Sam Elliott on promoting 'A Star Is Born' during horrific Malibu fire: 'I was trying to get through roadblocks with a f—ing tuxedo on'

From a professional standpoint, the last few months have been the best of times for Sam Elliott, who earned an Oscar nomination for playing Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born and portrays the titular character in the just-released The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot.

“It’s an amazing time right now, after fifty years of being in this game,” says the actor, 74. “I’m completely blown away by all of it, the success of it.”

This has also proven a personally testing period for Elliott whose house is in Malibu — which he shares with his wife, actress Katharine Ross — was almost destroyed at the end of last year by the forest fire which swept through the area.

While the area is bouncing back, Elliot is haunted by the effects of the disaster that still linger.

“A lot of it is very green now, it’s coming back, and eventually, it will all come back, but it’s going to be a long time,” he shares. “A lot of people lost everything. We know people who lost everything. You know, a thousand homes burned or whatever. Think [about] all the wildlife that went up with it. It’s a horrific thing.”