From the outside, Hollywood seems like a glamorous place. From the red carpets and fancy parties to nice houses and a ton of money, how could it be a bad thing?
It turns out that it really isn't as perfect as it all seems, and these actors have made that clear. Bad working conditions, disagreements with the staff, and poor writing decisions have all led to these actors nearly walking out of their movies and breaking contract. Here's what went down!
She explained that the people behind the movie weren't right for her, referring to the political "stuff" that occurred.
"It was a lot of above-the-line versus below-the-line, extras versus actors, producers versus PAs. It was very elitist. I almost quit the business," she said.
Apparently, he has a fear of heights and was asked to rappel down the side of a building and dangle from a rope. He admitted on a DVD extra that it made him so uneasy, he nearly quit.
He said that he felt as though he was being "buried alive." Eventually, a trainer came in to teach Jim how to endure torture, and the film went on as planned.
You'd never be able to tell that she actually struggled on her first days filming.
J.J. Abrams had apparently told her that her performance was "wooden," so I can't say I blame her for panicking.
"I was finding this fame thing was getting to a point of no return. I sensed if this was something I was ever going to step away from it was now or never," she said.
He asked the producer what it would cost to get him out of the contract. Apparently, $40 million was a little too hefty for him, and he stuck it out.
"I have to leave the show. I don’t think I can do it," she recalled.
Of course, she did eventually do it but drew from her real emotions to get the scene just right.
"It was so distressing and off-putting and difficult that I thought 'I don't want to make this film if this is what I'm going to have to do," he confessed.
She was furious when she discovered that the camera wasn't working and didn't capture everything. She refused to go back and redo the scene again.
They originally wanted to use a Guns N’ Roses song, but he insisted on "Bohemian Rhapsody," or he'd walk.
She didn't agree with her character development and thought that it didn't make sense for her to cheat on "the alpha-est of the alpha males" with "the cute boy."
She explained, "I wanted to stop acting. The director was like, 'It looks too real. It looks too painful. Can you be prettier when you cry?"
