The one actor Samuel L Jackson always wanted to work with but never did
A missed connection.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2026
The one and only actor James Cagney hated working with: “I was going to knock him on his ass”
The exception to the rule.
The scene Joaquin Phoenix apologised for shooting: “I’m so sorry, this is not me”
Hated what his character had to do.
The one thing Christoph Waltz hates doing on set: “I have academic objections”
It’s a matter of principle.
The worst movie Bob Odenkirk ever made: “That was kind of a debacle”
An early 2000s comedy he doesn’t look back on fondly at all.
The one genre Michelle Yeoh wants nothing to do with: “I do not partake in the making of them”
A refusal due to personal beliefs.
The greatest year in cinema history, according to Michael Cimino: “Filmmaking at its best”
A year that featured two of the best family films of all time.
The “hard, seedy, gritty” movie that saw Michael Caine channel his inner Clint Eastwood
“An incredible, tough film”.
How Tom Hanks dodged “the most mundane” two weeks of his career: “Movie-making by attrition”
Work smarter, not harder.
The director who accused Gene Hackman of wasting his career: “Like using a Ferrari to haul sheep”
Knew he was one of the all-time Hollywood greats.
