Happy Birthday: Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Born: March 29, 1948 in New Rochelle, New York, USA

(On Harold and Maude (1971)) And we shot every single word that was in that script. There was no improvisation. … But to sell it, I had to really live it. There were moments that were hard, but Hal Ashby was such a loving director.

I loved Robert Altman. Even though we only made M.A.S.H. (1970) and Brewster McCloud (1970), he offered me McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and I had to turn it down to do Harold and Maude (1971). But I never got over working under his supreme command and imagination. I adored Hal Ashby – he let me go to the limit and beyond and was always there to catch me. Robert Dornhelm is a fantastic director. I recently did an uncredited role for Joel Schumacher in The Number 23 (2007) with Jim Carrey. I…