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Adam Driver walks out of interview with NPR's Terry Gross because he hates hearing/seeing himself act
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Famous people aren't allowed to be normal and have normal issues.
Yep. It's like they didn't read the story. They warned him ahead of time and played the clip while there was a break.
They didn't do this out of the blue.
Everyone should have the opportunity to set reasonable boundaries without it being nitpicked over. Not sure what NPR expected.
I blame the radio station. There is a zero percent chance that Adam's team didn't tee up the radio station with a warning about what not to ask or do during the interview.
Fresh Air knew that he disliked listening to himself, and then attempted to have a clip play with him present anyway? The show is not live, just add it in post, I don't blame Driver at all when it was a whole thing during his last interview with Terry.
I listen to Fresh Air all the time, really strange that they wouldn't accommodate his preferences considering how easy it is to drop relevant clips in without actually playing them. Driver literally gets nauseous when listening/seeing himself perform. I absolutely don't blame him for walking out if they're not going to respect his health and well being.
I listen to Fresh Air all the time, really strange that they wouldn't accommodate his preferences considering how easy it is to drop relevant clips in without actually playing them. Driver literally gets nauseous when listening/seeing himself perform. I absolutely don't blame him for walking out if they're not going to respect his health and well being.
What's even the point of pressuring an actor over something like that?
Years ago, he already made it clear to her how much he hated it. But then she did it in this new interview anyways.
The interview was not even broadcast live, it would've been super easy to just put the clip in during post and not have him listen to something that makes him very uncomfortable.
Years ago, he already made it clear to her how much he hated it. But then she did it in this new interview anyways.
The interview was not even broadcast live, it would've been super easy to just put the clip in during post and not have him listen to something that makes him very uncomfortable.
lmao at giving them a pass because they're a haughty NPR interview show that we would normally expect to be above this kind of thing
He fucking told them not to play the clip as a condition of his interview. This isn't rocket science.
So they knew it made him uncomfortable, but they still did it anyway. Yeah I'm with Driver, what a shitty thing for them to do.
Above what? Did you miss the part where they were on break and gave Driver advance notice so he could take off his headphones?
Acting is super weird. Plenty of actors go on about this and have this insecurity, never will watch themselves perform because they have low self-esteem or have imposter syndrome. A lot of people can't stand watching themselves or listen to themselves. The fact that the team knew about this beforehand is dickish.
LOL, okay. I mean I am sure Driver was dead to you before this though
Did y'all even read the article in the OP?
It's not like they disregarded his wishes.
Did I miss this in the article OP posted? I don't see that written anywhere, just that he
That's not "don't play the clip or I don't do the interview."
He took a break while they did the thing, and then he said: "Fuck it, I do not have to be here," and did not come back.
If watching/ listening to himself perform gives him a high level of anxiety, I'm not sure 'sit there with your headphones off while everybody else in the room listens to your performance' is much of an anxiety busting strategy.
I guess he just needed some fresh air
It is strange that they would play the clip while they were recording even though it wasn't live, it seems like a weird format under normal circumstances, let alone one where they were well aware of his request. I don't understand why they wouldn't just add it in later
It is strange that they would play the clip while they were recording even though it wasn't live, it seems like a weird format under normal circumstances, let alone one where they were well aware of his request. I don't understand why they wouldn't just add it in later
The fucking article explicitly stated that they gave him advanced notice, they they asked him to take of his earphones so he doesn't have to listen to himself, and that they did it on break.
A bunch of people here harping on NPR as if they fucking acted unprofessional when Driver fucking knew the deal, was told in advance what would happen, and was not forced to listen to himself. He acted like a child
I see someone saying they don't like X, and being told "OK you can ignore it"
what if he took he the headphones off and it's still loud enough for him to hear the clip? There's a lot here that's missing from the article and I'm inclined to believe the guy who says they have a phobia of the situation
I used to feel something very similar to this about music I recorded. I could never listen to it because it made me feel this weird sense of anxiety / awkwardness. "Why are you listening to your own shit?" - I guess. I got over it by just continuing to listen over and over. IDK. Yeah, it's weird.
I kind of think Driver was unprofessional to walk out.
Terry Gross was in this situation before when she interviewed Denzel Washington. She explained to the audience that Denzel does not like to hear or watch his performances, she alerted him she was about to play a clip, and Denzel said (paraphrased) "Okay, I won't listen for thirty seconds" or whatever. She played the clip, he came back on the phone, and they continued their discussion. It wasn't a big deal at all.
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That is not how I feel in the slightest. As someone with severe anxiety and depression, I recognize and appreciate when people make special accommodations for me like NPR did here with Driver. He was there to promote a movie. They gave him advance notice when a clip would be played so he wouldn't hear it, but it wasn't enough, so he left. I disagree with how he handled it. If you think NPR was in the wrong that's fine too. I don't think it's some huge deal. I don't think Driver is some terrible person, "abnormal," nor do I think this one incident defines him. I just thought it was worth discussing.
If it makes anyone feel better, I'm getting a panic attack reading some of these responses.
There's no chance that the fact that clips would be played wasn't discussed beforehand with his team, since they had prior knowledge of his concerns. People are acting like they sprung this on him, which is absurd.
You have no fucking idea what phobias are apparently. Sit down and learn something.
Maybe fucking read the article instead jumping to conclusions? Sit down and read instead of acting illiterate
It wasn't a live interview, it was being taped for edit and I really don't think they needed to still play the audio to him. Edit that stuff in later if it's distressing someone you agreed to host an interview with.
I did. He was entirely in the right. They had no need to play the clip.
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