Bradley Cooper Isn't Winning Over Fans With His Strict On-Set Rule
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Bradley Cooper is receiving rave reviews for his turn as Leonard Bernstein in the movie, Maestro — he not only starred in the film, but he also directed it. But there is one area the 48-year-old actor isn’t being applauded, it’s for his strict on-set rules that have fans crying foul.
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In an interview with Spike Lee for Variety‘s “Directors on Directors” series, Cooper caught some serious heat for revealing his preferences as a director. Lee asked him about his method for directing when he’s required to be in the scene as an actor at the same time. “When I direct, I don’t watch playback. There’s no chairs. I’ve always hated chairs on sets; your energy dips the minute you sit down in a chair. There’s no video village,” he admitted. The video village on a film set is an area where a director watches what is happening on and behind the camera.
It’s a rule that Cooper requires of his actors and crew when he’s directing, he made sure to clarify that when he’s only acting in a film, he lets the director call the shots. While that sounds like a very artistic approach to his craft, X users had no problem roasting the Silver Linings Playbook star for his choices.
“On my sets I do not allow floors. My energy dips the minute I touch cement,” one account wrote. Another added in reference to his 2009 comedy, “Bro you were in hangover relax.” A filmmaker also chimed in with some on-set knowledge, noting, “Chairs on set are so people can rest for a minute during a long, exhausting day of achieving the director’s vision. The video village is so that all department heads can review how every element of the shot looks. It’s not about you, Bradley.”
TMZ even decided to enter the chat pointing out that Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan and Justice League director Zack Snyder also employ the no-chairs policy on their sets. And if that wasn’t bananas enough, Quentin Tarantino allegedly bans cell phones from his films and Martin Scorsese just says no to wristwatches. Hollywood directors are definitely picky when it comes to creating their art, so if you want to work on their films — follow the rules!
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