Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene.
Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael CaineGene Hackman of my generation.
From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.
I got to work with Gene Hackman for six weeks, side by side, 12 hours a day.
I've always admired Gene Hackman, Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck. I'm showing my age here.
I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know. . . I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.