He’s resistant to the idea of putting her in a memory-care facility, as his grown children (Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon) urge him to consider. John Huston gave me a great piece of advice, and I took that to Haskell Wexler's picture. Both actors made huge comebacks; Forster earned his only Oscar nomination. Forster's career began strong in the late '60s but stalled out for decades until Quentin Tarantino cast him in his 1997 film "Jackie Brown." About six months later, I walk into the same restaurant. Are you going to be able to save the house? Oh, what a good guy this guy is. I'm all ears. ', Forster also reflected on how he was content knowing that he gave his performances and relationships his 'best shot. Robert Forster, 78, reflected on his long career in an unearthed interview, exclusively obtained by DailyMailTV. Forster on his career just before Tarantino cast him in “Jackie Brown”: “I went 21 months without a job. The job of real life is the job of caring for others. I know he'd seen your work, and that's why he wrote the part of the bail bondsman for you, but had you seen his work? In another unearthed interview Forster revealed how Hollywood legend Marlon Brando left him pondering his career after some odd advice on staying strong in Hollywood. What did you think the odds were that when you were coming out of this long phase where you weren't getting work, you'd get this kind of leading man role? Bryan Cranston described his “Alligator,” “Breaking Bad,” and “El Camino” costar Forster as a “lovely man and a consummate actor,” he tweeted. Then about a year later or so, my agent called me - when I had one - who said, I've got - there's a guy you're going to meet for a picture called "Reservoir Dogs." JACKSON: (As Ordell Robbie) Falsely accused the intent. The ache of playing a mum on TV when I cannot have children of my own: POOKY QUESNEL opens up about BBC... We all ought to be more Queen! Let's get back to Terry's interview with actor Robert Forster, who died last week at the age of 78. We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. EXCLUSIVE: 'She doesn't want to talk about John Leslie. This was a cattle call. And he came here to Los Angeles. I met him on the movie Alligator 40 years ago, and then again on BB. This is a scene from early on. Forster earned an Oscar nomination for that performance, reviving his career. This is FRESH AIR. JACKSON: (As Ordell Robbie) I can do that. My career went like this for five years” – here he holds his hand flat, tilted upward – “and then like that” – the hand tilts downward – “for 27. GROSS: You actually started your career with a splash. As I approached, he picks up a script. And after that, he happily embraced all number of juicy roles in films: the Farrelly brothers’ “Me Myself & Irene” opposite Jim Carrey, who brought him in; a tough military man with a temper in Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants“; Gus Van Sant’s remake of “Psycho”; David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive”; and as Sheriff Frank Truman on the continuation of “Twin Peaks,” among other TV series like “Grid,” “Karen Sisco,” “Heroes,” and “Last Man Standing.” Forster’s last role was in “Dynoman and the Volt,” in the upcoming Apple TV+ “Amazing Stories” reboot. You know, one of the things I love about this film is this part of the story between you and Pam Grier, who's your female co-star in the movie. 'Mysterious beast' lurks under lake, 'What?' 'These are great big things if you are looking for the good life. Junior doctor, 35, killed himself during coronavirus lockdown as he struggled with isolation. I walked into the lobby of this hotel. FORSTER: He was on the Ringling, yeah. In days, he cut some scenes together and sent them to me on videotape to show to my father, which is only days before he passed. Died: October 11, 2019 (Who else died on October 11?). You see those?” Here, telling the story, Forster makes a horizontal frame with his thumbs and pointers. He says, read this. She's middle-aged. Forster is survived by his children, Bobby, Elizabeth, Kate, and Maeghen, and his grandchildren, Tess, Liam, Jack, and Olivia. Is there someone you miss whose memory should be honored? FORSTER: No, it's better than that. Is it going to be all lonely? This is FRESH AIR. This thing is going to be good. FORSTER: This movie was one of my great learning experiences. I always hoped respect came from the other end of the scheme, where I wouldn't have to be worried about who would stab me in the back.'. Female teacher was beaten to job by male rival who had a firm handshake - despite him never having taught... 