‘Better Call Saul’ actor confesses to cutting off his own arm, lying about being a wounded war veteran
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The actor did wind up landing a number of smaller supporting roles afterward while maintaining a story that he had been wounded in combat overseas.
“The film industry obviously took a different angle," he said. "I was different. And so they liked that.”
But the actor now says he realizes he was only hired because of the ongoing deception, a revelation he said is tough to live with.
“I was dishonorable," he told KOB 4. "I’m killing my career by doing this. If anyone thinks this was for personal edification, that’s not the case. I’m ousting myself from the New Mexico Film Industry. And gladly so, just to say what I’ve said.”
Latourette insisted he doesn’t expect anyone to forgive him, but does hope his experience might be a lesson to someone else struggling with a mental illness.
“The power is in your hands to take your medication in the morning, or at night," he said. "This discourse of my life doesn’t need to necessarily be yours, because it happens quick... it happens quick.”
Latourette’s other on-screen appearances included the George Clooney and Ewan McGregor film, “The Men Who Stare at Goats," and the Netflix show, “Longmire.”
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He is guilty of stolen valor and should be fired.
Totally true . . . but on the other hand, you have to admire his willingness to go to extremes just to get a job. Anybody else would have gone on welfare or moved in with their parents or something. I'm pretty sure I would never go this far for employment. It's hard not to feel like a bit of a slacker.
I think maybe one hand doesn't know what the other is . . . oh, I guess it's doing nothing now.
But there is no other hand......
As a a retired Army SFC, I will never condone using stolen valor to get a job.
Pointing the finger of blame?
This is a new kind of method acting I hadn't considered.
Did he claim to be in the arm(y)?
Takes crazy to a whole new level.
If it wasn't for the Stolen valor thing ..... i'd give him a hand .....
People, don't let mental illness make you do crazy things. Sometimes, you need to get a grip.
True, but he must have thought he could carry the show better single-handedly.
There was a Law & Order SVU episode about people who did this for sexual pleasure and attracted to amputees.