As a character actor, William Fichtner is known for playing roughneck characters, in films like ‘Crash,’ ‘Drive Angry,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Armageddon,’ and ‘Black Hawk Down.’ Recently, he’s also landed a frequent role as Adam on the series, ‘Mom.’

In his writer-director debut, Fichtner took the reins for the film, ‘Cold Brook.’ The story, which follows two ordinary guys in a small town, is a story of adventure. Fichtner stars alongside Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) and Harold Perrineau (Lost).

In this interview, Fichtner discusses how he chooses a role, why lessons from directors are sometimes subconscious, what separates him from “big movie stars,” how ‘Cold Brook’ got started back in 2001, and what he learned from working with Ridley Scott.

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