Quote from: ZippoCreed on 30 April, 2014, 09:22:48 PMTo witness an actor at his best watch the last scene in The Long Good Friday. Without a word, Hoskins expressed so many emotions; rage disbelief regret fear and hopelessness. A sad loss for drama and us all.
Hoskins On That Final Shot: "For that last shot John Mackenzie said I'm going to put the camera on your face Bob for five minutes and I want you to just think your way through the film. I said, "You're fucking joking, ain't you?" So I thought my way through the film and there you see it in the final edit.
'We drove all round London for that scene. What I learnt from that was that if you was thinking the thoughts of your character, whatever you are doing is right, it is conveyed in your eyes and body language. The camera can see your mind. It takes quite a bit of concentration. You feel exhausted afterwards. But it's worth it.'"
RIP Bob.
