Highlights
- Comedian Jack Black says he once tried to win a role in a movie by telling the casting director he could ride a horse, despite being clueless about how to do it.
- The 'Gulliver's Travels' star divulged that he occasionally trumpeted about how good he was at a particular skill just to get a part in a film, but his lie about how well he could ride a horse failed to impress the director and in the end he failed to bag the role, Contactmusic reported.
- "I might have bent the truth with regards to my skills. I think one time I said that I was an avid horseback rider, which wasn't true," said Black
Comedian Jack Black says he once tried to win a role in a movie by telling the casting director he could ride a horse, despite being clueless about how to do it.
The 'Gulliver's Travels' star divulged that he occasionally trumpeted about how good he was at a particular skill just to get a part in a film, but his lie about how well he could ride a horse failed to impress the director and in the end he failed to bag the role, Contactmusic reported.
"I might have bent the truth with regards to my skills. I think one time I said that I was an avid horseback rider, which wasn't true," said Black
"I didn't get the part and it's probably good that I didn't. My strategy would have been: Hold on tight, and, er, that's it. No, I probably would have had a crash course in horse riding at the last second."
Discussing his new role as Lemuel Gulliver in 'Gulliver's Travels', Jack knew immediately he wanted to take on the character when he was offered it.
"When I was first approached about it, I was like, 'Yeah!' It just made sense. A bell went off in my head that this would be the kind of fun project I was looking for, something fantastical, adventurous, exciting and funny," he said.