The career-defining role Reese Witherspoon tried to quit: “I’ve got to get out of this”
An award-winning role.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 03/2025
Werner Herzog’s one-on-one meeting with Marlon Brando: “He was grateful”
An unexpected meeting of the minds.
The performance that appalled Al Pacino: “I can’t believe I did that”
Even the greats have off days.
The director Denzel Washington called a master: “A genius and a visionary”
He got a great performance out of him.
The most intense director Leonardo DiCaprio ever worked with: “Completely unlike anything”
Wild times in the desert.
The most devastating moment of Robin Williams’ career: “Well, the ride’s over, that’s it”
Williams thought it was all over for him.
The one movie Russell Crowe regrets making: “That was just a momentary lapse”
He and his co-star don’t look back on this kindly.
Who was the first woman to win an Oscar?
It was nearly 100 years ago that the first woman won an Academy Award.
