New Western, New Challenges for Ed Harris

Ed Harris directs and stars in the new Western, "Appaloosa," opening Sept. 19.

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A Man of Many Talents

Besides his role of devoted father, Harris will reveal another accomplishment with "Appaloosa" to add to his long list of credits.

"People who stay in the theater will hear a Tom Petty song at the end of the movie. Then a song will come on sang by the director," Harris divulged.

His latest creative venture gave him a bigger thrill than he expected.

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"I was more excited about this song thing at the Toronto premiere than even the film," Harris admitted.

But he's not considering a change of career, even if his song is successful and "Appaloosa" is not.

"The fulfillment is not in the result. The fulfillment has got to be in the process of doing the work and the people that you're working with," Harris said. "Otherwise you are just setting yourself up for a lot of let-downs."

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