nice to see more of those kinds of heroes onscreen," Seagal adds. This summer, with films like "Braveheart" and "First Knight," period action dramas are in vogue. Asked whetlier his desire to give audiences a level of realism would preclude him from doing a film set in another age (Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Harrison Ford have all made their mark in frituristic settings), Seagal says, "I'll do anything with a story that is important and has therightcharacter— past, present or ftiture." Seagal's own spiritual nature finds its expression in his study of aikido, a martial art that teaches harmony. "The reason I chose to study aikido is its spiritual nature. I still teach every week. In fact, I had a lesson here this morning with several ofmy black belts. I just received a seventh-degree black belt. I don't know of any other white people in the world above fifth, although there could be. I'll be going back to Japan soon to do an aikido demonstration at the Budokan." Also on Seagal's coming calendar is a starring role in Warner Bros.' "Secret SmUe," a story set in Washington, D.C. that focuses on a government operative who finds the only way to track liis quarn,' is to use mind-altering "smart" drugs. I'm very happy to do tliis proji ct because, even though it's ,111 action/caper movie, it is more centrally about the different kinds of technology that exist in the world and can be used for the benefit of mankind. It also dramatizes the spiritual awakening of one human being." After "Secret Smile, " Seagal will stai" in Columbia Pictures' "Fire Down Below," a project about a federal marshal who is called to a small Southern mining community to investigate reports of toxic dumping. As Seagal looks aliead to future projects, he envisions a day when he might give up perfonning and concentiate exclusivelj' on writing and directing. "I would prefer that. When I can afford to direct again, I will. Writing is something I've always done. It's my favorite part of the process, and it's the way we can create the most life in the piece. I could easily walk awaj' ft'om HoUw'ood tonioiTow, all the movie-star trappings. 1 could be happy returning to teaching or working for the protection of children and our environment. The only reason I'm still in this business is that I flnnly believe film can help to bring truth to tlie people, and can inspire jieople. It's the only n'ason I'm still making movies." I WANT TO MAKE PICTURES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS, SOMETHING THAT IS SURROUNDED BY LIGHT RATHER THAN DARKNESS."
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