Kieran Culkin says director called him ‘dummy, idiot, stupid’ during first acting gig aged six
nme.comSmartless podcast. “The concept was I’m standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand and I don’t know how to solve the easy thing in front of me.
And the kids in the class are supposed to be calling me a dummy and stupid, all that.”“I have a distinct memory of being there and the director going, ‘Okay, action.’ And he starts going, ‘Dummy.
Idiot. Stupid,’” Culkin said. I’m thinking like, ‘I get it. I’m six. Stand here and look sad. I’m not fucking Method. I’m six.
What’s wrong with you?’”Culkin continued to act as a child, alongside his brother Macaulay, who he starred with in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.Earlier this month, Culkin revealed why he hasn’t yet allowed his children, aged five and three, to watch the classic festive films.Speaking to E!
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