The movie Gene Hackman was forced into: “I would prefer not to be making this picture”
A regret.
Gene Hackman
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.
Gene Hackman found the character of his most famous role with just one move: “That’s him!”
It ended up creating an icon.
The movie Gene Hackman refused to be credited for: “I would be better not to take any billing”
“I’ll probably see it eventually”.
The movie Gene Hackman hated every second of making: “I’m going bananas”
It wasn’t worth the hassle.
How fame went to Gene Hackman’s head: “I wasn’t really properly prepared”
Couldn’t deal with the pressure of success