On Being A Symbol
At some stage in his professional career, people referred to him as a sex symbol. Elliott did not want to be seen that way and that’s why he said this: “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.”
On Hugh Grant
You might think that Sam Elliott has no interest in an actor like Hugh Grant, but that’s completely incorrect. Sam Elliott actually has a special place for British actor Hugh Grant. “Hugh Grant is the main man. He’s the number one romantic comedy man in the world,” Elliott said. He’s probably right.