Watch: Sam Elliott Apologizes for 'Power of the Dog' Remarks

Sam Elliott offered his apologies for remarks he made about Jane Campion's gay-themed western drama "The Power of the Dog," Entertainment Weekly reported.

"At Deadline's Contenders TV event on Sunday, Elliott apologized to the 'brilliant' cast and crew of the Oscar-winning western – namely, star Benedict Cumberbatch," EW detailed.

Elliott tendered his apologies while on "a panel hosted by Deadline to promote 'Yellowstone' prequel series '1883,'" CNN detailed.

"The movie struck such a chord with me," Elliott said when asked about his comments and the controversy around them. "I wasn't very articulate about it," he added, before going on to acknowledge, "I said some things that hurt people. And I feel terrible about that."

The veteran actor, who is best known for his westerns, added: "The gay community has been incredible to me my entire career. And I mean my entire career, from before I got started...in this town. Friends on every level, in every job description."

Elliott added: "I'm sorry I hurt any of those friends...and anyone else by the words that I used."

Reiterating that he had also spoken of Campion as "a brilliant director," Elliott went on to say, "I want to apologize to the cast of 'The Power of the Dog' – brilliant actors all – in particular, Benedict Cumberbatch."

Cumberbatch plays Phil Burbank, the closeted co-owner of a ranch in Montana, in 1925, who insults his brother's stepson (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) for his effeminacy before befriending him. In his remarks on the WTF Podcast wih Marc Maron, Elliott slammed the movie as "a piece of shit" and complained that it depicted cowboys almost like Chippendales dancers wearing "bow ties and not much else," before going on to state the obvious: "There's all these allusions of homosexuality throughout the movie."

In response, Maron noted (as many listeners likely did), "that's what the movie is about."

Elliott fixated on the apparel worn by the film's ranch hands, grousing that Cumberbatch "never got out of his fucking chaps."

The venerable actor went on to turn his ire on Campion herself, criticizing the New Zealand filmmaker for shooting the film in her native country.

"What the fuck does this woman from down there know about the American West?" Elliott demanded. "Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana?"

Both Cumberbatch and Campion – who won for Best Director at the Oscars earlier this month – have responded to Elliott's remarks, with Campion calling Elliott "a little bit of a b-i-t-c-h" and jokingly challenging him to a wild west-style quick-draw.