Top 30 Most Difficult Actors To Work With

get out is it something I said you've ruined my life you've ruined my career welcome to watch Mojo and today we're looking at actors that have an Infamous reputation for complaining hostility towards other cast members or just generally being difficult to work with because to give them to you is just throwing them away number 30 Dustin Hoffman there's no denying that Dustin Hoffman has been in some great films and is one of the greatest actors of his generation and he has whole bunch of awards and nominations to prove it however his dedication to his craft has often come at the expense of a favorable work environment for those onset with him he's been known to argue with directors and demand extra takes to get it perfect sometimes both things have happened where he just doesn't want to do it the way I want it to be done and I just refuse to do it the way he would prefer it to be done then there's Merill Streep Hoffman starred opposite Streep in Kramer versus Kramer and on one of the first takes he slapped her without warning Hoffman has since discussed his performance on set as possibly acting out quote stuff that I was feeling toward the wife that I was divorcing in real life we were shooting the scene and I was properly upset I thought and I was getting my stuff together and walked out in the hallway and he looked at me and he he slapped me as hard as he could who Dustin Dustin number 29 January Jones after her turn as Betty Draper on Madmen made her a household name there was a feeling that January Jones was set up for stardom and while she has continued to work since then her star has never reached the previously expected Heights so the question is why and while there are probably multiple factors the easy answer many go to is Jones's reputation for being difficult to work with everybody brush your teeth and go to bed I'm hungry you're going to bed that reputation is often linked to a comment from actor Jared Gilmore Gilmore played Jones's son on Madmen until 2011 and when he left the show had this to say about his TV mom quote she's not as approachable as the others she's really serious about what she does everyone else is so nice Bobby what did I just say it was an accident you don't listen number 28 Lindsay Lohan you're like really pretty thank you so you agree what you think you're really pretty oh I don't know everyone's favorite adorable actress for Mean Girls and other movies has had quite the infamous party streak and it's interfered with her acting career on countless occasions great I'm being carjacked by my own car like Charlie Sheen Lohan does not know how to quit and her partying and lavish lifestyle have apparently often resulted in Lilo being late for work and or too hung over to concentrate if she shows up at all do you hear that it's nothing the Canyon's director Paul shrer has called her attitude quote unspeakable able and quite frankly it's not that difficult to see why I don't what happened I don't get I don't understand what do you mean something happened with her life and career seemingly on the upswing we hope that Lohan has put that behavior behind her number 27 Russell crow in discussing Russell Crow's reputation for being hard to work with director Curtis Hansen said quote what I speculate is that he's difficult when he's not trusting well if that's true then it would appear that Crow doesn't trust a whole lot of people he fights his and he fights his fans it's a problem no one understands if there's two things he loves it's fighting and fight around the world that list would run from the hotel concierge whom he allegedly hit in the face with a thrown telephone to the producer on Gladiator whom he threatened to kill with his bare hands Crow has provided audiences with hours of enjoyment through his movies but when it comes to his temper no Russell we are not entertained are you not entertained are you not entertained number 26 fay dunway fay dunway is a Hollywood Legend but unfortunately she appears to be just as legendary for her ugly attitude as for her iconic roles you better take me home now no you wait don't you touch me all right all right if all you wants a stud service you get on back to West Dallas and you stay there rest of your life and if the stories are true No One Is Safe from Miss dunaway's wrath for for example there's the Pottery Barn employee who claims dunway called her a quote effing and the Broadway wig designer assistant who got her hand slapped when dunway didn't like quote how the hairpins were being presented even other actors aren't safe according to James Woods dunway once threw something at him because he ad lied a line during a take and while she's denied it it's been alleged that she threw her urine in roman pinsky's face after he asked her to wait to take a bathroom break no what hangers what's wi hangers doing in this closet when I told you no wire hangers ever number 25 Patrick Dempsey you took advantage of me and now you want to forget about it I was drunk vulnerable and good-looking and you took advantage the end of Derek Shepard's run on Gray's Anatomy was a sad moment for fans but it would appear that it was much more of a relief for many who had to work with actor Patrick Dempsey on the show especially near the end of his run Dempsey had a lot of power by then and according to one producer quote some cast members had all sorts of PTSD with him he had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people he would complain about working late when others had been there way longer than him and the tension between him and Ellen Pompeo was palpable McDreamy had become MC difficult