Richard Gere Uncertain About Movie Dogs

12 March 2010

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The 60-year-old actor starred and directed 'Hachi', which is based on a true story about an Akita, a Japanese breed of dog which are renowned for their deep focus and intuition, and Richard admits he took a lot of work to gain their trust.

He said: "Akitas are very discerning. I was nervous about meeting them. You can't buy them with treats - they have to trust you."

He was keen for the pooches not to be trained to do tricks as didn't want them doing anything unnatural.

Akitas are very discerning. I was nervous about meeting them. You can't buy them with treats - they have to trust you.

He told the Daily Mail newspaper: "We didn't want to make a Disney movie. We wanted to spend a long time filming their natural actions. We wanted to create situations which explore what a dog feels." 

The movie is quite a tear-jerker and the 'Pretty Woman' star was thrilled when he heard the ladies' bathroom was packed with emotional women following a screening.

He said: "I love that, I love it."

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