I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me.
“I don't want to be known as a sex symbol. There's a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.”