which led him to becoming mcdad I'm a doctor's Dr Gray I'm a surgeon just like my husband was I know how this works you've waited the requisite number of hours and now you can officially declare him dead number 24 Julia Roberts as one of the biggest movie stars of the 9s and 2000s Julia Roberts was known by fans for her acting ability and her big smile however among those who worked in the movie business she was also known for being shall we say less than Pleasant to work with the Hostile relationship between her and Nick Noti on the set of is love of trouble has been well documented was quite a performance you gave last night you wenter bad yourself but the tears great the Academy Award caliber thank you I try but there have been reports of Robert's not getting along with many other actors she's worked with from Hugh Grant to Merill stre Roberts has conceded that her personality can come across as quote really harsh her harshness on the set of 1991's hook even rubbed Steven Spielberg the wrong way and earned her the nickname Tinker hell among the crew say it Peter say it and mean it I believe in fairies number 23 Mandy Patinkin prepare to die while many of the actors mentioned probably don't think they deserve to be here Mandy Patinkin would most likely be the first to add his own name to our list self-awareness is a great quality and Patinkin has it when it comes to his behavior during the early years of his career in 2013 Patinkin told the New York Times that he feels awful about how quote abominably he acted he saide during Chicago hope I never let directors talk to me because I was so spoiled we can only hope such a revelation has made Patinkin more pleasant to work with in more recent years my name is Ino monaya you killed my father prepared to die number 22 Jared Leto you've heard the expression there's method to his Madness well when it comes to Jared Leto the madness comes from his method Leto is a hardcore method actor and as such Dives deeper and more fully into roles and characters than many actors would did you know that there are 27 bones in the human hand want me to introduce the fangie on set he is only referred to by his character's name and Will Smith who played Leto's enemy in Suicide Squad said the two actors didn't speak at all Quote outside of action and cut while that could be less than enjoyable it doesn't compare to Margo Robbie and Viola Davis's experience on the film receiving a gift from Leto of a dead rat and a dead pig respectively I need a machine gun a machine gun talk about a workplace romance gone wrong number 21 Bill Murray is this some radical new therapy you see Bill Murray has had a long career making great comedies and managed to segue into dramatic roles as well unfortun fortunately over that long career he's also managed to accumulate a long list of people with unpleasant stories about what it's like to work with him Gina Davis has written about Murray forcing a massage device on her and yelling derogatory things at her onet Richard dfus said that a drunk Murray threw an ashtray at him while filming What About Bob and a producer on that film has talked about Murray throwing her in a lake following a disagreement Lucy Lou has also talked publicly about the quote inexcusable and unacceptable language Murray directed at her on the set of char Angels Alex you okay she's having trouble with her secret identity pause all right weit all SC number 20 cibil Shepard those who came of age in the 70s 80s or '90s probably have multiple memories of watching cble Shepherd on the big or small screen and speaking of the small screen most of these cibil Shephard is difficult stories focus on her television career her jealousy of her co-stars and her Diva attitude onset ready to go civil also that okay any questions no but I would like to say how pleased I am to be working with a woman it's a whole different kind of energy it's so much more nurturing then you don't have any questions while the '90s sitcom syil literally had her name on it she has admitted to being envious of coar Christine bansky's Emmy win and while her tension with Moonlighting co-star Bruce Willis is welln her unlik ability went beyond him we tell me what's going on I don't know what's going on the police want me for questioning do you want me to go with you no you want to think about it listen I'll probably go home right afterwards uh if I get any messages call me otherwise I'll see you in the morning rumor has it that she was so bad on set that some of the writers later wrote a CSI episode in which an actress based on Shephard is killed number 19 Alec Baldwin you want to go out on those sits tonight and close close it's yours not you're going to be shining my shoes Alec Baldwin's difficulties with his daughter Paparazzi and flight attendance have been well documented and the stuff of many tabloid headlines over the years but Baldwin's short temper and less than Stellar attitude haven't just been reserved for family and Airline employees the actor has been known to bring said aggressive unpleasantness to work and sick it on those in and around the set as well Adam Bernstein was a director on 30 Rock for just six episodes why only six it's been speculated that he didn't want to stick around very long after Baldwin threatened violence on him for holding up his thumbs to frame a shot and another 30 Rock director Paul fig called Baldwin the most difficult member of the cast to work with I'm sorry are you on some subconscious level seeing this as me toying with your manhood of course I am I invented that number 18 Steven Seagal the police are looking for you but I'm going to have to kill you first it seems