John Goodman says "it hurt" when critics hated "Digger" and "it kinda killed us before we even opened."
“[The headlines like]: ‘This will only make $5.’ It was good reason for people to avoid it. I am proud of it. I had a ball doing it. It was a good six months out of my life. It is a huge swing. It’s going to be around for a long time... Unfortunately, I have to say that [I do care what critics think]. I have to be very honest. I used to be less so. Maybe I am getting old and pathetic and it’s like, ‘Don’t hit me again!’ I put so much into this film and here you go. I am over it now. I am proud I did it... everything I have done for the Coen Brothers flopped initially… so who cares, man? I still have people coming up to me in the streets asking me about ‘Barton Fink’ and ‘Big Lebowski.'” (via Happy Sad Confused)
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John Goodman says there’s only one Tom Cruise, but it feels like 3 or 4 people.
“He was a spark plug. He kept me going and was a cheerleader on set. Aren’t we lucky to be here doing this? And yeah, we are, even though I’m tired.”
Goodman also recalls meeting Cruise over 30 years ago at Bruce Willis’s house, and was shocked that Cruise remembered him.
"The only time I'd met him before was 30-something years ago at a party at Bruce Willis's house in Malibu. I didn't fit in. I just felt out of place, but he remembers saying hi to me 30-something years ago. There's no way you remember that."
“He acts like there’s three or four of them, but there’s only one of them. I don’t know how he does it. It’s amazing to watch.”
On-set photographer Antonio Olmos shares new pictures of Tom Cruise as Digger, and confirms the dancing scenes were shot purely for promo purposes.
"So many scenes were shot for promos of Digger dancing which showed off what a graceful actor [Tom Cruise] can be."
AFI is proud to name Tom Cruise as the 52nd recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award.
Join us on April 24, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood as we celebrate the global icon and his extraordinary contributions to the art of film.
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"Everything changes, you know? One day you're a cat, or a king. Next day, you're just ashes in a box."
This line hits so differently in the movie than in the trailer.