Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights.Photo: New Line/Kobal/ShutterstockMark Wahlbergis reflecting on one of his iconic roles.The actor and producer, 50, recently opened up toCigar Aficionadoabout his initial reluctance to star inPaul Thomas Anderson’sBoogie Nights, in which he played a ’70s porn star named Dirk Diggler.“When I first heard about the film and the subject matter, it was not appealing to me,” Wahlberg told the outlet. “But you have to understand too, I came from the whole Marky Mark thing, pulling down my pants,Calvin Klein underwear— I just didn’t know if this was just, like, the next level of exploiting me, and all of a sudden we’re going to lose the underwear.”Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg Boogie Nights - 1997.G Lefkowitz/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock“Showgirlshad just come out,” the former Calvin Klein model added. “That was supposed to be a big, controversial movie and ended up being, you know, a bomb. But I kept hearing about the script and, you know, there were lots of people circling the movie at the time.”“Burt Reynoldsended up playing Jack Horner,” he said, noting “[Robert]De Nirowas attached at one point,Sydney Pollackwas attached,Sean Penn— you know, a lot of really talented people circling this movie.”The Departedstar went on to say that his “agents kept pushing” him to read theBoogie Nightsscript and he “was a little curious about it.”“So I read the first 25-30 pages, and I kind of put it down,” he told the outlet. “I was like this could be something great, or this could be absolutely terrible.”After meeting with Anderson — who went on to direct films likeThere Will Be BloodandInherent Vice—Wahlberg said they “hit it off right away,” and the rest is history.“That was the movie that kind of set things in motion,” he added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesDuring an appearance onTheEllen DeGeneresShowin 2022, theFather Stuactor revealed that he still has possession of the prop penis he wore in the film. The answer came as part of a round of rapid-fire questions from host DeGeneres.“Where is that?” she asked him, to which heresponded, “It’s in a safe locked away. It’s not something I can leave out! All of a sudden my kids are looking for the spare phone charger and pull that thing out, ‘What the heck is that?’ Wouldn’t be a good look.”
Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights.Photo: New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock
Mark Wahlbergis reflecting on one of his iconic roles.The actor and producer, 50, recently opened up toCigar Aficionadoabout his initial reluctance to star inPaul Thomas Anderson’sBoogie Nights, in which he played a ’70s porn star named Dirk Diggler.“When I first heard about the film and the subject matter, it was not appealing to me,” Wahlberg told the outlet. “But you have to understand too, I came from the whole Marky Mark thing, pulling down my pants,Calvin Klein underwear— I just didn’t know if this was just, like, the next level of exploiting me, and all of a sudden we’re going to lose the underwear.”Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg Boogie Nights - 1997.G Lefkowitz/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock“Showgirlshad just come out,” the former Calvin Klein model added. “That was supposed to be a big, controversial movie and ended up being, you know, a bomb. But I kept hearing about the script and, you know, there were lots of people circling the movie at the time.”“Burt Reynoldsended up playing Jack Horner,” he said, noting “[Robert]De Nirowas attached at one point,Sydney Pollackwas attached,Sean Penn— you know, a lot of really talented people circling this movie.”The Departedstar went on to say that his “agents kept pushing” him to read theBoogie Nightsscript and he “was a little curious about it.”“So I read the first 25-30 pages, and I kind of put it down,” he told the outlet. “I was like this could be something great, or this could be absolutely terrible.”After meeting with Anderson — who went on to direct films likeThere Will Be BloodandInherent Vice—Wahlberg said they “hit it off right away,” and the rest is history.“That was the movie that kind of set things in motion,” he added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesDuring an appearance onTheEllen DeGeneresShowin 2022, theFather Stuactor revealed that he still has possession of the prop penis he wore in the film. The answer came as part of a round of rapid-fire questions from host DeGeneres.“Where is that?” she asked him, to which heresponded, “It’s in a safe locked away. It’s not something I can leave out! All of a sudden my kids are looking for the spare phone charger and pull that thing out, ‘What the heck is that?’ Wouldn’t be a good look.”
Mark Wahlbergis reflecting on one of his iconic roles.
The actor and producer, 50, recently opened up toCigar Aficionadoabout his initial reluctance to star inPaul Thomas Anderson’sBoogie Nights, in which he played a ’70s porn star named Dirk Diggler.
“When I first heard about the film and the subject matter, it was not appealing to me,” Wahlberg told the outlet. “But you have to understand too, I came from the whole Marky Mark thing, pulling down my pants,Calvin Klein underwear— I just didn’t know if this was just, like, the next level of exploiting me, and all of a sudden we’re going to lose the underwear.”
Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg Boogie Nights - 1997.G Lefkowitz/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock
G Lefkowitz/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock
“Showgirlshad just come out,” the former Calvin Klein model added. “That was supposed to be a big, controversial movie and ended up being, you know, a bomb. But I kept hearing about the script and, you know, there were lots of people circling the movie at the time.”
“Burt Reynoldsended up playing Jack Horner,” he said, noting “[Robert]De Nirowas attached at one point,Sydney Pollackwas attached,Sean Penn— you know, a lot of really talented people circling this movie.”
The Departedstar went on to say that his “agents kept pushing” him to read theBoogie Nightsscript and he “was a little curious about it.”
“So I read the first 25-30 pages, and I kind of put it down,” he told the outlet. “I was like this could be something great, or this could be absolutely terrible.”
After meeting with Anderson — who went on to direct films likeThere Will Be BloodandInherent Vice—Wahlberg said they “hit it off right away,” and the rest is history.
“That was the movie that kind of set things in motion,” he added.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories
During an appearance onTheEllen DeGeneresShowin 2022, theFather Stuactor revealed that he still has possession of the prop penis he wore in the film. The answer came as part of a round of rapid-fire questions from host DeGeneres.
“Where is that?” she asked him, to which heresponded, “It’s in a safe locked away. It’s not something I can leave out! All of a sudden my kids are looking for the spare phone charger and pull that thing out, ‘What the heck is that?’ Wouldn’t be a good look.”
source: people.com
