GQ speaks to the horsemasters of Ridley Scott's historical epic Napoleon, who assembled over 100 equines for the most striking battle scenes in recent equestrian memory.
Academy Award under her belt. “There were so many times I would try to do little actor tricks to try and get to moments, or to try to manufacture certain situations, and she was just so sharp,” says Eli Goree, who plays a young Muhammad Ali in King’s feature directorial debut,
One Night in Miami. “It was like with your parents you can never get away with nothing, because they ve done it all before. She s just like, ‘Just stop, listen. Trust the words, trust the script, trust the other actors, trust yourself, and in those moments when things are supposed to be special, it ll happen, if you re honest and if you re invested in the work.’”