Liza Minnelli says Gene Hackman was “downright rude” to her on set of ‘Lucky Lady’
A torrid experience.
Gene Hackman
The “terrible” Gene Hackman movie disowned by its writer: “A total wipeout disaster”
A rare lowpoint for a legendary actor.
The director who accused Gene Hackman of wasting his career: “Like using a Ferrari to haul sheep”
Knew he was one of the all-time Hollywood greats.
The “awful, crass” comedy series Gene Hackman was obsessed with: “It turns me on”
Whatever floated his boat.
The actor who made Gene Hackman fall in love with cinema: “That’s when it dawned on me”
A life-changing moment.
When Gene Hackman played a role that was written for Meryl Streep: “It’s very hard to create romance”
“We had a little more going on…”
Gene Hackman’s favourite comic book character of all time: “A fan of Superman? No”
He wasn’t a spandex kind of guy.