His Father
Deeply touched by his father’s passing, Elliott claimed that much of his demeanor stemmed from his late father’s influence. In an interview with NPR, he said, “And I was with my dad and my – and his peers, who were all men’s men and outdoors men. All had incredible work ethics and were all good men. And they were really the ones I think that I learned what kind of a man I wanted to be when I grew up.”
Before The Voice
Known for his deep, rich voice, many would be surprised to learn that Sam Elliott wasn’t born with it. In the same NPR interview, Elliott confessed that, “It came with age. It just kept going down the older I got – can’t imagine it’s going to go much further.”