▁one ▁night ▁when ▁Joe ▁E . ▁Lev ine ▁was ▁there ▁– ▁Lev ine ▁cast ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁spot . ▁Mer ed ith ▁model led ▁his ▁performance ▁on ▁the ▁agent ▁Sw if ty ▁Laz ar , ▁even ▁sh aving ▁his ▁head ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁Laz ar . ▁" I ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁cool , ▁under st ated ▁manner , ▁his ▁sharp ▁clothes ▁and , ▁most ▁of ▁all , ▁his ▁way ▁of ▁speaking ▁soft ly ▁so ▁that ▁you ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁lean ▁over ▁to ▁hear ▁what ▁he ' s ▁saying ," ▁said ▁Mer ed ith . ▁ ▁Gold man ▁later ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁film ▁that ▁" B urg ess ▁Mer ed ith ▁was ▁perfect ▁and ▁Tony ▁Hop kins ... ▁was ▁so ▁wonderful ▁here . ▁But ▁running ▁st ride ▁for ▁st ride ▁with ▁him ▁was ▁Miss ▁Ol sson . ▁I ▁think ▁Ann - M arg ret ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁appreciated ▁emot ional ▁actress ▁anywhere ." ▁ ▁Ann - M arg ret ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Hop kins ▁were ▁each ▁paid ▁around ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁their ▁performances . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Ex ter iors ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁Uk iah , ▁California . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁receiving ▁a ▁" cert ified ▁fresh " ▁ 8 3 % ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes . ▁Film ▁critic ▁Gene ▁S isk el ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁very ▁positive ▁review , ▁and ▁ranked ▁it ▁at ▁# 9 ▁on ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁ 1