The role Meryl Streep didn’t think she could pull off: “I’m so frightened”
She pulled it off.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 09/2025
‘London Fields’: The truly awful movie Billy Bob Thornton called a “terrific” masterpiece
He couldn’t be more wrong.
‘The Truman Show’ scene that almost killed Jim Carrey: “I had no breath left”
This was an incredibly close call for Carrey.
How the TV show Ron Howard wanted to delete from history actually pushed him toward directing
Sometimes great things come out of bad experiences.
Burt Reynolds immediately changed his mind about making ‘Gator’: “I’ve had some real turkeys”
Appealing to Reynolds’ vanity will get you everywhere.
The price of fame almost cost Al Pacino dearly: “I didn’t know what was happening”
In retrospect, it was all too much, too fast.
How Robert Redford kept his ego in check: “I learned about the value of humility”
Didn’t let it all go to his head