Husbands, 1970. John Cassavetes. With Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk & John Cassavetes

Emotionally, John’s films can be very tough to watch. Did they take a toll on you as an actor?

Only when they were drawing to an end. It was always very tough to say goodbye to the experience, especially on Husbands, because there was a lot going on there. It was about friendship. We became friends, and who knew if we were ever going to see each other again, because most films are ‘I’ll call ya, I’ll call ya, I’ll call ya,’ and nobody ever calls anybody. But John was the glue that really kept my friendship with Peter together. Since John died, Peter and I see each other very infrequently. But when John was alive, we all used to see each other constantly.

Ben Gazzara, inverview