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With how many films Hollywood pumps out every year, it&#39;s just a statistical fact: <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/box-office-flops-from-your-birth-year/michelle-nati" target="_blank">They can&#39;t all be winners</a>. Sometimes even the biggest budgets and most glamorous stars can&#39;t save a film from cratering at the box office. However, even when a film tanks, the filmmakers aren&#39;t always willing to own up to it - and some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/proud-flop-actors-of-hollywood/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">stars stand by them</a> no matter what.

But give it a few years and some more respectable films under their belts, and actors are usually willing to be more candid. Collected below are a few occasions when movie stars were brutally honest about their biggest flops.

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What Actors Said About Their Biggest Flops

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Tom Hiddleston

Starting with Marvel's&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/thor-one-liners/raelyn-giansanti">Thor</a>, actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston&nbsp;have played opposite one another as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/thor-and-loki-moments/ddefrank">Thor and Loki</a>. As brotherly rivals and allies, they have brought some of the best chemistry and charisma of any duo in the series. Beyond that, Hemsworth&nbsp;and Hiddleston have had some amazing moments off the big screen during press interviews.&nbsp;It's clear that the sibling relationship doesn't end in Asgard. Their hilarious banter, relentless compliments, and brotherly love pop up every time they sit side-by-side with an interviewer. Vote for the best interview moments&nbsp;that show Tom Hiddleston is an honorary brother to Chris Hemsworth.

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When interviewing celebrities, it's common for television show hosts, news anchors, and journalists to push the limits with their questions. Interviewers boldly interrogate their guests - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-treated-unfairly-by-media/elle-tharp">sometimes mistreating them</a> - hoping to catch stars in a candid moment or be the first to uncover some earth-shattering revelation about their personal lives. For the sake of getting a good story, these segments often lead to awkward interviews that are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversial-interviews/lauren-glen">honestly hard to watch</a>.&nbsp;Though hosts sometimes purposely create a tense environment, other times, it's completely unintentional. Whether it's commentary that was once considered appropriate that just hasn't aged well as society raises its standards, or a genuine slip that offends a guest star, these creepy celebrity interviews can leave viewers and listeners cringing with empathetic humiliation or anger.&nbsp;From talk show hosts who cruelly degraded their female guests for entertainment to stars who became indignant over the simplest of harmless slips in judgment by their hosts, this list features some of the most uncomfortable celebrity interviews ever.&nbsp;

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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/brendan-fraser-appreciation-tweets/brian-roque">Brendan Fraser</a> is one of those actors everyone loves. He is most known for his role in the 1999 film <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-mummy-1999-appreciation-posts/damon-davis">The Mummy</a>, but he's recently made what the internet has called the “long-awaited comeback.” He seems to be one of those rare actors who is just as awesome on screen as he is off-screen. Here are some of our favorite interview moments with Brendan Fraser.

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Anybody can say something stupid, but for actors who had bad interviews, saying the wrong thing came back to bite them in a big way. When it comes to celebrities who ruined their careers in seconds, one rough interview was enough to send them into the Hollywood wilderness for a while if not for good.&nbsp;

Shia LaBeouf and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-megan-fox/donn-saylor" target="_blank">Megan Fox</a> are just two actors who had&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-turned-negative-press-positive/veronica-walsingham" target="_blank">bad interviews</a>. They both made the poor decision to go after their directors behind the camera, which is hardly ever a good idea. Both Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay have&nbsp;found enough success in the industry to deserve&nbsp;more respect than those actors publicly gave them. There are plenty more one-time or almost stars who&nbsp;set themselves back with a little too much candor on the record.

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Very often, a film is remembered because of a handful of truly potent scenes. These are the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-unforgettable-movie-scenes/miguelgr">moments that stick in the minds</a> of viewers, often becoming synonymous with the movie as a whole. The reactions of the characters are one of the key elements that make these moments so impactful, and (as is often the case with Hollywood movies) some of the most <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/improvised-movie-details/jonathan-kantor">recognizable examples were unscripted</a>, captured candidly by the strange magic of the filmmaking process. These genuine reactions serve as reminders of the unparalleled influence of serendipity in the creation of even the most artfully constructed films. By hearing the actors reflect on these scenes, they become even more iconic.

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Yes, even A-List movie stars worth millions of dollars still have to worry about what their parents will say about their films. Read the stories of a few famous actors discussing what their parents think about their movies.One famous Hollywood starlet had to lie multiple times to her family regarding the graphic <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actresses-talk-about-doing-nude-scenes/rydavis">nudity</a> in her breakout American movie. Another famous actress’s dad just decided to skip a couple of his daughter’s movies altogether after seeing the film’s trailers. The mom of a funnyman who has become Netflix royalty can’t figure out how to watch his movies on the streaming platform.Famous people really are (in some cases) just like you and me. Vote up the relatable stories about actors and their parents.

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There’s no question that Hollywood, as an industry, tends to attract eccentric, strange, and sometimes <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-seem-crazy/carly-kiel">downright weird personalities</a>. After all, it takes a certain type of person to be willing to subject themselves to the scrutiny of the public, to say nothing of the strain involved in the craft and process of acting. It often takes a great deal of work to slide into the personality of a character, and so many actors, in both movies and TV, have adopted some <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/intense-method-acting-stories/lisa-a-flowers">often bewildering strategies for doing so</a>.&nbsp;In a number of behind-the-scenes interviews, those who have appeared with some of Hollywood’s most notoriously wacky performers have been very forthcoming about what it’s like to actually work with them.

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Movie, music, and sports stars, as well as other notable public figures, are usually expected to promote their work through interviews, be it at an event, on the radio, or via a digital platform. Given the experience they get, a lot of celebrities seem to be in their element in interviews. They often have the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-celebrity-interview-responses/matthewcoleweiss">wittiest responses to silly or rude questions and topics</a>, and sometimes, they don’t hold back and spontaneously come up with sassy or even <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrity-interview-clapbacks/lauren-glen">aggressive clapbacks</a>.&nbsp;Celebs are, after all, mere humans, just like us, and can very well be <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hilariously-relatable-celeb-interviews/bobby-anhalt">relatable in their anger and frustration</a>, especially over controversial and sensitive subjects. They may not want to talk about a particular relationship, for instance, or to sit there and take a thinly-veiled insult from the media. The following celebrities all walked out of their interviews. Do you think they overreacted, or would you have done the same in their shoes?&nbsp;

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