Jon Ronson Quote
This was not a simple case of taking an otherwise normal, well-balanced, rational human being, putting him in a bad situation, and suddenly he turns bad, he said. I faked it. He explained. The first night was boring. Everyone was just sitting around. I thought, Someone is spending a lot of money to put this thing on and they’re not getting any results. So I thought I’d get some action going. He had just seen the Paul Newman prison movie Cool Hand Luke, in which a sadistic southern prison warden played by Strother Martin persecutes the inmates. So Dave decided to channel him.
Jon Ronson
This was not a simple case of taking an otherwise normal, well-balanced, rational human being, putting him in a bad situation, and suddenly he turns bad, he said. I faked it. He explained. The first night was boring. Everyone was just sitting around. I thought, Someone is spending a lot of money to put this thing on and they’re not getting any results. So I thought I’d get some action going. He had just seen the Paul Newman prison movie Cool Hand Luke, in which a sadistic southern prison warden played by Strother Martin persecutes the inmates. So Dave decided to channel him.
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About Jon Ronson
He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories. He produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, City Life and Time Out. He has made several BBC Television documentary films and two documentary series for Channel 4.