Happy Birthday: Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Born: November 29, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

(2012, on True Romance) I was cast in the part James Gandolfini ended up playing, initially. I got a call from [casting director] Risa Bramon and I said, “I didn’t want to beat Patricia Arquette’s ass on camera. I don’t want to do that.” Tony [Scott], God rest his soul, called me. It’s a shame what happened to him, but those were the halcyon days for him. He called me and said, [adopts aggressive British accent] “Man, you’re bullshitting me! Come on, man!” And Patricia’s his friend. Previously I had been up for Days Of Thunder. I said, “I just don’t want to do it. I don’t want to beat up Patricia.” He said, “Why not?” And all I could say was, “Because I don’t want to do it.” I was still living in New York and I was sitting…