Top 30 Most Difficult Actors To Work With

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[@erzaender]

russell crowe and lindsay lohan

[@jcj268]

I’ve heard Bill Nye is also hard to work with, is that true?

[@The_Tumbler_Witch]

Steven Segal. We all know he just plain out can't act period.

[@TraXXXtar]

no because you did a top 10 and then a top 20 list on this already, as you have, and will do, for every single other list you've ever done......

[@mlynettepinky595]

I dont understand why they keep hiring some of these actors who are hard to deal with. Some of them are not even good actors like Steven Segal. I'm not surprised by Jared Denzel Washington said he would do stuff on the set Denzel said he didn't try it will him, because he knew better. I don't understand why he gave Margo and Viola dead animals Surprised by Pocahontas 12 great grandson Ed Norton and Juilia Roberts Who are also related Just saw both of them on Finding Our Roots They are distant cousins You need to do celebrities we don't know who are related Eric and Julia why we never see them together or acknowledge each other

[@LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx]

I want all of these actors to appear in a movie together

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same

[@BigFella117]

It would probably get cancelled halfway through production 😂

[@LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx]

@@BigFella117 Either that or they leave it in development hell

[@TheCatMomma]

THAT I would pay to see on the big screen. 🤣🤣🤣

[@mightywizard7475]

Have it all be improvised, everyone will just be yelling at each other

[@GonzoHenson]

Dusting Hoffman and method actors in general: on the set of Marathon Man, having observed Hoffman's obsessive method techniques, a fed up Sir Laurence Olivier asked, "My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?"

[@stewartkee6115]

Misleading. Hoffman was a better screen actor than Olivier. The comment was a joke from Lawrence to Dustin because Dustin was starving himself for a scene and not sleeping. That hardly makes him difficult to work with and Oliver got along with him fine Method actors are not difficult to work with. The media versian of a methos actor would be but not the real thing.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

@@stewartkee6115Olivier is considered by many the greatest actor of all time. Untouchable on stage and film. Your ignorance is on a par with saying JK Rowling is a better writer than Shakespeare.

[@stewartkee6115]

@@slapmyfunkybass grow the fuck up. Olivis is not considered untouchable on screen. He is considered a failure on screen and was actully fired in his first American movie. He himself admitted that he was not that good in the film. He was stiff as a plank in The Prince and the Showgirl and was outclassed by Marilan Monroe. You are the ignorent one. And trying to pretend that you know what you are talking about only makes you look more so. Ray Winstone and Daniel Day Lewis have both pointed out that Olivia knew less about acting than Dustin Hoffman. On Parkinson, DDL says as much.

[@stewartkee6115]

@@slapmyfunkybass you sound like such a prat when you try to come across as knowing what you are talking about.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

@@stewartkee6115 Quick Google search, “Olivier was a towering figure of the British stage and screen, acclaimed in his lifetime as the greatest English-speaking actor of the 20th century. He was the first member of his profession to be elevated to a life peerage.” Read and weep Buddy.

[@Cruz0881]

Being a method actor doesn’t make it ok to be an asshole

[@arthas640]

I think it's more of an excuse, that or he thinks he's the next Daniel Day Lewis.

[@asmodiusjones9563]

It’s an excuse to be a jerk. To quote Robert Patterson, no one walks around being really lovely to everyone and is like yeah I’m so deep in this method right now. (Said in a interview with Jennifer Lopez).

[@MrsGogo]

I feel that it's usually an excuse for acting like a jerk and being rude to others.Some years ago I worked in an art studio and one of my coworkers was a " method actress". I used to try to be friendly and say good morning but she always ignored me. Everyone else was friendly enough. I finally asked my bosses wife what her problem was and was told she is " a method actress" which did not impress me.

[@jedgould5531]

@@asmodiusjones9563literally dozens of Robert Pattersons. Pattinson?

[@raylopez99]

Well if your character is an asshole it does, actually. Sasha Baron Cohen when he did Borat did not break character in being an obnoxious funnyman. And Anthony Hopkins I once read implied that being cast as Dr. Hannibal Lecter made his relationship/marriage difficult, as he played the part so well (I'm not sure if he was in character during the shooting, and for his partner's sake I guess he was not literally in character).

[@COMPFUNK2]

I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again: Chevy Chase got fired from Community for behaving like… Chevy Chase.

[@frogger1952]

Two actors who I never heard one positive word about.. Jerry Lewis and Chevy Chase. At least Lewis had talent. Chase was a one trick pony with that low rent Gerald Ford impression. Never thought he was funny at all.

[@Three_Random_Words]

@@frogger1952 Lewis has also been posthumously 'Me too'd' by several actresses who were young back in the day.

[@frogger1952]

@@Three_Random_Words Yes, I saw some of these actresses interviewed. Even the producers told the girls what to expect if working with Jerry. One girl told him to go pound sand and he then told everyone on the set if anyone was seen speaking to her, they would be fired. A real prince of a guy.

[@Three_Random_Words]

@@frogger1952 His MD telethons in hindsight now seem narcissistic, he seemed joyless too - I like to think it was the stress of knowing that he could be outed and exposed at any time, alas it was too late though. -=-=-=-= Back then, the only thing more boring than those telethons was maybe a Bob Hope Special and watching him read lame jokes from cue cards.

[@barblessable]

one trick , conceited egomaniac .

[@ll-yg2dn]

All of the other 29 actors combined could not stand the madness of Klaus Kinski.

[@benwolk2028]

At least two different directors threatened to murder Kinski. The guy was on another level of "difficult."

[@bryanprillwitz2394]

He seemed to require a great amount of special comprehension and understanding.

[@teodelfuego]

@@benwolk2028 we all know about Herzog, but who was the other director?

[@benwolk2028]

@@bryanprillwitz2394 I was slightly wrong. The second was actually a producer referenced by the director David Schmoeller, who directed Kinski in "Crawlspace," and said a producer hoped to kill him for his insurance money.

