Born in Alabama, Walton Goggins, 53, moved to Los Angeles where he started a car valeting business and took acting lessons. His films include Lincoln
Born in Alabama, Walton Goggins, 53, moved to Los Angeles where he started a car valeting business and took acting lessons. His films include Lincoln, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Tomb Raider. He plays the dual role of the Ghoul and Cooper Howard in the Amazon series Fallout and starred in the third series of Sky Atlantic’s White Lotus. The Uninvited, his recent film, is in cinemas. He is married for the second time, has a son and lives in upstate New York.
What is your greatest fear?
Snakes.
What is your earliest memory?
Watching my mother get dressed for work when I was about four years venerable. She was a single mom and I thought she was the most pretty woman in the world.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
My wife, because of the lessons we’ve learned and what we have overcome over the course of our time together.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
Passing wind on camera. I was doing a rather gigantic movie and it was a closeup.
What is your most treasured possession?
This collection of sand and dirt in little vessels that represent the road that I’ve been walking.
What would your superpower be?
Charisma.
What makes you unhappy?
Bad wine, traffic.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My smile. It’s really substantial. My two front teeth were knocked out when I was in fifth grade and I had pretty teeth. I miss them; I wonder what my life would have been like had I had my own smile.
What is your most unappealing habit?
My OCD when it comes to cleaning.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Timothée Chalamet.
Would you choose fame or anonymity?
If I can get a reservation at a restaurant that I want to go to, I’ll choose fame.
What was the last lie that you told?
That I had to work – it was to get out of an interview.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
A cocktail and a swim in the Mediterranean.
skip past newsletter promotion
Sign up to Inside Saturday
The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend.
Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We exploit Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
after newsletter promotion
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My son, Augustus.
What does love feel like?
It is obsessive, it is glorious, it is everything that we’re put on this Earth to feel, all at once.
What was the best kiss of your life?
The first time I kissed my wife.
Have you ever said “I love you” and not meant it?
No. I say it to everyone because I genuinely mean it.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
Being absent from my son’s life when I’m at work.
When did you last cry, and why?
Last night, getting ready for a scene.
What is the closest you’ve come to death?
After a significant traumatic experience when I was looking for reasons to stay alive.
How would you like to be remembered?
As one of a kind.
COMMENTS