Glen Powell is tipping his hat to late actor and fellow Texan Bill Paxton on 'Twisters' release day: 'His boots are impossible to fill, but this life is all about chasing the greats.'
Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.into the world today, I just wanted to look up and tip my hat to the legend that is Bill Paxton," Powell captioned a photo of himself alongside the late star. "A great friend of mine who saw poetry in the natural world.
" He also recalled a handy acting trick Paxton imparted that was useful during“As an actor, sometimes you have to shoot outdoors, and you’re kind of squinting and whatnot, and he taught me this trick that if you close your eyes and you look up at the sun, it warms your eyes up to the sun and you can open your eyes," Powell said. "While we were shooting, I was shooting outdoors the whole time, so I’d used that trick my entire career since meeting Bill.
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