Real-Life AMERICAN SNIPER's Friend Calls Chris Kyle 'Very, Very Modest'
By: Sally Henry Fuller Jan. 24, 2015
The publicity and hype surrounding AMERICAN SNIPER is far from what real-life sniper Chris Kyle enjoyed, says actor and Navy SEAL Dean Cain.
"It would be absolutely and completely surreal and strange to him," says Kyle's friend Cain. "And he'd probably want to go fishing. I'm not kidding. He'd go horseback riding. He'd want to do anything but be in the public eye."
"But," he says, "If it was able to help his fellow servicemen, Chris would be fine."
The former Lois and Clark star met and befriended Kyle through NBC's 2012 reality competition show, Stars Earn Stripes, which benefited The Wounded Warrior Project.
Cain also calls the late sniper a, "Very, very modest guy. He was self-deprecating."
"[Chris] just would say, 'I'm not that good," Cain said when asked what Kyle thought about being the most lethal sniper in American history. "'There are guys in my own unit that are better shots than me. I just happened to be in the right spot'."
After Michael Moore and Seth Rogen tweeted negative comments regarding Chris Kyle, Cain tweeted back in defense of his friend,
"Disparage #ChrisKyle to my face. We'll see who is a coward," he Tweeted in response to Moore.
To Rogen, he wrote, "Seth...I like your films, but right now, I wanna kick your ass."
Cain addressed his responses, saying, "My first reaction was anger and you know, maybe I could have been more eloquent," Cain says now. "But it felt like it deserved that kind of response. I stand by what I said."
Finally, Cain praised his friend's integrity once more, "There wasn't any glory in killing people for him. He said it was about all the guys he couldn't save."
"American Sniper" has earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Jason Hall). In addition, Eastwood was honored by his peers with his fourth Directors Guild of America Award nomination and also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director. The film's other honors include a Producers Guild of America Award nomination, a Writers Guild of America Award nomination, and a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Eastwood directed "American Sniper" from a screenplay written by Jason Hall, based on the book by Chris Kyle, with Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen. Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller star in the film, produced by Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Cooper and Peter Morgan. Tim Moore, Jason Hall, Sheroum Kim, Steven Mnuchin and Bruce Berman served as executive producers.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, A Mad Chance Production, A 22nd & Indiana Production, "American Sniper." The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. "American Sniper" has been rated R for strong and disturbing war violence and language throughout, including some sexual references.
Source: People Magazine
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