Tom Wilkinson

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: In the Bedroom (2001); Michael Clayton (2007); Valkyrie (2008); Rush Hour.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Rush Hour: 1 line, within their own work

  1. career (career) · them, directly: Rush Hour ⇒ Tom Wilkinson (the maker said so: an interview he gave). Wilkinson told an interviewer Rush Hour is what made Hollywood take him seriously.
    “rush hour, like transformed his career.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:47:43 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Christopher McQuarrie: 1 line

  1. career (career step) · through Valkyrie (2008), which they acted in: Valkyrie ⇒ Christopher McQuarrie (the host's read). Valkyrie set up Tom Cruise's redemption by teaming him with McQuarrie.
    “Weirdly, the movie that then, like, sets up Tom Cruise's Redemption Arc by finally teaming him up with Macquarie”
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Tom Wilkinson: 1 line, within their own work

  1. career (career) · through Rush Hour, which they acted in: Rush Hour ⇒ Tom Wilkinson (the maker said so: an interview he gave). Wilkinson told an interviewer Rush Hour is what made Hollywood take him seriously.
    “rush hour, like transformed his career.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:47:43 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (5) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Tom Wilkinson → Rush Hour. Wilkinson told an interviewer Rush Hour is what made Hollywood take him seriously.
    “rush hour, like transformed his career.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:47:43 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Tom Wilkinson → Michael Clayton. Without Rush Hour there is no Michael Clayton.
    “You don't get Michael Clayton.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:48:12 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Tom Wilkinson: His mother interviewed Wilkinson for In the Bedroom; he said Rush Hour transformed his career.
    “My mother interviewed Tom Wilkinson many, many, many years ago.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:47:34 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)