Hackman Quotes

From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.

Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene.

I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man; he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking; people love him. Same with Gene Hackman.

It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

And Hackman had really choked up when he was telling it. It was very moving.

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.

I got to work with Gene Hackman for six weeks, side by side, 12 hours a day.