Sam Rockwell has one of the most genuinely interesting filmographies in Hollywood, and GQ’s decision to sit him down and work through more than 50 of them one by one was exactly the right format for an actor this specific about his craft. Meisner trained and consistently drawn to characters who carry both intensity and vulnerability, Rockwell walks through everything from his 1989 horror film debut in Clownhouse all the way through to ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,’ his current theatrical release. Along the way he covers ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ ‘Moon,’ ‘Galaxy Quest,’ ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,’ ‘The Green Mile,’ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ and dozens more, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, technical challenges, and what each role actually demanded of him. Over three decades of work, very few actors have moved as fluidly between studio films and independent cinema, between leading roles and supporting ones.


