Natalie Portman’s surprising role in ‘The Social Network’
First-hand insight.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 05/2025
Alfred Hitchcock’s baffling opinion on actors getting married: “Many are stupid children”
Actors are apparently “stupid children”.
Johnny Depp’s bizarre reason for abandoning his passion project: “What the fuck does that mean?”
Depp ghosted an old friend with little more than a very odd explanation
Martin Scorsese names the leader of the New Hollywood revolution: “He broke all the rules”
The revolution will be filmed.
The embarrassing movie Paul Newman wiped from his memory: “Fortunately, I can’t remember the name of it”
An understandable reaction.
The sex scenes that cost Kurt Russell an iconic role: “That’s just not the way I work”
No thanks to the no-pants dance.
The only role Tom Hanks would love to reprise: “Again and again and again”
“Again and again and again.”
The movie Sandra Bullock waited her whole career to make: “Too long if you ask me”
It took decades but it happened.
The one role Jack Nicholson was furious he couldn’t reprise with a “genius” director
A curious filmmaker.
How an unknown actor built the myth of John Wayne: “Duke was bright and he’d quickly learn”
This character helped shape ‘Duke’ from the shadows.