The role that almost broke Scarlett Johansson: “Embarrasment, regret, and self-loathing”
Emotionally taxing.
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The “boring” role that swore Anthony Hopkins off the stage for good: “Categorically never”
“I don’t even go to the theatre anymore”.
The first time Alicia Vikander felt like a “real” actor: “I am tremendously nervous”
This presented Vikander with a whole new acting challenge.
The Oscar winner who “shattered any idea” Austin Butler ever had about acting
He’s been called one of the theatre greats.
Meryl Streep names the greatest performance she’s ever seen: “Raw and extraordinary”
“I’d never seen the play until I saw that performance.”
“He’s a bastard to work with”: the co-star set on a collision course with Anthony Hopkins
This one was going to blow up from day one.
The night Katharine Hepburn thought she’d made it but got fired instead: “That’s that, I’m a star”
An overconfident Hepburn crashed and burned.
Tadashi Suzuki: The “genius” director Val Kilmer always regretted rejecting
Kilmer felt he took the wrong path at the crossroads.
The director who told Judi Dench she’d never make it: “You have the wrong face”
She proved him wrong.