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Shia LaBeouf has faced his fair share of troubles in the film industry, but nothing makes him any less of a talented actor. LaBeouf began his career as a child & teen actor, with his standout role being in Disney Channel’s show,Even Stevens. However, he is most recognized for his role as Sam Witwicky in Michael Bay’sTransformersseries.
LaBeouf has often been labeled as a difficult actor to work with due to reports of his erratic behavior on set. In a conversation with actress Kristen Stewart on the segmentActors on Actorshosted by Variety, both actors discussed various aspects of their professional lives, starting off the conversation with Stewart’s role as Jean Seberg in the political thriller,Seberg.
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Shia LaBeouf Felt Like An Outsider Among Actors Like Anthony Mackie
While discussingKristen Stewart’s film,Seberg,Shia LaBeoufpointed out that Stewart had the opportunity to work alongside actors likeAnthony Mackie, who went to drama school. Interestingly, neither LaBeouf nor Stewart had undergone any formal education in acting. TheTwilightactress praised Mackie’s acting intelligence and shared that theAltered Carbonactor loved to display his knowledge on set in a way that Stewart was comfortable with.
LaBeouf also added that Stewart’s co-stars inSeberg, Mackie, and Jack O’Connell, both hailed from acting schools, which left him feeling somewhat intimidated. TheHoney Boyactor shared that he felt like a nobody in the acting scene compared to these actors. LaBeouf shared with Stewart in theVarietysegment:
“But between him and Jack, they’re like, actor school camp, like I think Mackie went to Juilliard. Yeah, those people make me very scared. I just feel judged and like I’m an outsider.”
LaBeouf even used a ‘knitting needle’ anecdote to explain his situation without an acting degree in theVariety interview:
“Like if my knitting needle breaks, I don’t have a fking knitting needle, I can’t go make a knitting needle. Guys like that, their knitting needle breaks, and they’re like, let me just go in the kitchen and I’ll whip something together and I’ll come back and I’ll knit this sock for you. Me, if my knitting needle breaks, I’m fked.”
Interestingly, Mackie went to schools at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), and Juilliard School’s Drama Division. TheAvengers: Endgameactor is a true prodigy in the acting world with his education.
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Shia LaBeouf Used To Walk Around With A Notepad To Appear Studious
Both Shia LaBeouf and Kristen Stewart opened up about their shyness during their younger years. While Stewart admitted to still feeling anxious around people, theDisturbiaactor grew out of his shyness and became more outgoing. TheNymphomaniacactor shared that he used to carry around a notepad and write down people’s names and other information.
When theClouds of Sils Mariaactress inquired whether this was for people to like him, LaBeouf clarified that it was not the only reason. He wanted to appear studious and not let people know that he hadn’t attended acting school. Kristen Stewart also identified with theFuryactor’s sentiments and shared that she often began a lot of her sentences with“I know I didn’t go to school, but…”.
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Shia LaBeouf’s upcoming project includes the star-studded epic sci-fi film,Megalopolis, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Kristen Stewart is set to appear next inLove Lies Bleeding.
Source:Variety – YouTube
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