Years later, Garrison toldSports Illustratedhow his famous line from the movie came about.

My famous line, I never said that while filming.

I looped that in two months later.

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I said, Get him a body bag!

on the first try.

John said, Thats going to be a classic.

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Youll never be forgotten because of that line.

Working with him was always natural and effortless.

He elevated every scene and moment inside of them.

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Rob Garrison was a kind gentleman from the first day I met him to the last day we spoke.

In the 1990s, Kay worked on the filmsGettysburgandCourage Under Fireas a second assistant director.

Kay died from a heart attack on October 17, 2021 at the age of 56.

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His bright energy was so contagious and never ever failed to make us all laugh.

His final film appearance was in 2001sFall: The Price of Silence,playing gangster Manny Carlotti.

Even with an acting career that spanned decades,McQueens other passion was professional auto racing.

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Chad described the experience once toThe Telegraph,saying:

It was probably the defining moment of my life.

The G-force, the sound of the motor…

It was violent, it was lovely, it was something that I had to have again.

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