When David and I were doing "Dune",
David had bought a Studebaker Hawk.
Apparently it was in mint condition.
And he was interested in some performance modifications on it.
He wanted it to be the hottest Studebaker Hawk you ever saw.
So I suggested some things to him.
Well, he thought, you know, I was a hotrod mechanic
and all he needed to do was to bring me onboard
and with my help, this Studebaker Hawk would be hot.
I didn't know that much about it, but I did know something.
So he thought of me, you know, as a car guy,
and we talked cars a lot.
When he contacted me about Ed Hurley,
that's what he wanted him to be - a mechanic.
I think that's...
That, more than anything, influenced the character.
There's a guy that can hold everybody's car together in town.
He's sound, reliable, he'll get the job done,
it wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.