Sam Neill is remembered by his co-stars as a warm, funny, and generous actor who was more interested in his wine than awards. Lindsay Duncan, who worked with him on "Reilly, Ace of Spies" and "Blackbird," describes him as a "gorgeous man" who was a wonderful actor, warm, funny, and a good listener. She recalls that when he was going through a hard phase of treatment, the "Blackbird" group cheered him up with a cake featuring a pig and a sheep in an intimate act, alongside a bottle of his Two Paddocks wine.