When Gene Hackman nearly came to blows with his screenwriter: “He wanted to throw a punch”
This one nearly got way out of hand.
Gene Hackman
The one movie Cillian Murphy wants everyone to see: “I give it to my actor friends”
Makings of a legend.
The two performances Gene Hackman knew were terrible: “I can’t say I was any good”
Hackman didn’t think much of these early efforts.
Why Gene Hackman’s penultimate movie was the perfect swansong: “How fucking nervous we were”
Damn you, ‘Welcome to Mooseport’.
The only time Gene Hackman felt “omnipotent” as an actor: “Believe me, I haven’t had it since”
Fleetingly all-powerful.
The Clint Eastwood classic he didn’t think anyone would like: “I thought the picture would be rejected”
One of his most popular movies.
Gene Hackman’s bizarre definition of what makes a great movie scene: “I wondered if it was true”
Or maybe he had a point.