Not every great actor is easy to work with—and some directors aren’t afraid to say it. Here are the directors who publicly revealed the most difficult actors they ever worked with.
There are more great actors than jobs. Just hire with contractual authority that only directors will direct! If I ever got just one speaking part I would be thankful for EVER! I believe the story is more important than any actor.
Brando spent literally 15 years getting even with the whole world for the slights he thought he suffered on his Magnum Opus "One Eyed Jacks". it's one of the reasons he was bestus buddies with Bertolucci. He walked around like the world had effed him over too. The whole thing was a just a giant CF by two spoiled brats and they both Effed Maria Schneider over. I'm amazed Coppola never figured any of this out.
I can’t even comprehend how emotionally needy a person must have to be when starring in a movie or TV show just isn’t quite enough attention.
2 year olds aren’t even that needy.
They think they’re awesome but, GGI and post production magic is what really tells any story coming out of Hollywood ever since Irwin Allen made the Disaster Movies in the 1970s.
In fact, Rachel Zeigler just illustrated just how irreplaceable they are NOT.
I tried to shoot a flick once. Even bought a 74 Duster for the serial killer’s car. Spent about 45,000 bucks before I realized I couldn’t get ANYTHING out of the guy playing the title character. Wouldn’t learn lines, wouldn’t stop talking, couldn’t take directions whatsoever, refused to play it in anyway comedic (it was a comedy), so I just said F it, not worth it and called it a day. Turned the script into a trilogy and published it instead. So far I’ve made enough money back in sales to hit a drive thru once or twice…maybe.
i dont understand why media makes Ed Norton look like the bad guy with the AH issue. The director didn't want to expand the story of his transition and it wouldnt have made sense. The studio made Norton edit the movie longer to flesh out the story. Kay was an egomaniac
I loved Blade when it came out. But even as a viewer, you could just tell that Snipes became very disconnected and hostile. He took himself too serious, thought he really was Blade.
American History X writer, David McKenna is on record admitting the Tony K version of the movie was a mess and not presentable, and the studio and producers agreed. Even McKenna says Norton was instrumental in spending extra time in editing after filming wrapped to create a product that could be shown in theaters.
Not every director is a joy to work with either. Hitchcock, Kubrick and John Ford were notoriously tyrannical, and I'd wager there are at least a few actors who don't care to ever work with Tarantino again.
The most amazing aspect of 'Apocalypse Now' is that it was ever finished.
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2 year olds aren’t even that needy.
They think they’re awesome but, GGI and post production magic is what really tells any story coming out of Hollywood ever since Irwin Allen made the Disaster Movies in the 1970s.
In fact, Rachel Zeigler just illustrated just how irreplaceable they are NOT.