Russell Crowe: Actor and writer of sad stories that involve hats. True story.

He sure knows how to use 140 characters.

Academy Award winning actor and South Sydney backer, Russell Crowe, deserves a Pulitzer or the Booker Prize. We can’t tell.

Yesterday afternoon, Rusty took to Twitter to write a powerful short story about a man whom he had seen that morning kicking a hat.

Read more: A couple are fighting about circumcising their boy. And somehow Russell Crowe is involved.

We won’t spoil the ending by telling you how things turn out for the hat, but it is a profound and affecting tale.

Are you crying?

WELL, ARE YOU????

Why this guy hasn’t been granted Australian citizenship, we will never know.

Thank you Russell. For everything.

What do you think about Russell’s new career choice?