Seymour Cassel(1935-2019)

Responsible for giving Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash his nickname.

Faces (1968) and Sombras (1958) are my favorite John Cassavetes films. And they were John's favorites, too. "Shadows" because it was our first. And "Faces because it was a defining turning point in the way we were going to make films. I knew it was, because I worked on the crew. We had a crew of seven. I did it all. I shot, I loaded magazines, moved lights, put screens in. We took turns competing to shoot with the second camera. That way of making a film was so much fun. No unions to deal with, no time schedule. We shot it in continuity, which John did with every film after that. He did it for himself and he did it for the actors.