But his drawling, cowboy-hatted character The Stranger is beloved to the cult movies many fans.
And I got a script delivered to me from the Coen brothers.
My agent sent it to me.
Im thinking, the fing Coen brothers, man!
This has got to be some wacky fing character, as far as possible from being a cowboy!
Then he shows up in a bowling alley dressed like a drugstore cowboy looking not unlike Sam Elliott.
Im indebted to Rod because hereallygave me an opportunity to step away from that western thing, says Elliott.
He said, I want to see you in a three-piece suit, no hair, no mustache.
I was totally up for it.
I remember asking Rod, I said, How the f doIplay into this fucking thing?
He said, I dont know.
I want to see more of you and the Dude!
I went, Okay, man.'
See Elliott and Bridges in a clip fromThe Big Lebowskiabove.
