this story I wrote more than 25 years ago keeps coming back to life. Of course, it was an incredible tale. https://t.co/nbBbNFDzkC
— Lawrence Wright (@lawrence_wright) February 9, 2023
A Note from Lawrence Wright
Bob Hoskins passed away.
He starred in my 2000 movie, Noriega: God's Favorite. He said he had taken the role because it passed the "cold bum test." Whenever he got a new script, he took it to the toilet to read. If he liked it, he read the whole thing, and then he had a cold bum.
Only time he ever got upset with me was when I was holding an umbrella over his head in the harsh sun of the Philippines, where we were filming, and he was attired in a yellow jump suit that I had indicated in the script. "You make me look like fuckin' Winnie the Pooh!" He really did look like that.
He was a wonderful actor and a fine man.
Longform.org features Wright on their podcast, during their visit to Austin for SXSW. Features quotes like this gem:
"If I had the chance to interview Osama Bin Laden, should I kill him? It’s a fair question. Suppose we’re having dinner — should I stab him with the bread knife? Do I have a moral obligation to kill him? Or do I have a moral obligation as a reporter to simply hear him?"
You can download the episode [MP3] or visit Longform’s website to hear the interview.