The years of her career Reese Witherspoon would love to delete from history: “I was a little bit lost”
Witherspoon struggled to find herself in this career wilderness
Author: Michael Gordon Archives: 04/2025
The Steven Spielberg classic rejected in favour of a John Carpenter flop: “Goes to show how wrong you can be”
Columbia Pictures wound up kicking itself over this one
The accidental scene regarded as one of Gary Oldman’s greatest: “I was having a laugh”
This was meant as a gag, but it became iconic.
The movie that made Anya Taylor-Joy want to be an actor: “I wanted to play in that way”
A performance by a young star in the film particularly inspired her.
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ star who regretted bullying Nicolas Cage: “Particularly merciless”
Cage never forgot this young star’s relentless jibes.
The idiotic Coen brothers role that Brad Pitt claimed he couldn’t play: “You’ll be fine”
Pitt felt unsure how to play this dolt, but the Coens knew he was the man for the job.
The band Jim Carrey refused to work with: “I tried to figure out what the hell I am”
Carrey flat-out refused to be in this band’s music video.
Five Oscar nominees and winners who don’t actually exist
Yes, entirely fictional people have won Oscars
The Marlon Brando role that made Robert De Niro and Barry Levinson fall in love with cinema
De Niro and his ‘Sleepers’ director were blown by this Brando performance
Michael Jackson’s favourite Steven Spielberg movies: “You feel loved in his films”
Which Spielberg efforts filled Jackson’s heart with wonder?
The director who came to blows with Brad Pitt: “A stupid, shaming provocation”
This actor/director relationship boiled over more than once.
The icon who wanted Ron Howard to earn their respect: “I decide whether I like you or not”
Howard had with work cut out for him on this one.