Gene Hackman (ur. czwartek, 30 stycznia 1930; zm. środa, 26 lutego 2025) przeżył 95 lat i 27 dni
Gene Hackman to urodzony w Kaliforni amerykański aktor. Karierę aktorską rozpoczął dopiero w wieku ponad 30stu lat będąc wcześniej m.in. żołnierzem marines.
Źródło: imdb.com Ang.: "I haven't held a press conference to announce retirement, but yes, I'm not going to act any longer. I've been told not to say that over the last few years, in case some real wonderful part comes up, but I really don't want to do it any longer ... I miss the actual acting part of it, as it's what I did for almost fifty years, and I really loved that. But the business for me is very stressful. The compromises that you have to make in films are just part of the beast, and it had gotten to a point where I just didn't feel like I wanted to do it anymore."
Ang.: "When you're on top, you get a sense of immortality. You feel you can do no wrong, that it will always be good no matter what the role. Well, in truth, that feeling is death. You must be honest with yourself." Źródło: imdb.com
Ang.: "I wanted to act, but I'd always been convinced that actors had to be handsome. That came from the days when Errol Flynn was my idol. I'd come out of a theater and be startled when I looked in a mirror because I didn't look like Flynn. I felt like him."