Interview · moment 18 of 24
Getting Yelled at by a Big Director on a Mystery Movie Set
from Tom Segura & Christina P. | The Tim Dillon Show #348 · #348
6 min
Guest
Christina describes shooting a small role in a major film alongside huge stars, getting repeatedly berated by a famous director for messing up blocking and line delivery, while refusing to name the project.
- Tim lands parts in Eli Roth's Thanksgiving and a mysterious big-deal movie where the director yelled at him.
- On set with a very big director and a very big star, Tim receives hyper-specific blocking instructions: slide the book, deliver lines at exact moments, wait the right amount of time.
- Tim kept getting his line wrong and the director repeatedly corrected him, saying "you've never said it but maybe next time you'll say it."
- The director confronted Tim directly: "What the fuck are you doing? I don't understand what's happening. You have to do this the same way every time."
- Tim reveals the mystery film is the Oprah Winfrey story, then immediately hesitates and considers cutting it from the episode.
- Tim defends the director's harsh approach, saying he deserved criticism and respects getting pushed by a great filmmaker working on a prestigious production.
- By the end of the day Tim got his scene to a good place, realized he misses acting, and believes his performance came together well despite the rough beginning.