Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Andrew Garfield “froze and folded” when he got on the basketball court with Woody Harrelson.
The Uprising actor was “so excited” to show off his skills against the star of sports movie White Men Can’t Jump, but his nerves got the better of him and he struggled to keep his composure.
Speaking to Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast, he said: “I was playing with Woody, who I love, and I’ve been a fan of forever. And White Men Can’t Jump is one of those all-time great movies. And it’s just one of my all-time favourite performances.
“I was so excited to play with him. And then as soon as we got on the court, I just froze.
“I was like the seven year old at the party that just wants to go home. I was just so scared. I folded. I fully froze and folded.”
The 43-year-old star eventually pulled himself together enough to join in with the game, but he wasn’t happy with his performance on court.
He said: “I played really badly. And I just want to apologise to everyone at that game. I love Woody so much, and I’d been wanting to play with him [for] so long, and it was finally our time.”
By contrast, Woody, 65, proved to still have what it takes in the game.
Andrew said: “He still plays great. He’s taking really good care of himself. But he’s fiercely competitive. And I love it. I absolutely love it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Andrew heaped praise on his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Sally Field, describing the 79-year-old actress as a “legend”.
He said: “She’s one of the great people alive. Or dead, for that matter. She’s so weirdly still humble. It’s a weird thing. I would say she has legend status.
“Sally is someone that you just feel like you’re with the best friend aunt you could ever wish for.”
The Silence actor admitted “one of the great highlights” of his career was presenting Sally with the SAG Life Achievement Award at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He said: “I felt so lucky. I almost said no because I just didn’t think that I could handle it. Because it was such an honour, because she is so beloved, and rightly so, and she is so beautifully extraordinary and ordinary. She honors her ordinariness in such an inspiring [way]. I really can’t believe I can even talk about her in this fashion.”
