“He was a legend.
We all have a few teachers in our careers.
The ones that imprint something special on your being.
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Teachers that you havent seen in 20 years, but you still remember their wisdom like yesterday.
Sean Connery was one of those for me,” Bay wrote in an essay onTHR.
“I was young-dumb, doing my second movie,The Rock.
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I had heard he was notoriously tough on directors,” he added.
He said, ‘Sure, boy!’
‘Boy’ was the nickname he gave me."
Bay remembers work on the film after it had gone over time and over budget.
Connery volunteered to help him get the funding he needed to finishThe Rockproperly.
“One funny story:The Rock.
Car chase: Sean driving and Im alone filming him.
He slams the brakes; my head hits the window.
He says, ‘You OK?'”
Sean, with that sly look, says, ‘You want me to help?'"
“We looked like giants.
I announce that Mr. Connery would like to visit and say hi.
Sean comes in, sits down across from the open-mouthed executives.
Without missing a beat, they responded.
How much?'”
