"What do you regret most?" This is perhaps one of the most obvious questions a journalist can ask an actor, but the answer can often be extremely revealing.
Just because an actor starred in a critically acclaimed film doesn't necessarily mean he thinks positively about it.
The latest star to call out the quality of their own film is Dakota Johnson, who made some scathing comments about her superhero flop Mrs. Web which was torn apart by critics and audiences alike.
Still, it may be better to regret starring in a film than not to have had the chance in the first place, as Scarlett Johansson found out in 2013.
Here are 11 actors who have expressed regret about playing roles in certain films.
Timothée Chalamet - A Rainy Day in New York (2019)Timothée Chalamet is one of the few actors to have expressed regret over working with Woody Allen, when historical allegations against the director, by his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow, returned to the spotlight following the #MeToo movement. Chalamet said, "I don't want to make a profit from my work on the film, so I'm going to donate my entire salary to three charities: Time's Up, the LGBT Center of New York, and RAINN." He apologized for accepting the role, saying: "That is not something that comes easily to me at this time or at any time, and I am deeply sorry. It is a small gesture and not intended as compensation."
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum (200)Matt Damon's original Bourne trilogy received rave reviews from critics around the world. However, the actor has spoken unkindly about the third film, saying that the original script, written by director Tony Gilroy, was terrible. "It's really the studio's fault for putting themselves in that position," Damon said GQ. "I don't blame Tony for taking a whole load of money and handing over what he gave up. It was just unreadable. This is career ending. I mean, I could put this thing on eBay and it would be game over for that guy. It's terrible. It's really embarrassing. He was actually trying, took his money and left.
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Most people know Zac Efron as Troy Bolton High school musical. However, Zac Efron wishes you knew him for something else. "I take a step back and look at myself and I still want to kick that guy's ass sometimes," he said Men's fitness. "He's done cool things with cool people - he did that one thing that was funny - but, I mean, he's still just that damn kid from High school musical."
Sally Field - The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)The great Spider Man series, starring Andrew Garfield as the eponymous web-slinger, would launch a cinematic universe befitting the Avengers. There were even rumors that an Aunt May movie was going into production - not that the actor who played Aunt May, Sally Field, would have been happy about that. "It's really hard to find a three-dimensional character in it," she told Howard Stern about playing the character, "and you work on it as much as you can, but you can't fit five pounds of sex into five minutes. -pound bag."
There are seven parts to it bladerunner, One of these features Harrison Ford's character, Rick Deckard, narrating scenes. Another - the one that director Ridley Scott agrees with - is more somber and doesn't have Deckard explaining the events. Ford doesn't care about either version. "I didn't like the movie one way or another, with or without," he said in 2017, before the release of Blade Runner 2049. "I played a detective who had no business. In terms of how I related to the material, I found it very difficult. Things happened that were really crazy."
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)The sound of music remains one of the most beloved films of all time. However, Christopher Plummer hated playing Captain von Trapp. "I think the role is there The sound of music was the hardest," he said The Hollywood Reporter. "Because it was so awful and sentimental and tacky. You had to work very hard to put a tiny bit of humor into it."
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl (2015)Daniel Radcliffe was only 11 years old when he was cast as Harry Potter. That has not stopped the actor from looking back at those films with a critical eye. "I'm just not very good at it [ The Half Blood Prince]," he told Playboy in 2012. "I hate it. My acting is very one-sided and I see that I became complacent and what I was trying to do just didn't get across. My best film is the fifth [ Order of the Phoenix] because I see progress."
Kate Winslet - Titanic (1997)
British actor Eddie Redmayne recently said this The Sunday times that he "wouldn't take on" the role of trans woman if it was offered to him now. He played trans artist Lili Elbe in the film and received an Oscar nomination. Although he acknowledged that he "made that movie with the best intentions," he said, "I think it was a mistake." He stated: "The bigger discussion about the frustrations around casting comes from the fact that a lot of people don't have a seat at the table. There must be a leveling up, otherwise we will continue to have these debates."
Idris Elba - The Wire (2002-08)Kate Winslet doesn't mind Titanic as a movie. Her performance as Rose is a completely different matter. "Every scene, I'm like 'really, really?' Did you do it this way? Oh my God'. Even my American accent, I can't listen to it. It's terrible," she once said The Telegraph. "Hopefully things are so much better now. It sounds terribly self-indulgent, but actors are often very self-critical. I find it hard to watch my performances, but I do watch Titanic I just thought, 'Oh God, I want to do that again.'
Johnson wasn't surprised that Madame Web, the latest version of Spider-Man, was torn apart by critics and audiences alike. Speaking about the film's terrible returns and early ranking as the worst film of the year, the actor shared Rush: "Unfortunately, it doesn't surprise me that it happened this way. But it was definitely an experience for me to make that film. I had never done anything like this before. I'll probably never do something like that again, because I don't feel like being in that world." Johnson described her time on the film as "a learning experience," adding: "Sometimes in this industry you sign up for something, and it's one thing, and as you're making it, it becomes something completely different, and you're like like, 'Wait, what?'" Johnson said that while "it's not fun to be part of something that's being torn to shreds," she "can't say I don't understand it."
Okay, so this isn't a movie, but Idris Elba had some regrets about the way his character got into it The wire is received. Elba received widespread praise for playing Stringer Bell in the HBO series, but during an appearance on James O'Brien's podcast alongside David Lammy, he questioned viewers' reaction to the role. "We all worship Stringer Bell, but who do we really worship?" he asked, adding: "Are we glorifying a smart drug dealer or a dumb drug dealer? What are we saying here? Is it okay to pump a community full of heroin, but because you're smart about it, that makes you cool? That was a problem for me."
