‘Hollywood Is Changing,’ Says Its Veteran Activist, Tim Robbins<br />Asked about the tectonic shift for women in Hollywood, Mr. Robbins says he is happy<br />that “the incredibly libidinous atmosphere in Hollywood is changing” so that men will be more afraid “to intimidate women into compliance in horrible, rapey ways.”<br />“Everybody knew,” he says in a disgusted whisper about Harvey Weinstein.<br />“I think the Democratic Party is making a huge mistake right now, trying to caustically marginalize those people<br />that voted for Bernie, because they’re not going to be shamed,” Mr. Robbins says.<br />Ms. Sarandon’s daughter with Franco Amurri, Eva — Mr. Robbins refers to Eva as his daughter — has two children<br />and writes a parenting blog called “Happily Eva After.”<br />Mr. Robbins has been producing short films for his oldest son, Jack, who got into Sundance last year and this year.<br />“Since I won the Oscar for ‘Mystic River’ in 2004, I think I’ve worked in one studio<br />film as a lead actor, which was ‘Catch a Fire’ at Universal,” Mr. Robbins says.<br />“It’s really, really important that women have the floor now to talk about this<br />because it has been so pervasive throughout every industry as long as I’ve been alive,” Mr. Robbins says.<br />(Mr. Robbins lived nearby in Chelsea during his long relationship with Ms.<br />“My dad’s way of dealing with his depression was to build something, a harpsichord or cabinets or a loom,” he says.
