I remember that Joss knew we were under the gun from the get-go, because they weren't too thrilled with the pilot.
You read two scenes if they like you, they test you within a week, and bang, you're off and running. They brought me back for something else, so Joss had seen my work on the network. Wrong age, wrong type, or just too tall for Gillian Anderson. I'd auditioned for the Robert Patrick role, but I guess I was wrong for it. My manager called up and said I had to meet the guys from X-Files. My kids were young, I was hanging out with them, playing a little golf. I was in kind of a funky stage in my life. I'm under the impression that getting the job was an outlet from having done some guest work on The X Files (1993).
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Also, the movie is much darker than the series. It sounds like a yoga class to the uninitiated. I mean, Serenity is the right title, but also the wrong title. I think the movie title was also kind of misleading. If we'd had three more million viewers for the show, we'd still be on the air, and if we'd had three million more butts in the seats, we'd probably have made a sequel or two. I'm sorry the movie didn't make more money at the theaters. It was probably the most fun job I've ever worked on. It was great to have that group back again, because at that point, we all appreciated what it was. The gun sling that the prop guy made for the movie used a quick-release parachute capo. We upgraded them a little bit, and put on some cooler beltwork and weaponry.
I slipped right back into those, and a couple of the T-shirts. Jayne for me is the role of a lifetime.he could be good, funny, bad, selfish or a slob-that guy can do no wrong!.It was a heartbreaker because we all understood how many stories there were to be told. 'A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me.The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. I'm not one to start rambling on a Neil Simon soliloquy. The straight man is already kind of in my wheelhouse. It's great to be able to pretend you're tough but funny at the same time.
He showed me you should appreciate what you have while you have it. "We're in a Kubrick film! We've made it!" Big arrogant fat-headed idiots in green fatigues.
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Kubrick taught me that on Full Metal Jacket.
It's not like we got there with these expectations that we'd be working with Kubrick, the master, the God.