Nervous in Naples Asks Lloyd |
Dear Lloyd,
As a producer, how many chances should you give an actor who is unbelievably talented, but also unbelievably unreliable (at best) or a complete psycho (at worst), before you fire them?
Help,
Nervous in Naples
Dear Nervous,
Depending on the situation, sometimes I get rid of talented, dedicated people because they disagree with me and sometimes I get rid of talented, dedicated people because I am an idiot. This happened to Vincent D'Onofrio during The Toxic Avenger. I sometimes get rid of people even before they have become a major problem; sometimes I keep someone who should have gone a long time ago.
The best way to avoid a bad situation entirely is to weed out the troublemakers during ...
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