6. Dolly Went Out Of Her Way To Make Ricky Feel Special On Set
As mentioned earlier, Dolly felt from the start that Ricky was the perfect person to play her father Robert. This is something that Ricky was well-aware of, and he felt a tremendous sense of pressure to portray Robert as accurately as possible.
“I wanted to do a good job in my character for Dolly and her family,” he said during an interview about the film. “This movie is so dear and important to her that I really wanted to honor who her father was and their relationship, because she just adored him.”
As we know now from the praise Ricky has received for his part in both Coat of Many Colors films, he has done a great job at bringing Robert to life on the screen. Dolly noticed this during filming, and she went out of her way to let him know exactly that.
“My favorite takeaway [from the film was]… probably a note that Dolly wrote me one day when we were in production,” Ricky said. “She said she had been watching the dailies, you know the work from the previous days. She was so glad she chose me to play her father. That was a pretty special moment to get that letter from her.”
The entire cast of the Coat of Many Colors is quite special. It’s been a joy to watch them in both movies, and we hope to see even more from them in the future.
Which of these six facts surprised you the most about Coat of Many Colors? We’d love to hear from you!
