| You'd think the hardest part about acting opposite Robert Pastorelli would be not calling him Eldin, the name of his former Murphy Brown character. Not so for Josh Hartnett, 19, who plays the sullen son of Pastorelli's boozing LAPD psychologist character on ABC's Cracker (Thurs.). Considering Hartnett's duties for Cracker's premiere--making his entrance on the toilet and then being gagged and handcuffed to a bed for 13 hours--keeping names straight was the easy part. "It's tough when in between takes they yell, 'Cut!' and everybody's going about their business and nobody thinks to uncuff you," Hartnett says with a laugh. "When I got out of there, I had no more skin on my wrists. . . [or] dignity!" Landing the role wasn't as painful for Hartnett, who nabbed it less than two months after moving to L.A. from St. Paul, Minnesota. And although he's a bit green when it comes to playing the Hollywood game, the actor proves he's rapidly adapting when asked what advice he'd give to those who'd like to duplicate his success: "Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else." |