Oh shit Carey Elwes is bringing that up
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Drinking hard liquor in big pitchers like beer just so he could be mobile enough to do stunts, Jesus Christ It's telling that the Princess Bride people talk openly about how much effort it was for him to do this movie, while WWF never breathed a word about it (kayfabe)
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He said he did the movie because he wanted to play a good guy character, too, he was talking to Reiner about how WWF was making him into a heel and he hated the idea of fans yelling abuse at him and hating him etc. Sigh
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If you've read the book there's just so little distance between Andre and Fezzik, like Fezzik's whole backstory is that he essentially was an old-timey wrestling heel, making a living as a sideshow beating up three guys at once and having people scream "LOOK AT THAT ANIMAL" etc
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Right same
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I saw him in an airport once. A boy of about ten screwed up his courage to ask him for an autograph and Andre said "No."
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Maybe the chronic pain played a part here? I struggle with handwriting and I don’t have chronic pain and I’m considered able bodied. I have anxiety every time I have to sign something. Perhaps refusing autographs was self care.
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Andre the Giant was a wonderful and kind person. I miss his laughter and joy.
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God, this is the saddest shit.
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I have heard that once he became successful in WWE, he never, ever let anyone else pick up the tab at a restaurant.
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