increasingly difficult for Seagal to find credible work these days Lord knows it's been a long hard minute since the last time he had a box office hit that may have something to do with the fact that he's supposedly a nightmare on set not only is cagal cited as being highly critical of others he's also been known to physically intimidate cast members and he aido me against the brick wallow knocked all the air air out of me I was like what what he purportedly slammed comedian John leguisamo against a wall simply for laughing at him because you know comedians aren't allowed to be funny we'll put it this way Henry Rollins has stated he'd rather drink latex paint than work with Seagal if you thought you could save the world but nobody would know it and you might have to give your life in doing it would you do it number 17 Charlie Sheen I'm by winning I win here and I win there now what while not in the spotlight recently Charlie Sheen's personal life has been the subject of controversy for years including domestic issues with his then fiance Kelly Preston when she lifted uh my pants off the scale yeah it fell out of the back jeans pocket and hit the floor and shot a bullet RR her legs and his Infamous drug addiction you borrow my brain for 5 seconds and just be like dude can't handle it unplug this bastard therefore it's not too much of a stretch to imagine just how difficult it would be to work with him he also tells me Chuck Lori is a loser and a clown and a whole lot worse than that his substance abuse and disparaging comments about Chuck Lori are apparently what got him fired from his career rejuvenating role on Two and a Half Men hello oh hey Alan come on in we can't blame him entirely though if he really is a freaking Rockstar from Mars they may have different sets of Customs over there I'm tapped down Mar American Express got a Hitman looking for me number 16 Thomas Gibson all right everybody right now what's my worst quality the former Criminal Minds actor director was well known for being a constant source of friction on set fellow cast members have claimed Gibson is highly demanding requiring scheduling to revolve around his agenda I love Thomas Gibson okay I actually sent him a text when I found out what happened did he respond no he did not worse however is his temper Gibson was fired from criminal mindes in August 2016 after the final straw in a string of controversial incidents in 2010 he reportedly shoved an assistant director during a shoot in 2013 he picked up a DUI something producers were not pleased about then in 2016 Gibs allegedly kicked writer producer Virgil Williams I wouldn't have kept kicking but I was afraid you didn't get my plans an established pain in the ass Criminal Minds simply decided to let Gibson go it's not a request number 15 shy abuff no no no no no though he got his start in Hollywood and kids shows and Blockbusters shy abu's growth into an artist and filmmaker surprised many over the years he's made more than a few controversial remarks engaged in what some would call publicity stunts and according to some he can also transform into a bit of a jerk okay here's the dream you're B minus dream gone Shia is notorious for his temper and belligerent attitude even leaving the Broadway production of Orphans he was slated to star in due to constant bickering and fights with his co-stars especially Alec Baldwin now Baldwin just recently responded via the New York Times stating he was very disappointed and regarding of what people feel about the events that happen you expect Communications to be private because everyone wants this process to be as collegial as possible According to some however Lau was just straight up fired No sacrifice no Victory number 14 William Shatner all right you mutinous disloyal computerized Half Breed we'll see about you deserting My Ship Captain Kirk and Mr Spock may have overcome their differences and become friends in the world of Star Trek but that wasn't the case for the real life relationship between actors William Shatner and Leonard nemoy Shatner was reportedly the jealous type upset at the amount of fan mail nemoy received and insecure over his importance to the show Shatner apparently stole dialogue from nemoy and other actors to elevate his own significance and yet nemoy was Shatner's best man at his fourth wedding there is a thing that happens to Vulcans at this time Shatner also apparently feuded with other actors on the series though like Nelle Nichols and George teay evidently obsessed with his own status Shatner reportedly threw Fitz to make sure he was the center of attention and in control that was a very unusual question did you do research on that this is one of our viewers one our view don't Mo us you're mocking our viewers number 13 Edward Norton Edward Norton is one of the finest actors in the industry so it comes as no surprise that he takes his craft extremely seriously quit your crying I can't understand a goddamn word you're saying you little you make me sick we repeat extremely seriously in fact Norton has a reputation for shadow directing if you come near Danny again he sat in on the editing for American History X because he didn't trust Tony Kay and often clashed with the studio during the Incredible Hulk over creative differences while the people behind the film said the dispute was blown out of proportion in the media and a promo tour was planned for the movie Norton did do any promotion following its release so yes by all accounts he is that one employee who tells everyone else how to do his or her jobs you look at me when I'm talking to you number 12 klouse kinsky listen The Children of the Night make