The phrase, “It seemed like a good idea at the time” often applies to actors and the roles they take. Here are 10 examples:
1. Viola Davis, “The Help”. “I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard . . . it’s catering to the white audience.”
2. Timothée Chalamet, “A Rainy Day in New York”. After receiving backlash for starring in a Woody Allen flick, Timothée donated his entire salary to charity.
3. Zac Efron, “High School Musical”. Quote, “I step back and look at myself and I still want to kick that guy’s ass sometimes.”
4. Channing Tatum, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”. Quote, “I was pushed into doing it. The script wasn’t any good.”
5. Sandra Bullock, “Speed 2: Cruise Control”. Quote, “[The plot] made no sense.”
6. Jessica Alba, “Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer”. Quote, “I wanted to stop acting. I hated it. I really hated it.”
7. Michelle Pfeiffer, “Grease 2”. Quote, “[I was] young and didn’t know better. I hated that film with a vengeance and could not believe how bad it was.”
8. George Clooney, “Batman & Robin”. Quote, “I thought at the time that this was going to be a very good career move. Ummmmm, it wasn’t.”
9. Ben Affleck, “Daredevil”. Quote, “That was before people realized you could make [superhero] movies and make them well.”
10. Sylvester Stallone, “Judge Dredd”. Quote, “The biggest mistake I ever made.”
