The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Sam Elliott

“I just wanted to see 90 minutes of Sam Elliott, that’s selfishly that’s why wrote the film,” laughed Haley. “I just love seeing his mug up there.”

Elliott is literally on every single page of the script.

“It was exciting! Like I said, no one has ever written a script for me,” he said. “It was a lot of fun. I don’t think it was all that difficult because I understood this character from the get-go.”

In his career he’s worked with a ton of leading ladies; so we HAD to ask him for his favorites.

“I have to start with my wife,” said Elliott. “I loved working with Cher. I loved working with Lily Tomlin, Blythe Danner, Jane Fonda. It’s a long list.”

Besides his incredible list of leading ladies (including Laura Prepon in ‘The Hero’), there’s that iconic voice that will melt you – but this 72-year old actor is also known for his mustache, that Hall of Fame facial hair.

“Somebody one time showed me a contest with me and Selleck voting on the mustache,” said Elliott. “I won hands-down.”

Darn straight.

Elliott is hoping to cash in on the stache with an Oscar-nomination for “The Hero”, and sure enough there is already some buzz. For now, it’s all about keeping it real on screen.

“It’s just a matter of being honest,” he said. “I like to think that I’m honest with my work.”

 

 

Source: (kcby)