iCarlyactor Jennette McCurdy suppose , " I did the shows that I was on from like 13 to 21 , and by 15 , I was already embarrassed . My friends at 15 , they ’re not like , ' Oh , cool , you ’re on this Nickelodeon show . ' It was embarrassing . "
We all have embarrassing memories. Luckily for most of us, those moments aren’t preserved on camera for other people to rewatch endlessly.
Here are 13 TV and movie roles that actors are seriously embarrassed by:
1.In 2024,Sabrina CarpentertoldCosmopolitanthat the rap scene from her 2016DisneyChannel remake ofAdventures in Babysittingis “a bit triggering” and “really embarrassing.”
She said , " Because this has resurface online in time where I do n’t need it to . Do you do it when you ’re like , ' Ihave a crushon someone , ' and then all of a sudden your buff set off to propagate a really embarrassing video of when you ’re piddling , and then it comes up on their explore Thomas Nelson Page because that ’s how algorithm oeuvre ? Because this is the world we inhabit in now ? … This deuced video , it haunts me in my sleep . "
2.In 2023,Margot RobbietoldBBC One, “I was inNeighborsfor three years. They once made me wear, like, a giant cigarette suit. It was the most embarrassing thing.”
3.In the sameBBC Oneinterview,Ryan Goslingsaid, “I was a hamster at one point” — referring to an episode ofThe Mickey Mouse Club.
4.On a 2021 episode of her podcastEmpty Inside,Jennette McCurdy— who’s most well-known for playing Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon’siCarlyandSam & Cat —said, “My experience with acting is I’m so ashamed of the parts that I’ve done in the past…but I resent my career in a lot of ways. I feel so unfulfilled by the roles that I played and felt like it was the most just cheesy, embarrassing [experience]…”
She preserve , " I did the shows that I was on from like 13 to 21 , and by 15 , I was already embarrassed . My friends at 15 , they ’re not like , ' Oh , cool , you ’re on this Nickelodeon show . ' It was embarrassing . I opine there ’s a very different experience to be had with playing if you ’re proud of your part and if you feel fulfilled by them . "
5.On a 2020 episode of SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Show, Ben Affleck said, “[My mom’s best friend] was casting a kids' science and math adventure, sort of pre-Dora the Explorershow for PBS. I was 7 or 8 and ended up getting the part…Periodically, I would leave town, and go do this series,The Voyage of the Mimi. And it was cheesy, and I was embarrassed about it.”
" It was n’t like I was come back home and being like , ' You guys got ta see this ! I ’m so coolheaded ! ' " he said .
6.In 2019, Adam Driver told theNew Yorkerthat, after watching 2013’sInside Llewyn Davis— specifically where his character sang backup for a performance of the folk song “Please Mr. Kennedy” — he could no longer stomach watching his own movies.
He said , " I detest what I did . "
7.In 2022, Sandra Bullock toldTooFab, “I have one [role] no one came around to, and I’m still embarrassed I was in. It’s calledSpeed 2.”
" I ’ve been very vocal about it . Makes no good sense . dull boat . Slowly going towards an island , " she said .
8.In 2020, Joseph Gordon-Levitt toldVanity Fair, “I was going to arthouse cinemas and watching movies coming from Sundance [Festival] and, you know, watchingSling BladeandReservoir Dogsand Soderbergh and Tarantino, and that’s what I wanted to do. I know this sounds weird to say, or it sounds like I’m not grateful, [but] I was always a little embarrassed before [I was cast in those kinds of movies]. I was mostly embarrassed about10 Things I Hate About You, to be honest. I was.”
He continued , " And when I got to do these Sundance movies , I felt like I was doing what I want to do . They felt like a reflection of me and the art that I liked . When I seem back now , I ’m kind of equally proud of all those things , but subjectively , at that time … it was really meaningful to me . "
9.Appearing onThe Graham Norton Showin 2015, George Clooney said, “I always apologize forBatman & Robin. Let me just say that I’d actually thought I’d destroyed the franchise until somebody else brought it back years later and changed it.”
" I imagine at the time that this was going to be a very good career move . Umm … it was n’t , " he said .
10.On a 2022 episode ofWTF with Marc Maron, Christina Ricci said, “If you actually watchCasper,I’m terrible in it. People get so upset when I say that.”
She say , " There was a hatful go on . I was 13 . Everything was very hard and I was just always annoyed . Embarrassingly … I do n’t think I tried as firmly as perhaps I should have . "
11.John Turturro was initially “embarrassed” about his role inThe Big Lebowski. In 2017, he toldIndieWire, “The first time they showed [my scenes] to me, I was really embarrassed. I didn’t even get the movie when it came out.”
" When I saw it , I imagine [ Jeff Bridges ] was great , but it went over my chief , " he said .
12.In 2021, Rosamund Pike toldCollider Ladies Night, “I think I failed just through ignorance and innocence to understand, to fully get a picture of whatDoommeant to fans…I wasn’t a gamer. I didn’t understand. If I knew what I knew now, I would have dived right into all of that and got fully immersed in it like I do now. And I just didn’t understand. I feel embarrassed, really. I feel embarrassed that I was sort of ignorant of what it meant and I didn’t know how to go about finding out because the internet wasn’t the place it is now for the fans to speak up.”
She continued , " I would n’t have known where to come up them . I do now ! In fact , I now have many friends who were massive fans of the biz and I just wish I had known them then . "
13.And finally, while presenting aPink Floyd — The Wallscreening at the 2023EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, Bob Geldof said, “No, I don’t like the film. I think I’m really bad. I’ve seen the movie twice, and I was embarrassed.”
" I was just embarrassed every day by how bull I was . I do n’t like reckon at myself . I do n’t care listening to myself . I do n’t like listen myself . The last thing I desire is to see myself on the side of a edifice , " he tell .
