Sally Field

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The Superhero Film Sally Field Has Regrets About Filming (Looper)

Not every part an actor plays is a passion project. Some roles create career regrets, like Sally Field's character in this superhero flick.

As for her experience on the production itself, every cloud has a silver lining, and Field considered her relationship with Garfield to be one of the best things about "The Amazing Spider-Man." She made a point to emphasize that her co-star is a "lovely actor," which should come as no surprise to those who closely follow Garfield's work. Even the fact that she was introducing Aunt May โ€” and helping to reintroduce Spider-Man โ€” to a new generation didn't "blow [her] skirts up," Field admitted candidly to Howard Stern. So why did she accept the role? The actress explained that the producer of the film was a friend of hers, Laura Ziskin. In fact, Ziskin was Field's very first producing partner. For this reason, Field revealed, she did not put a great deal of effort into bringing the character of Aunt May to life. To the question of whether she liked the Marc Webb-helmed film, Field graciously beat around the bush to say, "Not especially, it's not my kind of movie." And just like an actor may take a role based on any number of motivations, there is an array of reasons an actor may come out of a film wanting to forget it even exists.

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