15 iconic movie and TV scenes actors regret filming

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• Behind-the-scenes secrets can be very revealing of a movie or TV show's cast and crew.
• Some co-stars, like Roger Moore and Grace Jones, didn't get along when the camera was turned off.
• These are just a few scenes that actors have publicly admitted to regretting their involvement with.

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Movie history is replete with cases of actors who regret shooting particular scenes, especially after said scenes become famous. Admittedly, regretting past decisions is not unique to the acting profession. It’s almost impossible for someone to go through life without regretting something they did or failed to do in the past. However, when the regretful action happens to have been seen by millions of moviegoers across the globe, it assumes special significance.

While a disproportionate number of the cases tend to involve a lack of clothing, the reasons why actors regret filming a scene can vary. For instance, Burt Reynolds regretted nearly getting himself killed while performing a stunt in "Deliverance" (1972), just to uphold his macho persona.

There were cases in which actors had the impression that a shot they had objected to would not make the final cut, but were later shocked to find that it was left in the movie. There are others who simply blamed their own naivety and inexperience for their mistakes. Unsurprisingly, some actors appeared to have been fully aware of the consequences of their actions, but were lured by the promise of a massive paycheck.

Here are the 15 famous scenes that these actors regret ever filming.

Terence Stamp and Natalie Portman in "The Phantom Menace"

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Terence Stamp had expected to appear with Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala) in his cameo role as Chancellor Valorum in "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" (1999), the first installment in Lucasfilm’s "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.

Stamp, who was then about 60 years old, later admitted that the only reason he agreed to work with George Lucas was because he thought he would meet Natalie Portman. Stamp had agreed to do the scene for such lousy pay in exchange for this deal, that he referred to his compensation as “2 and 6 and a toffee apple.”

However, Stamp was disappointed when he arrived on set and asked Lucas where Portman was. Lucas reportedly pointed to a strip of paper on the wall and told him that the paper was Portman. Stamp was then instructed to act with the strip of paper on the wall representing Portman’s character. Stamp later expressed regret about the incident, describing his experience as “boring.”

Nicole Kidman's domestic abuse scenes in "Big Little Lies"

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Nicole Kidman has talked about how badly she was affected by her portrayal of Celeste, a domestic abuse victim, in HBO’s TV series "Big Little Lies." Kidman appeared delighted when the show won four awards at the 2018 Golden Globes, including her Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie. However, she lamented in an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter" how the domestic abuse scenes left her deeply affected and emotionally drained.

She reportedly described feeling so humiliated and angry that she could not summon the will to get up after shooting the abuse scenes. Kidman recalled director Jean-Marc Vallée putting a towel over her head in-between takes, after he realized how stressful she found filming the sequences.

Emilia Clarke's revealing scene in season 6 of "Game of Thrones"

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, The Mother of Dragons, has appeared in some of the more revealing sequences in the notoriously racy "Game of Thrones" TV series. However, Clarke had cause to regret the scene in the episode “Book of the Stranger”, after she asked her parents to watch the episode.

Clarke might have temporarily forgotten that episode 4 featured one of her major unclothed scenes since she decided to not only recommend it, but she actually watched the episode with her parents.

Her father didn’t hide the fact that he was not impressed. The scene in question depicted Clarke emerging entirely bare from the temple of Dosh Khaleen, unhurt from the fire which just burned the Khals to death.

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