Sam Elliott apologises for calling ‘The Power Of The Dog’ a “piece of shit”
nme.comcalling The Power Of The Dog a “piece of shit” earlier this year.The actor recently stirred controversy during an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, where he spoke about the “allusions of homosexuality” in the Oscar-winning Netflix film, while also comparing the characters to Chippendales dancers who “wear bowties and not much else”.While he praised the director Jane Campion, he added: “What the fuck does this woman from down there [New Zealand] know about the American west?
Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana? And say this is the way it was? That fucking rubbed me the wrong way.”Elliott has now apologised for his comments during Deadline’s Contenders TV event, saying: “I told the WTF podcaster that I thought Jane Campion was a brilliant director, and I want to apologize to the cast of The Power Of The Dog, brilliant actors all.
And in particular Benedict Cumberbatch. I can only say that I’m sorry and I am. I am.”He added: “First, don’t do a podcast with the call letters WTF,” saying that the movie “struck a chord with me” and wanted to discuss “how I felt about the film” with Maron.Elliott also apologised to the gay community for his comments, admitting: “I wasn’t very articulate about it.
I didn’t articulate it very well. And I said some things that hurt people and I feel terrible about that.“The gay community has been incredible to me my entire career.
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