The best thing about being an entertainment journalist is having the privilege, from time to time, to seat down with film icons to discuss their latest projects. Kevin Costner is one of those legends, an artists that has touched many lives including my own. I will never forget our in-depth conversation about his fantastic new movie McFarland, USA, and much more.

Watch our interview below and don’t miss Disney’s McFarland, USA, in theaters Feb. 20.

Editing credit: NY-based videographer & editor Carlos Otero.

Inspired by the 1987 true story, “McFarland, USA” follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school.