Despite wanting everyone around him to respect his authority, he has no qualms with abusing his position of power to do what he wants. 2.2 Willougby's Death and Dixon's Redemptionĭixon is incredibly inept, lazy, and incompetent.I did a play about Judas that Phil directed where I had to do a drunk scene, and Phil taught me a lot, which, I think, informed that performance. I mean, I think this prepared me to do Three Billboards in a way because did a lot of research on the born-again stuff, which is really fascinating. Kate, do you know her? She fucking funny. In Snow Angels, you play a recovering alcoholic and born-again Christian. Phil said that it was a great movie, and it is. Then he came to the premiere and said that he was wrong. Sam Rockwell stars alongside Jeremy Renner, Casey Affleck, Brad Pit, and Sam Shephard in 2007's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He says, “You gonna make me walk up these stairs?” I said, “Come on, what are you doing here, what the fuck are you doing? Come on up, man.” I knew him a little bit through George and Confessions, and I always got along with him. He’s got Zahara on his shoulders, and I’m in my apartment. Then my doorbell rings, and I look and it’s fucking Brad. but they didn’t come up with the right money. It was full-tilt boogie, for some reason they wanted me to do this badly. It was Renner, Casey, Brad, on these horses, and an empty horse. Then they came back and I said no again.Ī part is like this, you’re in love with Roberta, but Roberta is getting married, but then they say, “Doris really likes you.” I wanted to play Bob Ford, but everyone else wanted it. And so, they wanted me to play the brother and I said no. Ultimately, Casey got the part, he was better for the part. I was too old, but I got pretty close, I read with Brad. Give me the story, for the record.įor the record, we’re all auditioning for Casey’s part. Brad Pitt really wanted you for the part of Charley Ford, the brother of Robert Ford, played by Casey Affleck, and was fighting you, trying to convince you. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. I say, “You’re not my type.” She says, “What’s your type?” I say, “I like an onion butt.” What’s an onion butt? It’s an ass that makes you cry. Leslie gave me a great ad-lib for that scene with Rooney. Rooney and I wrote this little scene together. You and Messina are probably the only people that’ve seen it. Sam Rockwell stars in 2009's The Winning Season. Vanity Fair: What is it like to work with a writer-director through several projects? How has your relationship evolved, and how as your acting evolved? Bush in Adam McKay’s biopic of former vice president Dick Cheney. Rockwell spoke with Vanity Fair executive West Coast editor Krista Smith about his work with McDonagh, his friendship with actor Chris Messina ( The Mindy Project), and his long and varied career, including his upcoming role as George W. The film, which also stars Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, opens Friday. The pair’s latest collaboration is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in which Rockwell plays small-town police officer Jason Dixon, a role McDonagh has said he wrote for Rockwell. The actor went on to star in Seven Psychopaths, a 2012 film McDonagh wrote and directed. Rockwell appeared in McDonagh’s black comedy A Behanding in Spokane when it opened on Broadway in 2010. Actor Sam Rockwell has emerged as something of a muse to Irish playwright and filmmaker Martin McDonagh.
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