He Was Smitten
It would later be revealed that Sam Elliott was truly smitten by Katharine Ross from the days of filming Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid back in 1969. Given his seemingly natural confidence and charisma, it comes as a surprise to many that Elliott was too afraid of making the first move.
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And come on – what hope does anyone have if this rugged and handsome chic magnet didn’t have the guts to make a move? Years later, Elliott confessed about his first time meeting Katharine, saying that he didn’t dare try talking to her back then. “She was the leading lady. I was a shadow on the wall, a glorified extra in a bar scene,” he explained. Well, if you put it that way, Sam…