During a recent Q&A session, Adam Driver spontaneously cut off a member of the audience who passed an opinionated comment about his latest movie — Ferrari. Being a celebrity, Driver’s behavior at that event has raised eyebrows.
Also, Mr Driver seems to be a bit of an oddity, as he has quite a number of similar cases under his belt.
The Ferrari Interview
The Q&A session involving Driver was held at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland. The audience had sat through an interview of Driver and were eventually allowed the opportunity to ask questions.
A member of the audience then asked, “What do you think about crash scenes? They look pretty harsh, drastic and i must say chessy to me. What do you think about them?” In response, Driver said “F**k you. I don’t know? Next question.”
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Anger Bouts One Too Many
Many Driver-critics have referred to this exchange at the Camerimage as the final straw. The Star Wars actor has been qualified as rude and weird. So, since Driver’s recent outburst, critics have made it a point to dig out the actor’s previous scandals.
We shall be peeling back the curtain on some of the off-screen character slurs of the gifted 40-year-old.
An Almost Obsessive Self-Awareness
On many occasions, Driver has mentioned that he has an extreme aversion for watching himself perform on a screen. So, it is probably the best explanation for why the actor walked out during an NPR Fresh Air interview in 2019.
Danny Miller, producer of the Fresh Air, remembers how Driver walked out of the interview soon after playing a scene from the Marriage Story movie with Driver in it.
Watching Kylo Ren Come to Life
During a 2019 interview with the New Yorker, Driver explained how he literally went sick after watching himself on screen at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere.
Driver claimed to have been particularly put off by the scene where he played the Kylo Ren character and had to kill Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford.
How a 2012 Show Triggered the Bout of Chronic Self-Awareness
Driver also mentioned that the self-awareness of watching himself on the screen started after seeing the HBO show “Girls” pilot episode in 2012. According to him, the only thing he sees during such viewings are all his imperfections; he could have done it better.
Many have ascribed this trait to Driver’s theatre background.
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The Elusive Theatre Actor
In movies, an actor’s performance is set in stone and cannot be edited, unlike what applies in theatre performances. Once a theatre performance is complete, an actor is unlikely to see it again.
At premieres of movies in which he featured, Driver has said that he often leaves after the lights are out and returns just before the reels run out.
Who Wants Some Fame?
Another issue that has earned Driver tongue-lashing from critics is his poor fame management. The Star Wars franchise is so popular that it has followings around the globe.
So, soon after Driver got featured in the third trilogy of Star Wars, his fan base equally went through the roof. Unfortunately, Driver is a very private person.
The Highs and Lows of Fame
Driver is so private that news of the birth of his first child only went public after the second birthday. According to the movie star, fame is not the chief goal of his movie career.
While he acknowledges the privileges and opportunities that fame affords, Driver mentions that the burden far outweighs the benefits. For example, there is a certain way people expect you to act just because you are famous.
A Major Precursor of Fame
Juxtaposing Driver’s stance on fame, and all his past public outbursts, it is almost as if he’s intentionally trying to make himself less popular. But what is that saying again about “bad publicity being publicity all the same?”
Driver claims not to be a sissy about the attention that fame has brought, but he does try all he can to maintain his privacy.
Colleagues Equally Had Something to Say
Driver attended the 2021 Comic-Con as part of the promotion circuit for the third Star Wars trilogy. He claimed to have been unable to leave his hotel room because fans were waiting outside all day.
Likewise, Driver was once called out by a Portugese co-star Lidia Franco, with whom he appeared in the movie The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
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During a podcast interview, Franco recanted how Driver was rude and uncomely during their time together on set. She would, however, reject later, claiming the translation of the original podcast manuscript to English caused some misinterpretations.
Lastly, Driver was once tagged an Islamopbobe because he joined the US Marine right after the 9/11 terrorist attack.
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