That thing just keeps on going, says Paxton, who earned his first nod.
I texted him, The feud is back on.
He texted back, Stop it!
I would always get him laughing, and hed always go, Stop it!
Paxton credits Costner for convincing him to take the part.
Now, I feel like I know him like a brother.
But I never really spent more than 10 minutes with him before this.
He goes, Oh man, its old testament.
Were gonna be gettin to wear beards.
Its Civil War stuff.
That really appealed to me.
My great great grandfather on my paternal side died in Chancellorsville as a general under Stonewall Jackson.
So it was a chance to go back and explore that part of my heritage, Paxton says.
They stayed in a ski resort, where the big exteriors were shot.
A funny thing about it was Kevin was completely off book.
And god, hed put this person on the spot, Paxton says, chuckling again.
Costner didnt make Paxton nervous, but the horses did.
The horses were quite spirited.
They were all studs, which was kind of unusual.
So I would gird myself up like a gladiator before I got on one of those horses.
Under my outfit, I might have knee pads, elbow pads, a back brace.
My ankles would be wrapped.
The black powder weapons also made things interesting on set.
I was like, Oh god, sorry.'
With an international cast and crew, there were always laughs.
Why you buy this for me?
That became a running joke.
Mario got an Emmy nomination, too.
He plays a villain in next years post-apocalyptic Ice Age sci-fi dramaThe Colonywith Laurence Fishburne and Kevin Zegers.
And hes currently shooting the film2 Gunswith Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington.
It may be drug money or CIA money.
Im putting a little Tennessee Williams into it….
I got a little burned out playing the straight guy.
This is a chance to get back in to some of that stuff.
I guess Bryan Cranston cant do every great supporting role.
Hes a great actor.
Im glad he was too busy to take this one on.