them music even the most difficult of actors tends to make a few friends in the industry and even if they don't sometimes you can put up with the worst of the worst if they're simply that damn talented and then sometimes you have people like Claus kinsky who was reportedly so difficult that nobody gave him a second chance though not a household name the German actor appeared in over a 100 films throughout his long career despite that extensive list kinsky only ever worked with one director on multiple occasions all the others refused to deal with him again to put it bluntly kinsky has been described as insane prone to frequent blowups there really is no comparison to his Madness to G number 11 Jennifer Lopez my reputation apparently is pretty solid so while 2019s Hustlers was very well received Lopez's earlier work didn't do wonders for her reputation it's turkey time huh although she's known as a very hard worker Jenny From the Block has been called out in the past for so-called Diva Behavior you did not just poke me don't you touch me you too bit oh she's been said to often make ridiculous demands like numerous five-star hotel rooms to stay in and her own private plane so she can travel in true Diva style all on someone else's dime of course she was supposed to be going to India to perform but she asked for a private plane She also asked for an exorbitant amount that's what they're saying of hotel rooms for her huge Entourage and the kicker she refuses to perform if her demands are not met we guess it's too bad her demands were met in the case of xie cble cble number 10 Terry Hatcher I think you should spend some time with a decent role model don't you it seems Terry Hatcher's Behavior fit right in with Susan Meers Hatcher most known for her role as the desperate housewife didn't have to change much of what's allegedly her personal character to fit into the drama filed world oh my God we are so not having this conversation report indicate that Hatcher was extremely cold to her co-stars on set making even the easiest scenes uncomfortable to shoot as an indicator of how poorly she meshed with her housewife's family Hatcher was left out of an end of series gift from the ladies to the crew the feud between Hatcher and the women was well known to all involved with the show so her snub came as a surprise to no one you know you've hit middle age when your memories become more important to you than your dreams number nine Catherine higel yeah you think that's funny yeah I do Katherine clearly hadn't heard the expression don't bite the hand that feeds you as that is exactly what she seemed to do in the past it's just a theory one of many after breaking into the mainstream with Knocked Up higel went on record saying that she thought the movie was quote a little sexist and had a hard time enjoying it she was complaining about uh how the movie depicted women in a very negative way and that she didn't like it and she was a little ashamed of even starring in that movie the real irony here is that her treatment after speaking out may have been the result of of sexism and both Seth Rogan and Jet appal later made peace with the star but then of course she wasn't a fan of Grey's anatomy's writing either and she supposedly annoyed co-workers on a daily basis due to wardrobe Grievances and constant script complaints it's just a job it's just a job it's the thing you come home from not the thing you come home to and if you lose your job you get another one number eight leam Michelle what can you do when you're good isn't good enough all that you touch T down don't sit there and assume the cast of Glee reflected its Show's name when the cameras were not rolling rather leam Michelle who played one of the singing stars Rachel Barry apparently took on the Cutthroat mentality of a real high school Diva when it came to her behavior on set don't use the fact that Jesse and I once had feelings for each other as an excuse for my inevitable win according to reports Michelle was rude to all involved with production making the cast and crew stand around and wait extensively until she was ready to to begin shooting crew members also claim Michelle refused to speak to junior members of the Glee staff on top of that in 2020 Glee co-star Samantha wear said Michelle made her first television gig quote living hell and described repeated instances of traumatic microaggressions towards the black actress for number seven Christian Bale who doesn't remember Bale's eye-opening audio recording that came out publicly in 20 9 the grainy 2008 recording exposed an incident on the set of Terminator Salvation where Bale absolutely blew up at the film's Director of Photography Shane hbut for walking into his line of vision during a scene sorry no don't just be sorry think the recording is incredibly disturbing to hear as Bale unleashes a vicious and unwarranted tiate on herbit but it's not just his volatile temper that makes Bale so hard to work with he's a method actor which means he fully invests himself in his characters so when you work with bale you don't just get his craziness you get the craziness of his characters too did you know I'm utterly insane number six Shawn Penn Shawn Penn you rude dumb rude and full of farts stanky sha realtime stanker when it came out in early 2016 that Infamous Mexican drug lord El Chapo met and interviewed with actor Shawn Penn the most reasonable question asked by the public was why what qualifications does Penn have forget about blame we're going to put all our Focus all our energy all our billions of dollars on the bad guy well if he were to respond to that question we probably wouldn't be able to