Burt Reynolds names the best movies of his career: “I was only in two acclaimed films”
There’s one glaring omission.
Boogie Nights
The classic movie Burt Reynolds refused to watch: “I needed a good film badly at the time”
This movie angered Reynolds so much that he refused to ever watch it.
The co-star who called Burt Reynolds clueless: “I’m trying to make sure I don’t fall into that”
This co-star had no time for Reynolds’ attitude while shooting this ’90s classic.
The career-defining movie Burt Reynolds hated working on: “Personality-wise, we didn’t fit”
“I just wanted to hit him”.
The modern classic Burt Reynolds turned down because he hated the director
One ill-fated collaboration was more than enough for Reynolds.
The moment Paul Thomas Anderson met Steven Spielberg: “I think you’re going to make a lot of money”
They say never meet your heroes…unless it’s Spielberg.
Mark Wahlberg names the best movie of his career: “It played to my strengths”
Wahlberg’s perfect pick is pretty hard to argue with.
How Robert Altman inspired Paul Thomas Anderson: “It was a privilege and an honour”
Artistic inspiration…
“I just wanted to hit him”: Why was Burt Reynolds so angry with his own revival?
Furious at the idea of stardom.
“The biggest holy fucking shit moments”: the two movies that changed Paul Thomas Anderson
Both by Robert Altman.