Sam Elliott is one of Taylor Sheridan’s favorite actors for a reason

Whether you watch Sam Elliott in those ’80s and ’90s classics, 2003’s widely misunderstood comic book movie “Hulk,” or the more recent megahit of Bradley Cooper’s “A Star is Born,” you can’t argue that his profoundly alluring voice lends him an otherworldly charisma that instantly demands your attention.

And he wields it with an utter confidence that makes you eat up his every word, regardless of whether he actually speaks thought-provoking wisdom or babbles some total nonsense. In a recent conversation with TV veteran Peter Berg for Gold Derby, Sheridan talked about why he adores and values Elliott’s work immensely. He said: