Freddie Prinze Jr. Recalls Wanting to Quit Acting After 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Experience
etonline.comFreddie Prinze Jr.'s acting career almost didn't survive the 1997 horror film.In the premiere episode of his new podcast,, the 47-year-old actor watched the cult classic for the first time and reflected on making what ended up being his first leading role in a blockbuster film.«It wasn't the best experience for me,» Prinze Jr.
admitted at the beginning of the episode.Sharing that he auditioned five times for the part, the veteran star said that he was incredibly «nervous» to be taking on the role.«I had no experience and I wasn't the actor then that I am now.
I was very green. I needed direction,» he said, adding that director Jim Gillespie did not seem to be willing to give it.«Right away the director did not want me in this movie and made it clear all the time,» he continued. «I needed direction, and he was not trying to give it.
I think it was his first big movie or maybe it was scheduling problems or maybe he just really, really wanted [Jeremy] Sisto.
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