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He said, why don't you read it? I didn't want the other guy to be in the picture. All the support. And with nothing more than, well, let's see how we do this, I started talking. I knew what I was doing, and after I read it, I walked out of the room. I looked again through the lens. FORSTER: (As Max Cherry) All right. It is no surprise how many people are expressing grief at the death of Robert Forster from brain cancer at age 78. Listen - you know, I must have asked myself 400 times, are you going to survive this Bob? FORSTER: Oh, boy. Anyone who met Forster knows what a kindly man he was, often handing out elegant silver letter openers to set visitors and new acquaintances; he gave me my second at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where he was promoting the intimate family drama “What They Had.” He steals the movie and provides its emotional center as the tough but vulnerable patriarch doggedly hanging onto his wife (Blythe Danner) as she slips into Alzheimer’s. Casting Robert Forster in ‘Jackie Brown’ was one of the best choices I’ve ever made in my life. I have enjoyed myself every single day. 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Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. And I said, gee, I wonder how they do that, probably trick photography or something. Good luck, I say. GROSS: What are some of the other titles from that period? Pictured: Forster starring in Jackie Brown, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Forster’s performance is lean, purposeful, moving and more or less flawless, the stuff (one hopes) of Oscar nominations. This is FRESH AIR. Theresa May livid as Gove addresses Brexit security fears, Shocking moment Delta passenger punches flight attendant in face, Close-up of moment passenger hits flight attendant over masks, Drunk man driving large boat crashes into multiple docked boats. At the audition, Forster told Huston: “If you hire me, I’ll give you your money’s worth.” First day of filming, Huston says to him, “go take a look through the lens. Seriously. And I looked around, and everywhere, everywhere, there were guys - they all look like me. So you know what? And I'm thinking to myself - and I'd never made a movie, I hadn't a clue. Suddenly half of Hollywood and countless movie fans all over the land said, as one: Where has Robert Forster been? He said, you see those? They called my name. We’ll see ya on the next bounce!”, Robert Forster and Verna Bloom in a scene from 1969's "Medium Cool. I don't think I want to be a lawyer. A truly class act/Actor! Shannon Lee Says Tarantino's 'Hollywood' Created Lasting Negative Views of Bruce Lee, Judd Apatow Calls Out Hollywood Censorship in China: 'They've Bought Our Silence with Money', Emmy Predictions 2020: Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Emmy Predictions 2020: Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie. I don't know what the tricks are. You get those two important rewards they always tell you'll get when you deliver your excellent best - the reward of self respect and the reward of satisfaction. FORSTER: Yeah. I find something good to do.' And I said to myself, OK, what's supposed to be here? You're a bail bondsman, and Samuel Jackson, who has lived a life of crime, is coming to you to get a bail bond for Jackie Brown. He’s actually on screen now, in Vince Gilligan’s “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” which hit both theaters and Netflix this weekend. You don't have a tab. I showed up. So I remember the day I was in Rome. I said, Bob, if you don't give yourself permission to do this, then why do it? Listen. DAVIES: Actor Robert Forster speaking with Terry Gross in 2003. But the last night before he went back to Rochester, he was on the set. I had read the book, "Reflections In A Golden Eye." I knew that if I hung in there long enough - I had a long-shot strategy, and that was that someday, some kid who liked me growing up would turn into a moviemaker and give me a good part. My slide is over. FORSTER: And at least two or three of those kind of titles and a few other titles of my own that, you know, equally terrible and forgettable. Coming up, film critic Justin Chang reviews "Jojo Rabbit," a satirical film about a boy at a Hitler youth camp whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. I remember the reading, and I read this thing good. The 78-year-old actor, who died Friday night in Los Angeles after battling brain cancer, admitted that his hard work left him with 'self respect and the reward of satisfaction. On the first day of production, I get out of the car. He said, you know, I've seen everything you ever did.
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