Danny Boyle once fired actor over diva behavior
Director Danny Boyle refuses to put up with egotistical behavior from his cast and once fired an actor for screaming at an assistant bringing him breakfast.
The Trainspotting filmmaker insisted on letting the self-absorbed star go immediately, even though it would delay production on the project, because he has zero tolerance for such outbursts on set.
Without naming names, he tells Details magazine, "I don't tolerate
ego bulls**t... We had shot quite a lot of material with him
already, and firing him was going to hurt the film. But I rang the
producer and said, 'We're getting rid of this guy.'"
Boyle, who confesses to having an anger problem, didn't want to
lose his temper with the actor so he did what was best for both of
them - and instead channelled his fiery feelings into his
filmmaking.
He says, "I have a terrible temper, which I am very frightened
of... I can turn chilly - like when I got rid of that actor - and
cut off from enthusiasm and affability. I've never been violent,
but there's another place, a darker place. I feel violent. And I am
aware that films are full of violence, and I find that cathartic
and expressive and valuable - so it's clearly a part of me."