As soon as you walk into the presence of Sam Elliott, it all hits you.
Yeah, I have, he says in that inimitable drawl.
I knew people that were hot for a period of time and then didnt have it ever again.
So, in that sense, I know him.
Thats a common thing.
But there are certain things that are far from the truth, like the divorce from the wife.
Katharine and I have been together for 39 years, married for 33 years.
I love my daughter more than anything.
I dont smoke pot, and I dont have cancer.
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But, Elliott adds, Apart from that, I totally get this guy.
Ive had the struggles that he has.
Not with family and that, but Ive had the struggles career-wise, and its never an easy road.
But that was 11 pages, as opposed to 115 pages of it.
Was there a time in his career when he wouldnt let himself appear so vulnerable on screen?
It was when those calls slowed down that Elliott admits that the job got more difficult.
Youve just got to be optimistic.
But there werent a lot of long, long, long periods of time where I didnt work.
That theres nothing to be afraid of, he replies.
I wanted to do this since I was a young kid.
And I wanted to go the distance, I always wanted to have a career.
He adds, Ive been so lucky.
