Danny Glover Got Fired

Danny was almost fired from The Royal Tenenbaums

  • D. Glover: Did you just call me Riggs?
  • G. Hackman: What?
  • W. Anderson: CUT. Danny, the line is: "Did you just call me Coltrane?"
  • D. Glover: I didn't say that?
  • G. Hackman: Is this for real?
  • W. Anderson: Let's give it another shot. Everybody, let's go again!
  • D. Glover: Did you just call me .... got it, okay.
  • W. Anderson: And . . . Action!
  • D. Glover: Did you just call me Coltrane, Riggs?
  • G. Hackman: No. But if I did . . . wait. What?
  • W. Anderson: Keep rolling. Just say your line, Gene. We'll fix it in post.
  • D. Glover: Did I get it right that time, Riggs?
  • W. Anderson: Christ, you mean me don't you? Yeah, that was a good one, Danny. You're good. That's lunch, people.