“Just open the door and react.”
It’s nice when an actor can survive an early mistake to become famous and act as an object lesson to later actors – as with Christopher Lee, who made the classic mistake of not asking for details about the movie he was starring in.
He says, “Oh Eugenie. I was the narrator of a De Sade story, PHILOSOPHY OF THE BOUDOIR. I went down for a couple of days with my red smoking jacket, delivered my stuff and everybody was very pleased.
“What I didn’t know was that when I left, they took their clothes off. Then a friend said, ‘Oh, I see you’re starring in a film showing in Soho.’”
Yes, Christopher Lee at one point in his career made a true rookie error. He didn’t ask what kind of movie he was filming for, and as a result he now has to deal with the new re-release of “his” adult film from the 1970’s.
Always ask to see a copy of the complete script.
Whoops.