He learned early on that the camera loved him, but the industry wasn’t always interested in the boy behind the roles. As the son of Bing Russell, he was expected to be charming, disciplined and flawless. This legacy was both door and door, luring him in and reminding him that he could never just be ordinary. His childhood became a succession of backdrops, scripts, and adult expectations where there was little room to make mistakes, pretend or be uncertain.
Kurt Russell is saddened...
