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Ed Harris gets brutally honest about role on Dutton Ranch

Posted on 7/21/26 at 3:51 am
Posted by Lsujacket66
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 3:51 am
Posted by Gifman
Captiva, FL
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 5:18 am to
He’s in the “kiss my arse” era of his career and life
Posted by lsugrad35
Jambalaya capital of the world
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 5:33 am to
Well I suppose he’s dying in season 2. That sucks, he’s probably my favorite character in the series.
Posted by cadillacattack
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:22 am to
I would consider him to definitely be one of the”the four main characters” in the series, and his acting has been stellar.

He’s done a good job with the character.
Posted by UnluckyTiger
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:28 am to
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:52 am to
Sounds like an actor being egotistical.
Posted by Free888
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:56 am to
quote:

Sounds like an actor being egotistical.


His career has earned the right to not be misled.
Posted by PNW_TigerSaint
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:57 am to
Wide receiver who feels like he’s being asked to block too much. Get this man the ball.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 6:58 am to
He admitted he was surprised when he actually watched it. His role was actually pretty important. It's a bit much for him to expect to be the lead in the show based on Beth and rip
Posted by TimeOutdoors
LA
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 7:17 am to
I always liked Ed Harris, but this makes it hard for me to like him. I mean how petty can you get.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 7:20 am to
Every time I see Harris I always think about him pushng my mother out the way in Geostorm
Posted by JoeNelson
Member since Sep 2019
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 7:23 am to
He’s a movie star doing tv it’s probably moving way to slow for him and feeling like a waste of his time. And at his age probably not something he wants to be wasting.
He did a fantastic job I season one definitely one of my favorites
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 7:48 am to
quote:

His career has earned the right to not be misled.

I doubt he was misled in any way.
Posted by The Eric
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 8:10 am to
Isnt this one of the common themes with Taylor Sheridan productions?? Actors being miserable?

Posted by Sam Quint
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 8:20 am to
Ed Harris took the wrong career path from the jump, and anyone who saw him wearing Marine officer dress blues in The Rock knows it.
Posted by CU_Tigers4life
Georgia
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 8:46 am to
As a 75 year old actor, he should be happy to still have quality work. He's way past his prime as a leading actor and his role in the DR was pretty dan significant. Even he said in this interview that when he watch the finished product it was fine compared to the film experience.

The first year of most shows take time to get all of the pieces on the the board to establish the pace of the show. Also, first year Showrunner is out so we'll see how that goes.

He's acting like that cranky old man yelling at kids to keep off the grass...
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:37 am to
One of the best actors working today…
Posted by PuertoRicanBlaze
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:52 am to
quote:

He’s in the “kiss my arse” era of his career and life


I worked with him on a project back in 2017 and that was the first thing I noticed. He's blunt and straightforward. Doesn't sugarcoat anything or tell people what they want to hear. He'll tell you exactly what he thinks and if he doesn't like something, he will let it be known... which i'll take that over fake, two faced people all day, every day.

That said, he's also surprisingly easygoing. He would shoot the shite with anyone. He's direct but also approachable. Never acted like anyone was beneath him which most actors tend to keep to themselves and steer clear of other departments. Harris wasn't like that and if I saw him on the streets, I'd have no reservations about speaking to him.

He's also tiny as frick and a heavy chain smoker.
This post was edited on 7/21/26 at 10:08 am
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17213 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:10 am to
Did you read the entire tweet?
quote:

Harris explained that when he actually watched “Dutton Ranch,” he thought it was “pretty good,” and he felt his character was “relatively important to the story.” However, during filming, “it didn’t feel that way.

“I’m being told my character will have a little bit more to do [in Season 2],” he says. “I was just a little frustrated, to tell you the truth.”
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38598 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:14 am to
quote:

Sounds like an actor being egotistical.
This isn't Tina Louise throwing a fit because she assumed she'd be the star of Gilligan's Island, even though there was another main character named Gilligan.

I don't think he'd have to make up something like, "promised I'd be one of four leads". Sounds like a reasonable pitch to make to Ed Harris, and it sounds like if he had any other reason to be unhappy with the show, he'd say it.

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