Ann Dowd plays Patti on the HBO series The Leftovers and needed some practice to nail down her character’s steely expression. Like anyone would, she studied the ice-cold stylings of Bill Belichick:
‘Leftovers’ star modeled her character after Bill Belichick
If you want to learn dour, learn from the best.
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She admits that when she was developing Patti’s cold, intense demeanor, she looked to another famous local, Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
“After about the third episode or so, Patti kept reminding me of someone and I couldn’t figure out who it was,” Dowd explained, in an e-mail. “Finally it dawned on me that it was Bill Belichick, whom I watched countless times during Patriot games and always liked. And for these reasons: his stoicism, that he seems full of secrets, that he doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him.”
SECRETS INDEED. But for real, Belichick’s face is a great one study if you’re trying to learn a “cold, intense demeanor.” It’s too bad Patti doesn’t also wear baggy, cut-off sweatshirts.
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