“I don’t ever really watch myself, [...] I never watched an episode of 'Lost.'”
"I don’t enjoy watching what I do most of the time," the actor said in an interview. "I’m usually pretty disappointed with how it was handled. That’s the hard truth about it."
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"I tend to, especially the first time around, pick out every single flaw, or things I could have and should have done better,” the actor said. “I don’t know why, but I tend to dwell on those things.”
“I made a choice a long time ago, that I was better off not watching my films, which is a drag because you miss out on a lot of your friends’ incredible work. But I feel like it would just harm me.”
“I don’t want to be aware of what I’m doing. As soon as I am, I’m less open… I just want to be fully open to the story and what that subjective moment is.”
“In a way, once my job is done on a film, it’s really none of my business. I stay far away as I possibly can … I don’t like watching myself.”
The actor has made an exception for 'The Social Network.' Or as he puts it: "They made me watch."
"I have a very specific feeling about what I do. I really like thinking that you're working in this bubble and I can experience these personal emotions without thinking that it's going to be scrutinized by, in some cases, a lot of people, in some cases, a small group of people. To take that burden off yourself of thinking about how it's going to be perceived by other people or myself has kind of made me feel that much more comfortable."
"I don't watch anything I've been in, and I don't read reviews or analysis of movies I've been in, or my plays."
"I can't even watch that [ ] nose, that [ ] voice, those ridiculous eyes. I can't handle that. But when I'm doing it, I don't see my nose or hear my voice; it's like there's something stronger, bigger than that. And I need to express it."
The award-winning actress has reportedly never seen any of her films more than one time. "I don’t do that. I just look ahead."
"I like the process of doing them more than watching them," confessed the actress.
"The fact that I like to make characters doesn't mean that I like to watch my characters being made, my performance."
''I thought I might be mature enough to watch and learn. To think: these are the mistakes that were made. But it's still something I struggle with."
"It's weird. Because I've grown so much as a person, I would think that I would listen to myself talk and be like, 'God, who's that?'... I just am looking at that girl and I want to give her a hug."
"I can't sit there for a premiere or anything. I like being in the movie more than I like watching them. That's my big thrill, rather than seeing the finished product."
The actor revealed in a 2015 interview that he had only seen two of his movies: 'Her,' and 'The Master.'
The actress finds it weird watching herself. "I never [look at myself], even in still photographs. I don’t look at anything,” she said. “I panic if there is a monitor in the room. I immediately go into, like, an anxiety attack.”
"I haven't seen any of my own movies," said the actress.
"There's no real need [to go back]. I've seen it; I know what it is."
"As soon as you watch it, that's when it becomes subjective. I just think with watching your own films, it can be too self-conscious of a process. You either like what you did and you're prone to repeat it, or you didn't like it, and it can make you self-conscious. I'm not sure how much win there is for me."
"If it's good, I feel lucky. If it's not, it's something you try to forget."
"I sometimes catch the odd clip of something. I look at it and think, 'I have absolutely no memory of that.' It's really weird."
"I have absolute amnesia about every movie I have ever made. I won't watch them because if I did I would spiral into a state of self-hate."
"I'm used to doing plays. I came from a theater background, so it never really equated to me… like why would I want to watch that? So long as I know what it feels like… that's good enough for me."
The actor doesn't revisit his movies. Not even his greatest ones, such as 'Big,' 'Philadelphia,' or 'Forrest Gump.'
Though he did watch 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX),' because he's a big fan of the franchise and was curious to see how the scenes on the green screen turned out.
“No, no I don’t. I think that’s a horrible mistake. Because you never learn what to do. You only sort of learn what not to do. The thing about looking at the old movies is that they don’t change.”
The actress confessed in an interview that she hasn't seen her movie 'Hustlers,' because she wants to "focus on the present."
Rupert Grint, best known as Ron Weasley in the eight-film 'Harry Potter' franchise, revealed that he can’t stand watching himself on-screen. “I’ve probably seen the first three at the premieres, but after that I stopped watching them,” Grint told Variety about the beloved franchise.
The actor might get to see the magical films for the first time now that he has a daughter, Wednesday G. Grint, whom he welcomed in 2020. “Now that I have a daughter, I will probably have to watch them with her," Grint said.
It seems everyone was talking about the 'Succession' series finale in May, but one voice was largely absent: that of Brian Cox, who starred on the show as Logan Roy. Cox recently told the BBC that he hasn't seen the episode.
“I’ve never liked watching myself, for a start,” the actor explained. But there was something to do with this show in particular that put him off as well: “Because of what happened to Logan, I’ve been disinclined to watch.” Fans of the show will know exactly what happened to Logan, and Cox added that he guessed in the end Logan still won, despite his untimely fate. He said he heard what happens in the finale and was seemingly satisfied with it, but he still had no plans to watch it. “It’s a strange situation," he said. "I don’t cling on to things. When it’s over, it’s over, and I go on.”
You might think that most actors like to watch their own work, even if only to review their performances, learn from their mistakes, and become better professionals. Well, while this might be true for many actors, not every single one of them likes to revisit their reel. In fact, many stars refuse to do so.
Click through this gallery to see why that might soon change for the actor, and find out which other big names in Hollywood don't watch their own movies and shows—and why.
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It seems everyone was talking about the 'Succession' series finale in May, but one voice was largely absent: that of Brian Cox, who starred on the show as Logan Roy. Cox recently told the BBC that he hasn't seen the episode.
“I’ve never liked watching myself, for a start,” the actor explained. But there was something to do with this show in particular that put him off as well: “Because of what happened to Logan, I’ve been disinclined to watch.” Fans of the show will know exactly what happened to Logan, and Cox added that he guessed in the end Logan still won, despite his untimely fate. He said he heard what happens in the finale and was seemingly satisfied with it, but he still had no plans to watch it. “It’s a strange situation," he said. "I don’t cling on to things. When it’s over, it’s over, and I go on.”
You might think that most actors like to watch their own work, even if only to review their performances, learn from their mistakes, and become better professionals. Well, while this might be true for many actors, not every single one of them likes to revisit their reel. In fact, many stars refuse to do so.
Click through this gallery to see why that might soon change for the actor, and find out which other big names in Hollywood don't watch their own movies and shows—and why.