I just wanted to apologize for ruining so many of your takes in "Nixon", and I wanted you to understand what happened.
The Master shot where Larry Hagman was mad at Nixon and he threatened to sic the IRS on him - as soon as the lights went on, the rug at my feet started smoking.
The Master shot where Larry Hagman was mad at Nixon and he threatened to sic the IRS on him - as soon as the lights went on, the rug at my feet started smoking.
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Since the AD had me smoking a cigar for the "back-room deals" effect, I realized that everyone assumed all that smoke was mine.
Maybe half. The rest came from the rug. Only I knew. I felt it was important (nearest fire truck was...?).
The other shot I blew was when I was in the
Maybe half. The rest came from the rug. Only I knew. I felt it was important (nearest fire truck was...?).
The other shot I blew was when I was in the
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opposite-angle shot, and the instant the camera was on me, I looked terrified.
It wasn't the camera that scared me, it was the smoke erupting from Anthony Hopkins' skullcap/oily wig.
AH had his entry into the scene down pat, and it was a marvel to see. He had to duck thru the
It wasn't the camera that scared me, it was the smoke erupting from Anthony Hopkins' skullcap/oily wig.
AH had his entry into the scene down pat, and it was a marvel to see. He had to duck thru the
fireplace to get past the camera trolley, straighten his jacket (it got smudged by soot the first time) and then step up to face Hagman.
The camera trolley was out of phase, and AH had to jump to avoid a collision.
He ended up standing directly beneath a 10K (?) light, and his
The camera trolley was out of phase, and AH had to jump to avoid a collision.
He ended up standing directly beneath a 10K (?) light, and his
wig immediately erupted in thick black smoke.
Think kitchen match igniting, but black smoke instead of flame.
My heart stopped.
A quick-thinking grip ripped off a sheet of black aluminum foil and interposed it, shielding AH's smoking wig (saving him from his head bursting into
Think kitchen match igniting, but black smoke instead of flame.
My heart stopped.
A quick-thinking grip ripped off a sheet of black aluminum foil and interposed it, shielding AH's smoking wig (saving him from his head bursting into
flames.
THAT was what I was looking at when I looked terrified - AH's imminent immolation.
Trooper that he is, he burned his finger touching the skullcap, but when the trolley cleared his path, he finished the scene like nothing ever happened.
I was rattled.
@AnthonyHopkins
THAT was what I was looking at when I looked terrified - AH's imminent immolation.
Trooper that he is, he burned his finger touching the skullcap, but when the trolley cleared his path, he finished the scene like nothing ever happened.
I was rattled.
@AnthonyHopkins
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The day I almost ruined "Nixon".
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The day I almost ruined "Nixon".
@morgfair @quinncy @Alyssa_Milano @H_Combs @HamillHimself @MollyJongFast @AllCharisma @chrissyteigen @kathygriffin
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