[@kdcndw1]

Tru Dat

[@briellevalyntin3233]

Very surprised to not see Ezra Miller on this list

[@tubeyou8623]

Kidding me? You expect them to include someone from the alphabet community? 😂

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

Hateable or punchable? Yeah. Hard to work with? Idk about that, I haven’t heard anyone say anything along those lines. I do hate him tho

[@Chuck_EL]

​​​@@tubeyou8623 him and Amber Heard get protected so much by everyone in the media and channels on here it makes you wonder why

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Different Countries Every Location

[@OrontesRM]

maybe it's because Miller's not going to work again

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Steven Segal...Nobody has anything good to say about working with him. Just ask the cast of SNL.

[@BubblyBitch21]

He is number 18 11:39

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

"I must be the worst host ever." "No that would be Steven Segal."

[@alextownley9388]

Chevy Chase too

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

@@alextownley9388 Yes, there are a few.

[@KittenUndercover]

I had an interview to work in development at his production company. The interviewer immediately told me that I was Segals type and that he would likely sexually harass me if I took the job. I didn’t, and the interviewer actually ended up hooking me up with another job!

[@darlenedavis8690]

I read somewhere that Jennifer Lopez doesn't "allow" anyone to look her in the eyes. She thinks she's above them so they shouldn't look her in the eyes. I was always taught it was rude not to look someone in the eye when talking to them. It's amazing how narcissistic and entitled some people truly are.

[@danielrubinstein896]

She's not even pretty, make up does wonder for her a lot

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

Chris Pine shot a movie in my old town and part of it was in a restaurant. They used the actual staff as extras. The cook is a family friend and he looked Pine in the eye at one point and Pine called a crew member over and spoke to him. The crew member approached our friend and told him not to look Pine in the eye. He didn't say why. It was kind of hard not to look at him the way the restaurant was set up and to do their job on the movie like they did in real life.

[@danielrubinstein896]

@@zephyer-gp1ju what a d bag

[@nagichampa9866]

I would look in her eyes so bad, just for the fun of it!

[@Chuck_EL]

Her and Ellen both do that

[@adriennemeyer3408]

You ever notice that method actors never go method when playing nice people? They act like method acting is a blank check for asshole behavior.

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

Is that from Robert Pattinson? But still, it's true.

[@cappyjones]

100%

[@sabrinah.8141]

I never thought about it that way 🤔

[@benwolk2028]

Daniel Day-Lewis method-acted In "Lincoln," certainly in the role of a very virtuous character.

[@glockenrein]

Oooor they still do but no one talks about it. People love to complain. When someone is just nice everyone just takes it in stride.

[@loganmcdonald568]

I find it so ironic how both Joan Crawford and Faye Dunaway were on the list considering Faye played Joan in Mommy Dearest. Almost like it was hinting at something there with the casting.

[@Claro1993]

Also, Bette Davis is a witness to both.

[@loganmcdonald568]

@@Claro1993 You really gotta feel for Bette in that case as well as others who unfortunately knew about both firsthand.

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

​@@Claro1993Don't think Davis was exactly a breeze either.

[@pansepot1490]

Lot of exaggerations on this videos. I watched a well researched video essay on the rivalry between Crawford and Davis by BeKindRewind. The rivalry and hate was mostly a misogynistic stereotype invented by the press to sell copies and generate attention. They certainly weren’t friends and probably didn’t particularly like each other but their typical roles didn’t overlap so not even reason for rivalry. If that’s an indication of the reliability of the rest of this video it must be at least half cr*p. I’ll flag the channel as “I am not interested”

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

@@pansepot1490 True. The narrative that's been pushed is that they were bitter rivals for 40 years. The truth is that they hardly knew one another until they made "... Baby Jane" together where they didn't get along. It was Crawford who took the script to Warner Bros. Studio and suggested Davis for the other role. She would hardly have done so if she'd hated her for decades.

[@rome8180]

I'm guessing the main reason January Jones hasn't become a star is that she's a bad actor. Her acting worked for Mad Men because she's supposed to be repressed and uptight. But in other roles, she's been painfully stiff and wooden.

[@frogger1952]

Every scene in Mad Men with her in it, except when she confronts Don about the box she found in his desk, was completely uninteresting. There is a rumor going around that she deployed the reverse casting couch method. She would meet with a director and tell him if she doesn't get the part, she would publicly announce that the director tried to screw her. Word got out fast and no one would even take a meeting with her. A real genius this one.

[@randilevson9547]

Plus she has a stripper name.

[@jimnasium452]

Well then there's what a child costar said about her. Weak sauce. 🙄

[@RaymondStormbl3ssed]

I like her as Emma frost in X-men. Besides that and mad men however I don’t remember seeing her in much

[@phantomrequim]

Leonard Nimoy was probably the only former cast member who had the patience to tolerate William Shatner cause everybody else stated how they felt about him.

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

There is a story about Nimoy and Shatner on Star Trek and how Shatner got mad because Nimoy bought his own photographer and Shatner demanded one. The director was walking back and forth between their dressing rooms trying to get them to settle down and come to work. They must of made up somewhere, Shatner had a short lived talk show and Nimoy was a guest.

[@mlynettepinky595]

Shatner and George Takei still be at it on Twitter

[@spursadam7]

@@mlynettepinky595Shatner thinks George is a moron lol

[@phantomrequim]

@@mlynettepinky595 And George Takei has no problem expressing how he feels about Shatner.

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

In return Shatner made up with Nimoy on the latter’s deathbed

[@chrisgomez696]

“Marlon Brando wasn’t difficult to work with he just worked a different way”-Francis ford Coppola

[@GRNKRBY]

Francis Ford Coppola supported a PDF-file, Victor Salva. All these guys are people I wouldn't want to work around / with.

[@KasumiRINA]

He sabotaged the production... as he always did. Pretty horrible actor who was always too much trouble and he deliberately refused to learn the text and read from cue cards, only to his fanboys to say how genius it was ffs.

[@Anonorama]

There were some pretty nasty sexual assault accusations made against him by his costar when filming Last Tango in Paris.

