There is one thing that actor Sam Rockwell Wish you to do it differently when you look back your film career.
During Friday, June 20, episode of The “Happy Sad confused” podcastRockwell confessed that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to work on the screen Philip Seymour Hoffman.
“I had two opportunities, maybe three, and I was missed and regretted,” Rockwell, 56, admitted to the podcast. “There is a couple (of actors): I could have worked with Nick noltecould have worked with Kurt RussellI really have been kicking. Richard Jenkins. They are still out, there is time. “”
Rockwell continued, “But Phil, we were very close, we were good friends and he directed me and he was just one of the boys. He was the boy.”
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Rockwell described the deceased star as “so much work ahead and was a young man and was special” during the onset of the podcast.
He also praised Hoffman’s action skills, particularly his ability to effectively take advantage of emotions within his work.
“Had the emotional power of a George C. Scott or John Malkovicha kind of emotional ferocity, the kind of things that Laurie Metcalf does it or Gary Oldman or John Malkovich“Rockwell said.” I had that emotional power, this is what my teacher used to call it, emotional power – and it was also a transformer and it could be transformed. “”
Sam Rockwell and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
(Getty’s photo)In 2018, Rockwell won an Oscar to the best actor in a role of support for his performance at Martin McDon Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. Rockwell paid tribute to Hoffman in his acceptance speech.
“For my old friend Phil Hoffman!” He concluded his speech at the time, while lifting the Oscar trophy in the air.
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Backstage at the awards ceremony, Rockwell emotionally explained why he shouted at Hoffman in his acceptance speech, sharing his “old friend” he directed him once in a public theater play in New York City.
“It was a great inspiration and a great theater director,” Rockwell said, according to Good day AmericaI was inspired and I was able to follow an hour on Phil Hoffman.
Rockwell added, “Philip Seymour Hoffman was a good friend and was a huge and huge inspiration for me.”