publish it due to explicit language and its overall awful message though known as a great actor he is also famous for allegedly being incredibly rude and an overall jerk well I'm not going to do that and although they are indeed serious we won't even dis discuss the allegations of domestic abuse lobbied against him and instead we're just going to focus on his very real identity as a nightmare to work with my own little daughter and I can't even cry for her allegedly hostile and intimidating he's not someone you want to share the screen with number five Mike Myers we're not worthy we're not worthy pick your jaw up off the floor we weren't expecting it either but apparently this funny man is not nearly as fun as his characters that is one crazy get up you got there fella yeah thank you the Austin Power Star has been constantly called quote Moody and temperamental and many complain about the degree of control Mike Myers feels he should be able to exhibit over the cast and crew it's a very groovy time many Executives in the industry have simply refused to work with him and rumor has it he even had a crew member fired for looking him in the eyes on a particularly bad day not groovy baby well that's where I see things just a little differently contractor no I will not bow to any sponsor number four Val Kilmer it's the car right chicks love the car when you've had a career as long and as all-encompassing as Val Kilmer there's a chance you've rubbed some people the wrong way [Music] chair many of Kilmer's ex-girlfriends have spoken of his eccentric Behavior this sentiment has been further mirrored by Joel Schumacher who directed Kilmer and Batman Forever calling his behavior towards a crew member quote rude childish and inappro appropriate are you yesterday's news Bruce Kilmer supposedly fought with camera operators and the Wardrobe department on set similar comments were made by Richard Stanley a director who worked on the island of Dr Moro who claimed that quote Val would arrive and an argument would happen Kilmer addressed his difficult to work with reputation in a 2017 Reddit AMA regretting his actions saying he quote was often unhappy trying to make pictures better until one terrible morning you wake up and realize that Revenge has become your whole life and you won't know why you can't understand number three Chevy Chase and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him with a cheap lying no good rotten who hasn't chvy Chase pissed off kindly regarded as perhaps the biggest Grump in Hollywood Chase has been described as an indefensible cruy vicious put down artist put yourself down Al as early as his SNL days Chase was burn Bridges with the likes of John Belushi Bill Murray and the writers he's talked serious smack about most big names in the industry some notables include will farell Howard Stern Kevin Smith and Bill Maher more recently Chase destroyed the one good thing he had going with the cult classic show Community Chevy how you feeling about the Dan Harmon stuff the what Dan Harmon who's that he heavily criticized the series and showrunner while he was still a cast member and was known to have extremely offensive on set tirades we can't imagine Chase has many friends left every man should be punched in the face it's a right of passage number two Joan Crawford you look down on me because I work for a living don't you while some actors are blatantly difficult to work with there are others who are much more subtle and perhaps no one played that role better than Joan Crawford an undeniably beautiful woman Crawford gained a reputation throughout Hollywood for using her body to control others a master manipulator Crawford sparked problems with cast members by reportedly sleeping around with fellow actors and directors in arguably the most notorious feud in Hollywood history Crawford developed an intense hatred for Betty Davis who reciprocated the loathsome sentiment you don't know what you're saying blanch you aren't ever going to sell this house keeping a character the beef developed after Crawford stole Betty's love frano tone it's an Unwritten rule to keep your hands away from what's not yours but Crawford never played by the rules all this time we could have been friends before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Marlin Brando you know that one employee who just doesn't does give a crap always does whatever he wants and never listens to the boss in Hollywood that man was Marlon Brando those kind of words have been on your tongue and your sister's tongue there too much around here where do you think you are PA Queens Brando was Notorious for ignoring Direction and he wouldn't even memorize his lines preferring instead to just wing it during filming $4 million in your mid 4 million more than you ever even dreamed of more than we ever ever did together write Q cards to leave somewhere off camera or wear an earpiece this is the most outrageous spectacle I have ever witnessed he was also deeply methodical about his acting which greatly alienated many people when the cameras were not rolling horror and moral Terror are your friends if they are not then they are enemies to be feared it must have worked though because Brando is known today as is one of the greatest actors ever I'm going to make him an A C refuse were you surprised to find any of these actors on the list let us know in the comments you left me in a black hole of rage and confusion without the medicine you practice Dr quinzel what are you going to do you going to kill me Mr J did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 30min 7sec (1807 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 20 2024