[@davidparker527]

Putting Christian Bale above people like Steven Segal, Jared Leto, and Klaus Kinski (who sexually abused his children, threatened to murder numerous extras and co-stars on various sets, etc.) is insane.

[@mattm7798]

Yeah, when Val Kilmer was that high on the list, I knew it wasn't in order of worst to not worst.

[@Dan-tz9xm]

In fairness to Klaus Kinski (yeah- it sounds ridiculous for me to say too) - mental illness. Which, admittedly, there are treatments, medications- which often have less-than-favourable side effects, mind you, so I can't say that I blame those who have them prescribed, and don't take them. Trust me- I know from personal experience.

[@TheOffkilter]

@@Dan-tz9xm sorry but if a persons mental illness causes them to rape and abuse their own children than that person should be locked away for the good of society. They knew that even back then.

[@MelodyMaly]

The worst is, the people who know... knew and say or di nothing. Like Trump his Party his family wont stop him he is a embarrassing sick man. Its not fair for us to watch a crazy crook just be coddled. Be damned the collateral damage. Human and country​

[@MelodyMaly]

​@@TheOffkilterit's sad it happened to them and that screwed them up. But it still is not right or safe. It's a horrible cycle that just spreads painful emotional scars for the lives their ruin.

[@thekrohster]

I had to stop the video after Seagal because I had to write this. Absolutely true about him. Worked on Code of Honor for three days as an extra. He asked if there were horses behind him because an extra had on high heel shoes (it was a club scene), he really didn't do any of the action scenes, he was there just to do dialogue and one of the worst parts is that two people had to hold up giant cue cards for him to read off of. Like he's so busy in his life that he can't memorize any lines 🙄🙄🙄

[@urukadooedwards7637]

Sooo Busy Getting Fat!!

[@YouthFreedomFighters]

Steven Seagal is a coward, he chickened out of the challenge by the Dirty Dozen.

[@jedgould5531]

I agree. Talent was a missing criterium throughout much of this video. In cases like Segal, people are aware that acting talent maybe was an issue. Must we rub it in? He could kill you with your own nose cartilage. Plus people in the business know who you are, in case you want to work again.

[@sandraaguayocastillo4680]

I watch a channel called Space Ice and is clearly that the one who do the fights is someone much thinner than him.

[@mauricecarroll243]

Love that channel it really does "Highlight" him in a special way ​@@sandraaguayocastillo4680

[@alexcandlin6558]

I’m not sure about the ranking of this list, putting divas like Catherine Heigl and Terry Hatcher ahead of genuine monsters like Klaus Kinski

[@benwolk2028]

Kinski was an actual psychopath, or at least borderline. It's astounding he wasn't at the top of the list.

[@Fee212]

Kinski was genuinely mentally ill. He had schizophrenia and a slew of other psychiatric illnesses.

[@Air_Serpent]

I think it's because he's less known.

[@kaleighcoutermarsh4922]

Jlo is Jlo's biggest fan

[@dontbesmartalec]

Her only fan.

[@sayitlikeitis.6577]

Can’t sing, can’t act, is famous for being famous.

[@Vadimus1274]

What about P. Diddy and hubby Ben? lol

[@kaleighcoutermarsh4922]

I don't think even they like her honestly

[@jugglerj0e]

And her mirror(s)

[@SurnaturalM]

The problem is that many people are confusing "famous" and "rich" with "important" or "relevant" they're not, they're supposed to be the court jester of our society, nothing more.

[@mattm7798]

That's the crazy thing. Entertainers being super well paid and pampered is definitely a new thing relative to human history. For literal millenia, entertainers were often one of the lowest class of society.

[@tshegofatsoletlape8721]

Imagine if all these actors were in the same movie. What a nightmare that set would be.

[@Brittanyjones-sf7rc]

Then you blow the set up. haha

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I heard so many Horror stories about working with Chevy Chase.

[@DERRTYCHYBO]

He's a notorious douchebag

[@WatchMojo]

Indeed

[@amonrodriguez3518]

@@WatchMojoeh he’s fine. Just gotta get passed the ego

[@randycunningham7318]

So what. Unless you plan to work with him.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

@@randycunningham7318 so what? Chevy the man

[@Brittanyjones-sf7rc]

Calling seagal an actor is the funniest. 🤣🤣

[@soulextracter]

I think the only criteria is that you have to have been in a movie at some point.

[@Brittanyjones-sf7rc]

@@soulextracter True.

[@arthas640]

He's made a few good movies but not for a long time. Under Siege got high ratings from critics and had huge ticket sales and its still rated as one of the best 90s action movies. He aged like milk both as an actor, a martial artist, and a person though.

[@Brittanyjones-sf7rc]

@@arthas640 I agree. I did enjoy Undersiege.

[@DioOdinson]

Well he acts like an actual martial artist when he's a huge fraud so that's something😂

[@toursiveu]

The lack of research in this video is staggering... Apart from Werner Herzog (5 films in common), Klaus Kinski has worked with the same director many times : Alfred Vohrer (8 films in common), Jess Franco (4 films), Antonio Marheriti (4 films), Rudolf Zehetgruber (3 films), Mario Caiano (3 films), Mario Camerini (2 films), F.J. Gottlieb (2 films), Damiano Damiani (2 films), Gianfranco Parolini (2 films), Luigi Bazzoni (2 films), Demofilo Fidani (2 films), Joe D'Amato (2 films) and Sergio Garrone (2 films).

[@benwolk2028]

"Lack of research" could be Watchmojo's tagline.

[@fromthehaven94]

He made very few American movies.

[@mattm7798]

eh, it's watch mojo, king of the click bait channels and about as deep as a puddle

[@timthegem]

I saw Chevy Chase film a commercial for a restaurant a couple of years ago. He was extremely nice and had a pleasant attitude throughout the shoot despite a lack of clear direction that would have been frustrating for any veteran actor. I was surprised after hearing the rumors about him being hard to work with.

[@redacted2275]

He's not the most humorous guy in business but if he treats his fans with respect, that's good enough: the people spreading these rumors and Chevy himself are all part of HoIIywood, I take these rumors with a grain of salt.

[@BethHarmon-yh8ms]

He may have mellowed out in his older years, but the horror stories about his behavior go all the way back to his SNL days. So I tend to give credence to the stories he was a nightmare to work with. Where there's smoke, there's fire, as they say.

[@kidkique]

Except when it's smoke and mirrors ​@@BethHarmon-yh8ms

[@frogger1952]

@@BethHarmon-yh8ms I tend to agree with you. This actually is the first story I heard about Chase where he wasn't anything but an arrogant pr*ck. Back in the late 90's I think it was, Tom Shales from WaPo wrote a book on the history of SNL. The two cast members that were universally despised; Chevy Chase and Jeananne Garafolo.

[@Anonorama]

@@frogger1952it didn’t help that Chevy was very coked out during his entire SNL run (they all were, to be fair).

[@retroarchives8379]

No Klaus Kinski on the first place? AKA the man who was such a pain in the ass that people on the set genuinely proposed the director to have him killed?

[@dukejaywalker5858]

please do "Top Friendliest Actors to work with"

[@TheListenerCanon]

Keanu Reeves would be #1!

[@rpx8699]

Jimmy Smit is apparently an awesome cast-mate. I've heard from more than one person use the words generous and supportive.

[@erniehudson1]

Tom Hanks & Michael Palin have quite a nice person reputation

[@KittenUndercover]

@@erniehudson1except for when Tom Hanks cheated on his wife with a young actress/subordinate on a show he produced of course.

[@T1000skynetforever]

@@KittenUndercoverand don’t forget Tom Hanks is an Epstein Client and was on Pedo Island

[@benwolk2028]

Klaus Kinski should have been #1 on this list, no question. Others, such as Christian Bale, probably don't belong on this list at all.

[@Anonorama]

Idk Christian Bale’s rant was really unhinged but I have a feeling he was dealing with personal issues and took it out on the crew, bc there haven’t been many accusations since then as far as I know?

[@BigFella117]

There’s a reason why Chevy Chase hasn’t been asked to return as a host for Saturday Night Live 😂

[@LittleDebbie187717]

He's probably no longer invited, let alone no longer welcome. Double-C is on the SNL Blacklist for good, unfortunately.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

@@LittleDebbie187717 he was last on SNL in 2013 for the five timers sketch, though granted Steve Martin Short admitted that he probably won't appear on OMITB anytime soon

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

Chevy got banned from hosting but appearences apparently are okay.

[@Three_Random_Words]

I've heard BM and CC are friends now, even though a sucker punch was thrown back during the first cast of SNL. They should make a movie together, if a dumb enough director and producers can be found.

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

Bill Murray called him "Medium Talent". And its rumored John Belushi instigated the fight.

[@elizabethmontauban6696]

Can you imagine the absurdity of being an assistant for Leto ? "yeah in order for my new character to be frightening, I need you to fetch me a dead rat and a dead pig and send it to my coworkers. Go buy that at costco or sth I dunno"

[@mattm7798]

What's hilarious is how panned his portrayal of the Joker was and is. It's not like he was even being method in a good acting job..

[@koolchaos7]

Now we need easiest actors to work with!

[@TheListenerCanon]

Keanu Reeves would be #1!

[@justinhillenburg9286]

George Clooney, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

[@stewartkee6115]

@@justinhillenburg9286 Hardly, with the ego that Dwayne has.

[@joe9739]

Scott Bakula

[@jugglerj0e]

Jack Black. He also meets with fans & would give you the coat off his back.

[@reviewforthetube6485]

When you get lucky and then take advantage of your opportunities thinking you are better then everyone else.

[@Bobmacca64]

That's the story of 90% of these jerks:) I love actors and actresses, but man, can they be divas and jerks at times:)

[@ChromeCobra]

Than. Better than. It is never better then when comparing anything. Sole people are better than you.

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

@@ChromeCobra Sole people? Mr. Grammar Police needs to check their spelling.

[@ChromeCobra]

@@gregmcfarnon1140 see, mine is an autocorrect issue, but we know it means some. His is an ignorance issue, which comes from inbreeding and shitty parents. At least mine is due to technology and not being a complete fucking idiot.

[@JamieMay80]

@@gregmcfarnon1140sole train 👞

[@toogie6267]

Why is this tolerated when there's literally a thousand actors that could replace any one of these people!?🤯

[@angelthman1659]

Not every actor's a star. Stars have a lot of power because they bring in the audience, which means money to the producers.

[@joeshoe6184]

As with many artists, the most quirky and difficult are often the most talented.

[@RaymondStormbl3ssed]

If you want an example take a look at Two and a half men. Replacing Charlie sheen with Ashton kutcher tanked the show and it ended just after a few seasons. Firing sheen basically killed the show, so that’s why producers are nervous to fire someone and would rather tolerate whatever shit they do on set until the projects done.

[@StewyAdamRules]

It really seems like being “method” is just a lame excuse to get away with being awful. The Jared Leto gifts thing was absolutely ridiculous and he should have been laughed out of the business for it.

[@juanvazquez5036]

Steven Seagal had physically hurt his coworkers on sets. Seriously, type his name on the search bar and you will see stories about how horrible this person is compare to other celebrities. I am talking about stunt men who had injuries due his negligence. Also the sexual harassment that he subjected to unsuspecting women. I am surprise that he did made the top five on this list.

[@arrowix98]

These are some of the nicest actors to work with (according to their co-stars) __________ [Top 20] ~ Alexander Skarsgård ~ Amanda Seyfried ~ Angela Bassett ~ Audrey Hepburn ~ Benicio del Toro ~ Daniel Radcliffe ~ Emilia Clarke ~ Hugh Jackman ~ Julia Louis-Dreyfus ~ Kathy Bates ~ Keanu Reeves ~ LaKeith Stanfield ~ Lisa Kudrow ~ Margot Robbie ~ Meryl Streep ~ Michelle Yeoh ~ Robin Williams ~ Stephen Amell ~ Sylvester Stallone ~ Will Ferrell

[@TheListenerCanon]

Bale doesn't deserve to be on the list! He made one outburst, and it wasn't even his fault. That audio was taken out of context. Replace him with Shannen Doherty!

[@LaurenKaminski]

He is a jerk,Christian deserves to be on there!

[@allinone-qz2gi]

Wasn't his fault? Someone else put those words in his mouth?

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@allinone-qz2gi Maybe he deserves some blame, but keep in mind, the DP kept interrupting him and the others during the shot. The DP guy, as Bale said, was being unprofessional. I think Bale's anger kind of justified it. After all, if someone interrupted me at my work, I'd be upset. Granted, maybe not as mad as Bale, but I would be.

[@bkkersey93]

​@@TheListenerCanon What did Shannen ever do?

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@bkkersey93 She had a reputation of being a diva of not one, but TWO shows and she got kicked out of both of them.

[@adamcahn82]

Brando refused direction from Frank Oz on the set of the movie “The Score” He wouldn’t take orders from “Miss Piggy” so DeNiro had to direct on Brando’s scenes.

[@Vadimus1274]

Robert’s no picnic himself.

[@theequalizer9154]

​@@Vadimus1274 You are correct. "I've heard things... I've heard things..."

[@theantidoteradio9259]

One of the crew filming Cinderella Man in Toronto, told me that Crowe was a "prima donna". He mentioned that Crowe wasn't getting his own way during the shoot. To take it out on the director and crew, Crowe spent an entire day of acting using his New Zealand accent, instead of the character's New York accent. A day's worth of the shoot was scrapped.

[@frogger1952]

I loved Cinderella Man and he was terrific in it. About a week before the movie was released, Crowe was involved in something that brought bad publicity to him. (I forget exactly what it was) In any event, it really negatively impacted ticket sales. Supposedly, a number of the exhibitors actually allowed people to enter for free and only pay when they exited and if they liked the film.

[@ShinyHunterSolyu]

I remember I had a supervisor told me when he was just a kid there was a movie that Steven Segal was being filmed near his neighborhood and he was a fan. He and his little brother spotted him walking taking a smoke break and they went up to him to ask for an autograph and he responded “Beat it you f@$%#ing brats”. Since that day he told me he refuses to watch anything he is in.

[@russdavis71]

Narcissists are usually difficult to work with so I guess that’s why I don’t have any respect for most actors.

[@thenoble39]

You are right. but sometimes talent comes with the price of being difficult. Sometimes it's justified, sometimes not

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@thenoble39but it didn't pay off

[@thenoble39]

@@lexkanyima2195 depends in which case

[@kycone]

Lohan has been sober and considered good on set for a long time now. Y’all need to get over it.

[@kuriburger]

Yeah I think a lot of people forget that Lindsay had a rough childhood and a strained relationship with her father, that and she suffered with bulimia and drug addiction. I've read that she's a lot better to work with now and is also sober, which is fantastic

[@dr.bherrin]

They clearly said with her career now on the upswing...which means they recognize things have changed. Lindsay is that you?

[@kuriburger]

@@dr.bherrin Not Lindsay, just saying that there's reasons for her past behaviour. Beside if her behaviour has improved and she's now easier to work with, why is she on the list? 🤔

[@snowboardgurl4545]

Get the chapstick, someone's sucking the teet.

[@paulengels6926]

​@@kuriburgeralot have a lot harder childhood and live then her and don't act like a c word/diva

[@chrisredland4909]

In Bale's defense, I had heard that guy walked into the shot several times. Making them have to redo it. Take all of these with a grain of salt.

[@thanoswasright999]

Apparently that guy in infamous for not being able to sit still during shots.

[@geoffoldread7684]

I heard an interview with Ron Howard after it. Someone asked him about what happened and he mentioned that what the crew member did was a huge no-no. While Howard didn't excuse the reaction, if the nicest guy in Hollywood is pointing that out...

[@betsyfeller3378]

all of the negativity bores me and I agree.

[@Thomas.deNorth]

I have a family member who works in Hollywood and have been on many huge projects, and he has nothing but good things to say about Bale. That one time went a bit far though.

[@alistairlogan5347]

If you are trying to do serious acting in a bad terminator film and the DP keeps messing around in the background, again and again I think losing it is understandable.

[@vinny_the_kidd]

And Bill & Chase really worked together in Cadshack and really didn’t mix together at all

[@clg0003]

They only had one scene together

[@cthutu]

You mean rarely?

[@colinmcdonald2499]

5:09 I really hope she threw her piss on Roman Pulanski.. He is a bit off the chart, horrible, from these actors listed.

[@dazzlingfreeman8903]

This list is not enough to cover all the actors who have attitude problems. James Franco is one of them, to say the least.

[@gracestayner2033]

I forget that Christian Bale is a method actor and now I’m just imagining what he was like in American Psycho. That cast and crew must have been so unsettled by him with the character he was playing. Don’t get me wrong a little bit of method acting can be a good skill to have as an actor and definitely takes time and is impressive to do, but you can’t go so far as to let the character take over your entire life because I can imagine that that could be dangerous. Especially, if it’s a bad/villain or psychotic or toxic character.

[@benwolk2028]

Apart from the blowup on the set of Terminator Salvation, no one has really complained about Bale. He probably doesn't even belong on this list, much less in the top 10.

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@benwolk2028 I'm with you. Aside from that, what other bad thing he did during the shooting?

[@benwolk2028]

@@TheListenerCanon Right. Not to excuse his behavior but my understanding is that the cinematographer he yelled at had been repeating his disruptive behavior for some time. And he and Bale went on to finish the film without further incident. Nor can I think of any other incidents in Bale's career that would land him on this list. If we're all to be judged by the worst moments in our lives, none of us will pass muster.

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@benwolk2028 some of these people on the list shouldn't be on it like Christian Bale And Ed Norton is only difficult with his directors or ones he feels didn't "prove their worth" to him He had no issues working with Stan Lee (his idol) or Ridley Scott

[@Vadimus1274]

Well, Bale did supposedly use Tom Cruise as the basis of his motivation.

[@devinthadude88able]

Anne Hathaway didn’t do Knocked Out because she thought it was sexist as well. She was asked to do it first

[@debbylou5729]

So they’re both weird and full of themselves. Thanks for the heads up

[@GodofMMA23]

Was that like a boxing sequel to Knocked Up?

[@Denis-89]

well, at least she turned it down. Katherine Heigl agreed to star in it and then talked smack. Why even starring in it then if it was so awful?

[@devinthadude88able]

@@GodofMMA23 no she was asked first to be in the movie before KH

[@devinthadude88able]

@@debbylou5729 They both are not weird. They felt it was sexist. Ms. Hathaway just turned it down

[@urgedviper81isback47]

Let’s not forget that Alec Baldwin called his own daughter a thoughtless little pig. He couldn’t even work with her, let alone any actors on a set💀😭

[@redacted2275]

I'm glad he didn't shoot colleagues back then.

[@steveconn]

He was having some personal argument with his daughter that was used in custody hearings by Kim Basinger. Underhanded.

[@arthas640]

​@@redacted2275to be fair it wasn't his fault, the prop department put live ammo in the gun even though blanks and live ammo aren't even allowed on set together to prevent that kind of mix up, and one of them even tampered with evidence. I'm not a Baldwin fan but he's an actor, they hand him the prop and tell him to shoot, it's not the actors job to double check to make sure they're blanks or dummy rounds. If you plug your new vacuum in and the C4 in it explodes is it your fault for not checking for C4 or the guys who made the vacuum?

[@patrik3482]

But he's a family man that loves his family, that's why he couldn't go to prison. 😂

[@nursenicole222]

Not to mention mortally wounding someone on set

[@ericasmith2269]

Hugh Grant is missing from this list.

[@ezrvs]

I met Kilmer and his two children in the small Arizona town where his mother lived, and where I believe, he still has ties. He is almost completely debilitated and in a very fragile state. His children must help him walk. He is 30 years older than his chronological age. It is very sad to see him in such condition. I seriously doubt whether Val harbors any more boorish behavior. He has been humbled by Mother Nature and Father Time.

[@COMPFUNK2]

Of course Roman Polanski had problems with Faye Dunaway; she’s legal age.

[@Bobmacca64]

Ah ah. Well done! :) Still love the bastard's work, though.

[@thatcreepygirl]

You're good😆

[@Chuck_EL]

Love how she threw her piss at him best part of this whole video

[@Trix897]

So bad yet SOOOOOOO good…

[@ELVIS1975T]

Ba Dum Tsssss!!!…

[@shainewhite2781]

Yeah, Chevy Chase is a #1 A-hole to work with, on screen or off. He may be a goof ball, but he's so egotistical and manipulative.

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

I always take these stories with a grain of salt but, I had neighbors that rode first class on a plane, sitting next to him. They said they left him alone. They added he lived down to his reputation and treated the flight attendants worse than dirt.

[@ClassicCinema-ThenAndNow]

That's such a pity. Sometimes, people may have great talent but their behavior can create unpleasant situations for everyone around them.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

@@ClassicCinema-ThenAndNownot true. He’s just trying to be funny

[@randycunningham7318]

So what. His movies are great.

[@rhiannonyoung8962]

And Fond Of The N-Word - Just Ask Donald Glover.

[@DreamBelief]

So Hoffman thinks slapping someone you're divorcing is ok? It's never ok to do that, under any circumstance

[@DreamBelief]

@@RatedArggg wow. Charming fellow. A wonder his marriage broke down (I know it takes two and all, but still)...

[@upcomingexpat]

When James Woods says you are problematic, you are problematic. (Pertaining to Faye Dunaway)

[@Anonorama]

I was thinking the same bc HE has a bad rep, too!

[@raspvidy]

Steven Seagal physically abused people and you rank him below others who were just jerks????

[@ChromeCobra]

Lol, this isn't a ranking system. Call down, dummy.

[@bartolo_pirolo]

Yikes😮

[@p.d.l7023]

Segal once got choked out by Judo Joe Labell. Labell trained many fighters that you've definitely heard of, including Rowdy Roddy Piper.

[@ChromeCobra]

@@p.d.l7023 what the Hell does that common piece of information have anything to do with this comment? You think you're the only one privy to that or something? Lmmfao Use it where it's relevant, not in a comment that has zero to do with it because you think it'll make you look smart or something. Lol, what a clown.

[@melissawright1979]

And he slagged off other actors who practise martial arts.

[@johnjim6793]

Happy to find Klaus Kinski has not been forgotten, as I understand that he is lesser know to an American millenial audience. However, if you do more research on him, you will see that there would be no one else to take top spot #1 on this list. Actually, you should put him on #1, leave the following 20 places empty with maybe the only exception of Marlon Brando, and then continue with the rest of the list. This would give you an idea of Kinski's craziness. Werner Herzog, the director who somehow survived doing five films with Kinski, even made a highly entertaining documentary about his love-hate relationship ("Kinski, my best fiend", 1999). Just an example: While filming Fitzcarraldo in the South American jungle, a local worker got bitten by a snake and only survived because he started his chain saw and cut off his own leg (!). When everybody tried to take care of this poor lad, Kinski felt that somehow he wasn't the center of attention any more and went on a shouting spree because alledgedly his coffee was too cold. At least that is how Herzog reports the story ...

[@EricShugaar]

I was a medic in the Army and I don't believe that story. You might be able to stand the first half inch but all ther way?

[@WizardPaul1976]

Put them all on a island reality show or Naked and Afraid elimination season concept. Battle Royal style. 🤣

[@stingray4real]

A special mention goes to George Peppard. He originally played Blake Carrington in Dynasty. He got fired by the producers because he wasn't satisfied with the script. He got Melinda Culea who played Triple A fired from the A Team. He refused to communicate with Mr T due to jealousy.

[@frogger1952]

Patricia Neal couldn't stand him while filming Breakfast at Tiffany's. If you haven't see the move, Neal plays a middle aged woman who is paying for the company of a younger man, Peppard. Peppard had a lot of problems playing a character subservient to a woman and didn't feel that someone as good looking as him would have to take handouts from an older woman. It's called ACTING!!!

[@jonvia]

When I lived in Virginia, I lived a couple minutes drive from the lake where they shot 'What About Bob?' ... such a great movie!

[@Animeguy300]

Top 20 Celebrity Friends

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥈

[@TorpedoEight]

I can’t see Gavin Newsom now without seeing American Psycho.

[@CowboyRobot2000]

Gov Patrick Bateman: "Let's see Gov DeSantis' card..."

[@jimfoster7986]

Funny, I can’t see a dumpster fire without seeing Newsom.

[@laomei1855]

Wow, I would hate to be higher on the list than Steven Seagal.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! Interesting to know. I heard about only some of them on the list.. I think they weren't difficult to work with, when they were struggling actors in the beginning.

[@garveyneal1672]

Can you do Top 30 most easiest actors to work with?

[@roxy5588]

You should do a video on the Top 20 Easiest Actors to work with I’ll start: Tom Hanks Ewan McGregor Brendan Fraser Emma Stone Keanu Reeves Adam Sandler

[@Enidan1111]

Pierce Brosnan, Allan Rickman (RIP), Hugh Jackman...

[@sitcomchristian6886]

If they have a PR team, I don't trust them as a rule

[@cypherglitch]

january jones is on the list because of what one young boy said??

[@mckenna8663]

Quite a few more have agreed.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@mckenna8663he was not getting along

[@rhiannonyoung8962]

And What Zach Galafinakis Said About Her Too.

[@cypherglitch]

@@rhiannonyoung8962this is the first time hearing about january jones. I was waiting for more examples but didn't hear anymore.

[@Anonorama]

You know, not being friendly feels like a sexist reason to put this woman on the list. Not friendly is not the same thing as difficult to work with and unprofessional. Not saying she’s a nice person, but she was being paid to act, not to make friends.

[@codylamp6814]

Lindsey Lohan can’t swim a stroke, but she sure knows every dive in town!

[@Phobero]

Who writes these?

[@corbinowens2437]

Was NOT expecting Mike Myers

[@marymitchell8986]

It's been documented for several years now that Myers is a bit of a tool. A pity.

[@mattm7798]

Yeah, a few months ago when I found out MM was a real pain on set I was legit shocked.

[@aresee8208]

I guess everyone has different tastes, but I could never see anything beautiful aboutJoan Crawford.

[@herodaresfire4512]

You forgot Tom Cruise.

[@mori1bund]

???

[@percyknight3700]

Short fuse?

[@gb1706]

Only if you’re a crewman

[@heatherbrebner8057]

👍

[@creatureTHEcritter]

Nah he's only gota problem with people above 4 feet. Lol

[@matthewbaduria]

Cybill Shepard and Bruce Willis didn't get along on Moonlighting,which was sadly true,the 5th season was very dissapointing.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But it is onscreen

[@jademusic1211]

​@@lexkanyima2195They didn't get along off screen.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@jademusic1211 why ?

[@theequalizer9154]

​​@@lexkanyima2195Regarding Bruce Willis, I know that he is ill now, and I am most sorry about that. But, the guy was a jerk! I encountered him just before his Moonlighting fame. There are lots of stories where people met Bruce Willis, and it wasn't always a pleasant encounter.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@theequalizer9154 but that's Bruce's ego, you have to know him well.

[@Mac_Kymera]

Even Pierce Brosnan had an issue with Teri Hatcher on the set of Tomorrow Never Dies.

[@locustjohn3865]

I knew someone that worked at Sony when J-Lo was a recording artist with them. He said that all employees were instructed not to look at her in the face whenever she came into the offices.

[@N74S]

glad she’s getting cancelled

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

They probably wouldn't anyway. They'd be looking at her big fat cellulite arse.

[@ianhill4585]

"Don't look her in the eye"? " Game on". 😅

[@locustjohn3865]

@@ianhill4585 He did say it gave an excuse for looking at her ass.

[@MrsGogo]

Well,she has accomplished her goal by wearing blouses and dresses cut down to her 😨

[@SandorSoptei]

for #29, that kid. That must be brutal. Imagine getting shit from your "tv mom", and then when you go home you may be disciplined by your own mother. What a mess that could cause for a child. I feel so bad for child actors.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

I mean, he basically described her as aloof, and the other actors as friendly. That's a pretty low bar for trauma.

[@Anonorama]

She just wasn’t friendly, it’s not like she screamed at him.

[@cathynewyork7918]

Jerry Lewis should be high on this list.

[@mikelesley2803]

Bette Davis said Faye Dunaway was the most unprofessional actress she ever worked with in her career in movies.

[@megalon73]

I don’t get why people still think Edward Norton is the best Hulk. When he was very difficult to be around on set. I’m glad Mark Rufflo. Is the Hulk now.

[@rockingbeat]

Mark Ruffalo is great in Poor Things

[@megalon73]

@@rockingbeat Yes he is.

[@TheDoctormandrake]

Nortons hulk movie kinda blew.

[@SeanDacey]

Oh please, the movie ruffalo's hulk was good in was the first Avengers. Besides that movie, his hulk sucked. Edward Norton actually treated the hulk with respect.

[@Vadimus1274]

I have no idea what Mark is like to work with, but I’ve personally never liked him on screen.

[@mijreed]

Chevy Chase should be #1

[@MaxPower-vf8kt]

Chevy Chase is why Home Alone turned out extra great. He was causing chaos on the set of Christmas Vacation. Chris Columbus left the production to direct Home Alone, instead. Columbus is responsible for some rewrites that made the movie, like Old Man Marly. Has Chevy not been an asshole to him, who knows what hole alone would be like.

[@kevinwilt5496]

I missed college classes during his feud with Howard Stern amazingly funny radio.

[@theinsane7255]

You missed Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Nye, and Ellen DeGeneres

[@verlinden80]

Not Bill Nye!! Really?

[@mattm7798]

Bill Nye? Really?

[@KernelHughes]

Allegedly for Bill Nye. The other two for sure.

[@rodbacote8607]

Look for the Bette Davis interview with Johnny Carson when she completely calls out Faye Dunaway and her bad behavior on set behavior. That pretty much sums it up. I have chatted with several hair and make up people who all have refused to work with her because "she is a nightmare" and takes 3-4 hours to be ready before filming!!

[@theequalizer9154]

I remember Betty Davis in the much later part of her life, on an interview with Johnny Carson. Of Joan Crawford, Betty Davis told Carson this very classic line, "My mother always told me to speak good of the dead. Joan Crawford is dead, GOOD".

[@Anonorama]

I’m team Betty

[@spatchmo6938]

Shannen Doherty is supposedly pretty difficult. She was fired from two shows, and even if you take her and Holly Marie Combs' at face value that Alyssa Milano is the only reason she got fired, that goes against what others have said in the past, including Luke Perry, who wrote in his bio that he knew Shannen was being difficult on Charmed and was going to go to the producers to say, "it's her or me" regarding herself and Alyssa. There are other instances of people complaining about her behavior outside of those two shows as well

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

I’m surprised you didn’t include Tommy Lee Jones, Debra Winger, and Eric Stoltz. Stoltz was actually fired from “Back to the Future” because he was being such a difficult method actor.

[@frogger1952]

Tommy Lee Jones I think is a lot like the character he played in The Fugitive. I saw an interview with William Friedkin (who pretty much hated all actors) and he couldn't say enough good things about him as an actor. He said he really delved into a character and brought sensible ideas to the set that would enhance the film.

[@harlcc261]

Where is Tom Cruise on this list 😮

[@gislibaldursson1560]

What about Peter Sellers, i've heard he was terrible to work with

[@Roslyn111]

And he was very abusive & controlling of his wives

[@MADWORLD1427]

Hmm, you forgot to mention that Chevy made amends with Howard Stern, Bill Murray and Bill Mahr (all of whom all had their own issues) you should do your research, Harmon was an admitted bully to him on the set of Community and he acted out, he stayed friends with Burt Reynolds, Dudley Moore, Charles Grodin and Richard Pryor until their deaths when other Hollywood types stopped bothering and is still friends with costars Beverly D'Angelo, Goldie Hawn (he is Kate Hudson's Godfather), Richard Dreyfuss, Geena Davis, Steve Martin and Martin Short. He is an easy target because he is a little prickly off set, but to say he has no friends is in the industry is Bull!

[@redacted2275]

He's a huge admirer of Norm Macdonald as well and they were friends also. RIP Norm.

[@JordyJayHomer]

I've never understood the appeal of Shia "Laboof", apart from some of his comedic sidekick roles, such as the 2008 Indiana Jones movie

[@Anonorama]

The sad thing for him is that Mikes Teller now has his career.

[@theb1gfudge]

Most method actors are difficult to work with, but compensate for that by delivering absolutely stellar performances. The problem with Jared Leto is that he's not a good actor, which means that all the shit he puts production crews and other actors through is ultimately for nothing.

[@octaviovaladaoferreirinhad2689]

Seagal should be on top of this list.

[@ELVIS1975T]

#1 KLAUS KINSKI by a mile

[@trinaq]

I used to love Lea Michele, but after hearing about her bullying her costars on set, I've become disgusted with her attitude.

[@laurendaley2503]

I was never a fan of hers, before the bullying truly came forth there was just something 'fake' about her I didn't enjoy

[@GullibleTarget]

Leah never loved you back.

[@sharrielee911]

You pretty much nailed it no surprise here😅

[@Cisco_24]

That whole Christian Bale incident is blown out of proportion. Being interrupted during intense scenes can be very infuriating

[@Cisco_24]

@@User1975- why did he walk through his scene? That will piss anyone off. He's not wrong

[@TheListenerCanon]

Plus, it was taken out of context. You didn't hear what caused him to burst.

[@benwolk2028]

It's a shame this isolated incident is still used to define Bale as a person. He admitted he was wrong, apologized without excuses, and I'm not aware of any poor on-set behavior in the years since. Hopefully none of us are judged solely on our worst moments.

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@benwolk2028 this channel worshiped Ellen, Oprah and Jennifer Lawrence known for being really shitty people

[@Air_Serpent]

He actually made amends with the guy afterwards. He actually knew him personally.

[@geoffoldread7684]

A lot of Cybill Shepherd's rep from Moonlighting comes from the fact that it was a ridiculously dialogue-heavy show and she was handed enormous scripts with very little time to learn lines. She has stated that she was extremely stressed during that time, which is understandable. Doesn't completely excuse behavior, but gives some context.

[@Mega1gamer]

I’m very surprised James Woods, Tommy Lee Jones, and Terrence Howard were not even mentioned on this list. I’ve heard tons of horror stories about all three of those men being absolute nightmares to work with.

[@frogger1952]

A friend of mine was in a movie (as an extra) with James Woods and said he could be a little flaky, but definitely not a nightmare.

[@williamjones6031]

Don't have to worry about Seagal, He's hanging with his buddy Putin in Russia.

[@khartgarrett]

Not Inigo Montoya! I thought he was so classy

[@richardcruz3790]

Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Barbra Streisand, Marilyn?

[@hannahfree9587]

Lets remember that Hollywood is known to throw celebrities names into the mud.

[@jadediaz5822]

To keep them Humble And not above other humans

[@kathyorourke9273]

Cubill Shepard was the “All American Girl” model. She was adored by everyone and was totally gorgeous! I’m not surprised she was a little SPOILED!

[@jimfoster7986]

Chill Sheppard said Elvis wouldn’t eat her box, as if he’s the one with the problem. Maybe she should clean her box.

[@angemaidment5640]

There’s always two sides to everything.

[@JosephGualo]

Well said.