Ed Gamble

I was down the road from where they shot that opening shot of Gladiator.

Oh, yeah.

Where Russell Crowe runs his hand through.

I went to the field.

It looks like that.

Did you run your hand around?

Of course I did.

Of course.

Absolutely crazy.

You can't go past and be like, nah.

Not gonna do that, why would I?

But no, the first time I went by, because I was there for months before we shot, because I had to kind of dig in, because my character's Italian and British, and I wanted to make sure that the Italian felt real and lived in, and I do lots and lots of Italian speaking in the film, which I don't remember any of, by the way.

So I was there when the fields were still green, and they looked like a Miyazaki painting, it was amazing.

And so by the time it turned golden, we'd come back because we shot in Rome in Cinecitta where they do like all the Fellini films, like the historical studio.

Came back, the seasons had changed.

It's beautiful in both seasons.

Sunsets are incredible.

The hills are incredible.

The heat is incredible.

The food is amazing, by the way.