Post by Killshot on Jan 30, 2007 18:46:42 GMT -10
The Feb issue of Cigar Aficionado has a great 9 page article/interview with David and a bonus he's also on the cover. I picked up my copy of the magazine at Barnes and Noble. I also saw a few issues for sale on e-bay. Here's some tidbits to wet the appetite.
The article was written by Betsy Model
TV'S HOTTEST COP
As David Caruso savors the global success of CSI: Miami, the former star of NYPD Blue won't forget the lessons he's learned, or the cigars he loves....
When Caruso talks about the women in his life-his grandmother and mother, his daughter, his assistant, and his girlfriend-there is a distinct change in his voice and demeanor when he describes them, their accomplishments or their roles in his life. Caruso has, it seems, surrounded himself with very strong, very intelligent women.
Caruso describes his mother , Joan, as simply "strong and still living in Forest Hills. She is tough, man, and she's not going anywhere." He describes his daughter, Greta, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Yale, as "beautiful, brilliant. When you have a child like Greta-a very accomplished, incredibly sincere, decent, effective human being-it's a real source of pride."
As for Liza Marquez, his girlfriend of two years and the mother of his 16-month-old son, Marquez Anthony, she is simply called the boss. "She's the boss, man. You know, she's a self-made woman. She's a Penn State graduate. She speaks Spanish and French fluently. She's from San Antonio-a native Texan-and they are strong women!" he laughs. "She has a very developed toughness and softness but at the same time there's also an expectation on you, with Liza to be a man. She has a limited tolerance for some things. She'll care for your boy side, your scared little boy side, but there's a limited tolerance for it because, at the end of the day, she fell in love with a man and she wants a man, her man, to be there."
When asked if that translates into her calling him on his crap, Caruso throws his head back in serious laughter before responding. "There's no question about it. None. There's absolutely no hesitation on her part to straighten me out."
ON CIGARS
Plenty of what he exhales is cigar smoke. Caruso is a cigar lover, and the deck of his condo in Miami has seen a fair amount of cigar smoking over the last few years. " A cigar is a ritual for me, and also a unique way to take a brief vacation from the world...a great way to literally stop the world, have a respite from the things that you need to face."
"I once heard David Letterman say, when talking about cigars to Danny DeVito, I thnk, 'You get a good one of those and it can change your whole day.' And I have to say there are times where I may have been experiencing some stress or a particularly challenging day and I've said , 'You know what? I'm going to smoke a cigar right now.' "And," he laughs, " the day really does change."
Caruso, who is a member and regular visitor of the Grand Havana Room, both in Beverly Hills and New York, pauses when asked if he's got a favorite smoke or two..."Wow...well, there's a Cuban cigar called a Trinidad which is a fantastic cigar, and I'm also a fan of the Quai d'Orsay, another Cuban cigar. Then there's the Romeo y Julieta Churchill and the Punch Punch and..."
As he rattles off the names of five or six other cigars, it's obvious that he feels strongly not just about what cigar he likes, but what cigar he wants for a particular moment in his life.
ON CSI
When asked about the early rumblings from the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" cast to the press about the potential for "CSI: Miami" diluting their own success, Caruso shrugs off the thought that there might still be concerns or hard feelings. To the contrary, he says, cast members from all three shows have personally coordinated parties and get-togethers. Any success that one series or series cast member sees could only happen based on the support and success of the others, says Caruso.
To illustrate his feelings on the subject, Caruso tells of being at an industry event in New York with "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" stars Helgenberger and William Peterson and feeling the need to address the "push" that one show had given to the other.
We-Marg, Billy and I-were at Carnegie Hall together, riding up an elevator, and I just turned to Billy and said, "Thank you.' And he said, 'For what?' And I said, "Well, if you weren't so good on this show, I wouldn't have a job right now!"
The article was written by Betsy Model
TV'S HOTTEST COP
As David Caruso savors the global success of CSI: Miami, the former star of NYPD Blue won't forget the lessons he's learned, or the cigars he loves....
When Caruso talks about the women in his life-his grandmother and mother, his daughter, his assistant, and his girlfriend-there is a distinct change in his voice and demeanor when he describes them, their accomplishments or their roles in his life. Caruso has, it seems, surrounded himself with very strong, very intelligent women.
Caruso describes his mother , Joan, as simply "strong and still living in Forest Hills. She is tough, man, and she's not going anywhere." He describes his daughter, Greta, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Yale, as "beautiful, brilliant. When you have a child like Greta-a very accomplished, incredibly sincere, decent, effective human being-it's a real source of pride."
As for Liza Marquez, his girlfriend of two years and the mother of his 16-month-old son, Marquez Anthony, she is simply called the boss. "She's the boss, man. You know, she's a self-made woman. She's a Penn State graduate. She speaks Spanish and French fluently. She's from San Antonio-a native Texan-and they are strong women!" he laughs. "She has a very developed toughness and softness but at the same time there's also an expectation on you, with Liza to be a man. She has a limited tolerance for some things. She'll care for your boy side, your scared little boy side, but there's a limited tolerance for it because, at the end of the day, she fell in love with a man and she wants a man, her man, to be there."
When asked if that translates into her calling him on his crap, Caruso throws his head back in serious laughter before responding. "There's no question about it. None. There's absolutely no hesitation on her part to straighten me out."
ON CIGARS
Plenty of what he exhales is cigar smoke. Caruso is a cigar lover, and the deck of his condo in Miami has seen a fair amount of cigar smoking over the last few years. " A cigar is a ritual for me, and also a unique way to take a brief vacation from the world...a great way to literally stop the world, have a respite from the things that you need to face."
"I once heard David Letterman say, when talking about cigars to Danny DeVito, I thnk, 'You get a good one of those and it can change your whole day.' And I have to say there are times where I may have been experiencing some stress or a particularly challenging day and I've said , 'You know what? I'm going to smoke a cigar right now.' "And," he laughs, " the day really does change."
Caruso, who is a member and regular visitor of the Grand Havana Room, both in Beverly Hills and New York, pauses when asked if he's got a favorite smoke or two..."Wow...well, there's a Cuban cigar called a Trinidad which is a fantastic cigar, and I'm also a fan of the Quai d'Orsay, another Cuban cigar. Then there's the Romeo y Julieta Churchill and the Punch Punch and..."
As he rattles off the names of five or six other cigars, it's obvious that he feels strongly not just about what cigar he likes, but what cigar he wants for a particular moment in his life.
ON CSI
When asked about the early rumblings from the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" cast to the press about the potential for "CSI: Miami" diluting their own success, Caruso shrugs off the thought that there might still be concerns or hard feelings. To the contrary, he says, cast members from all three shows have personally coordinated parties and get-togethers. Any success that one series or series cast member sees could only happen based on the support and success of the others, says Caruso.
To illustrate his feelings on the subject, Caruso tells of being at an industry event in New York with "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" stars Helgenberger and William Peterson and feeling the need to address the "push" that one show had given to the other.
We-Marg, Billy and I-were at Carnegie Hall together, riding up an elevator, and I just turned to Billy and said, "Thank you.' And he said, 'For what?' And I said, "Well, if you weren't so good on this show, I wouldn't have a job right now!"