the actor russell crowe has stated that he is a fan of kavanagh. he commented: "i like the clarity and the emotiveness of kavanagh. i like how he combines the kind of mystic into really clear, evocative work that can make you glad you are alive". on 24 february 2002, after winning the bafta award for best actor in a leading role for his performance in "a beautiful mind", crowe quoted kavanagh during his acceptance speech at the 55th british academy film awards. when he became aware that the kavanagh quote had been cut from the final broadcast, crowe became aggressive with the bbc producer responsible, malcolm gerrie. he said: "it was about a one minute fifty speech but they've cut a minute out of it". the poem that was cut was a four-line poem: