Sam Elliott Apologizes Over ‘Power of the Dog’ Comments: ‘I Wasn’t Very Articulate About It’
thewrap.comslammed the movie during an appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast March 1, appeared on a panel over the weekend where he addressed his recent comments.“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,” Elliott said at Deadline’s Contenders TV event on Sunday. “And in particular Benedict Cumberbatch.
I can only say that I’m sorry and I am. I am.”On Maron’s podcast, Elliott did say Campion was a “brillaint” director, but then added, “But what the f—k does this woman from down there, New Zealand, know about the American West?”“And why in the f—k does she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana and say, ‘This is the way it was?’ So that f—kin’ rubbed me the wrong way pal,” he added.Elliott also apologized for how some of his comments impacted the LGBTQ+ community.“I wasn’t very articulate about it.
I didn’t articulate it very well,” Elliott said Sunday. “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. And I mean my entire career, from before I got started in this town.
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