Class Act All The Way
JULIE BENZ, ACTOR IN SAW 5
"I've met him"..."He's amazing. He's brilliant."..."I was so impressed with,
especially in SAW IV, all the scenes between Tobin and Betsy [Betsy Russell].
I think they did an amazing job."
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BETSY RUSSELL, ACTOR IN SAW 3, SAW 4, SAW 5
"He was there for me when I first started. My first day, I came off doing my first scene.
He said, 'Betsy. You have such depth, such sensitivity, you're such an incredible actress'
It was so great. He was like a Godfather figure."
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LYRIQ BENT, ACTOR IN SAW 2, SAW 3, SAW 4
"He is such a supportive guy"
"He's such a fan and [is] so excited about it [the SAW material]."
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EMILY OSMENT, ACTOR IN...
THE HAUNTING HOUR
DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
"Tobin is the nicest guy you will meet. Whenever you see
him he always has a big hug for you. When we were working, it was just
about Haunting Hour and rehearsing. He would never tell you how to say
a line. You learn things just from working with him.
He is just a great
actor."
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Scott Patterson, Actor in SAW 4, SAW 5
"I had one scene with him. I can't really tell you about it but he's a terrific guy. He's a really dedicated actor and a terrific human being. And a pretty good singer/songwriter."
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Josh Green, Colorado '09 (from Facebook)
"I Just Met Tobin Bell this weekend at the SAW 3 Press Junket in LA. Coolest celebrity I have ever met. Down to earth and genuinly nice. I also got to screen Saw 3 before the junket, and he wanted to know my sincere thought on the film. Way cool."
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Shawnee Smith, Actor in Saw, Saw 2, Saw 3
After Saw 2...
"I actually didn't get to work with Tobin that much, but the little that I did was very interesting. He is a very specific actor and [makes] very deliberate choices. Right down to the little things that were in his room that the audience will never see that the prop department labored over. He was great."
After Saw 3...
"Tobin Bell... ahh, Tobin! I feel like this is the first time I`ve ever acted, I`m learning so much from him! He is up for a very prestigious (MTV) award given by the youth of our country once a year and if he doesn`t win, the paramedics will have to scrape me up from the sidewalk. (Tobin) is meticulous, uncompromising, and thorough, no mater what amount of work is required to work truthfully under imaginary circumstances. (His hotel room walls are covered with script pages, notes, and diagrams. He`s a mad scientist! But then, one must be somewhat "mad" and somewhat of a "scientist" to ever brave the search for truth!)....It is humbling and inspiring and I am a happy protege."..."Working with him was the kind of experience that you hope, as an actor, you get once in your career. He’s one of the under-the–radar actors—kind of like myself—who’s been around for a long time. ... Rehearsal with Tobin was intense. All his script pages were taped to the wall of his hotel room. He was looking for flow and details within the script. He’d ask one question, which would lead to 10 more questions, which would lead to 10 more questions. And we’d keep asking ‘em. We’d just walk around the city of Toronto and talk, stop at a café, have some coffee, ask some more questions."
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Robert Kurtzman, Director of Buried Alive
"I actually worked with Tobin before on The Quick and the Dead as well as a TV movie. Tobin is great! He is a total professional and [a] very creative individual..."
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Bob Bish, Extra on The Quick and the Dead
"I had the pleasure of working with Tobin Bell (who played Luther Evans, the death-row inmate in the 11/4 episode of Chicago Hope) on a movie called "The Quick and the Dead"...In that he played a character named Dog Kelly. I was one of the background outlaws. A non-speaking part, but was present for nearly every day of filming. Tobin Bell's performance was a highlight of my 57 days on set. His speech before his gunfight with Ellen (Sharon Stone) caused spontaneous ovations from cast/crew/extras as soon as the word "cut" was heard. I had never seen that happen before. Unfortunately, the scene was cut and edited so that his speech didn't really hint at the kind of impact it had on set. He is an excellent actor, and I found his performance on CH (Chicago Hope) to be top-notch. The character on CH was worlds away from Dog Kelly."
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Jason Freeland, Director/Writer of Brown's Requiem
"I love Tobin, I mean he was just so great!! ...We were really lucky to get him."
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Michael Rooker, Actor in Brown's Requiem
"[In 1983-ish] Tobin was living in New york and I wanted to come out and go and see a couple of the agents and stuff, and he [Tobin] was away on a shoot --He sent me his keys,
and I just hung out at his place."
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Leigh Whannell, Actor/Co-Writer/Co-Creator - Saw
"For me... Tobin is one of the nicest guys in the world."
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James Wan, Director/Co-Writer/Co-Creator - Saw
"We felt that, even though you don't see Jigsaw that much throughout the film, his presence is really up front, and a lot of that has to do with the voice that you hear on the tape recorder and on the TV and so on, that I felt that I really needed to get someone who could really convey that menace and who could really capture the spirit of who Jigsaw's supposed to be. I think Tobin is an amazing guy and he did such a great job in this film."
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IMDb Screenname Kparham, worked with in Dead Man's Revenge
"I worked with him [Tobin] on "Dead Man's Revenge"...he actually came up to me and started talking between shots....he's INCREDIBLY nice and very approachable. I've also heard this from several people that have worked with him."
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IMDb Screenname Krateros, Extra in The Firm
"I did meet him, when I was an extra on "The Firm". He was extremely nice, chatted between takes, etc. Spooky-looking guy, class act all the way."