“I love my movies. I make them for myself. Anyone can be a part of it.”
For most actors, just seeing themselves on the big screen is enough to make them cringe. In fact, many celebrities admit that they can’t even finish watching their own movies on premiere night. While watching their own movies may be a pain for many stars, it turns out that’s not the case for all actors. Some celebrities actually enjoy watching their own movies. Whether it’s to reminisce about old memories or to review their acting techniques, these stars openly admit that they watch their own movies.
Find out which actors actually watch their own movies…
1. Kaley Cuoco
More than 20 years have passed since then. 8 Simple Rules Though it first aired in November 2010, Kaley Cuoco admits that she still loves watching the show. Reminiscing about her time working with John Ritter on the show, she said that one of her favorite episodes is “Come and Knock on Our Door” from Season 1.
“If it’s on in the background every once in a while, yeah, I’ll take a peek at it every once in a while and it brings back so many fond memories,” she told Us Weekly. “Especially when we’re doing an episode of Three’s Company. It still fascinates me.”
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2. Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston starred in friend She appeared on the show for 10 years and has admitted to still watching it from time to time even after the series ended. In 2010, Jennifer revealed that if she saw the show on TV, she would stop and watch it to reminisce.
“It happens all the time when I’m flipping through the channels, when I’m watching TV. It doesn’t happen that often, but when I come across this show, I stop and watch it. I miss it so much,” Jennifer said. “It makes me laugh. It makes me laugh all the time. I was laughing the whole time we were filming it, it wasn’t even halfway through. It was amazing to be able to laugh for 10 years straight.”
And in 2020, Jennifer told Variety she was “delighted” to come across the Friends episode by chance, after she and former co-star Courteney Cox were looking through Friends clips. friendThey ended up watching a lot of compilation videos on YouTube.
3. Quentin Tarantino
When asked about his favorite movie he has ever made, Quentin Tarantino replied: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood He admitted that he always looks back and watches the films he makes, adding that unlike other stars who can’t see themselves on screen, he actually enjoys his own movies.
“I love movies. I love my movies. I make movies for myself. Everyone is invited. Every time my movies are on TV, I’m like, ‘Wow, I’m watching a movie now.’ Jackie Brown “For a while,” he said The Howard Stern Show“I’m very happy with my job.”
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4. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson isn’t embarrassed about watching his own movies. He says he watches them at home and at the cinema, and he often buys $1,000 worth of tickets on opening weekend and gives them away to his church and friends. He said that when he goes to the cinema personally, he likes to wait a while after the film has been released so he can hear the audience’s honest reactions.
“Yes, I watch a lot! I watch them at home and I go to the cinema. Whenever there’s a movie that comes out, I know I’ll make at least $1,000 that weekend because I’ll buy $1,000 worth of tickets. I donate it to my church or give it to someone so their kids can go to the cinema,” he said. The Graham Norton Show.
He continued, “When you’re sitting at home flipping through the channels and there’s nothing else on, you go on a search engine and you type ‘Samuel Jackson,’ and it becomes true.”
5. Bryan Cranston
Some of Bryan Cranston’s co-stars haven’t seen it. Breaking Bad He said he watched every episode at least once while it was airing, and admitted that even though he’s already seen the show, he’d love the chance to watch it in full again with friends and family who haven’t seen it yet.
“I’m actually looking forward to rewatching the whole series with people I’m close to who haven’t seen it yet, and being like, ‘Come on, let’s sit down and talk,'” he said. Hiking with KevinHe even joked that after audiences see the film, they’ll watch all the best parts again.
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6. John Boyega
So then Star WarsJohn Boyega is a huge fan of the franchise, so he said it’s definitely fun to watch the films he was in. But it’s also fun to see how it all came together, since you don’t get to see much of the movie while it’s being filmed.
“I’m not just interested in my acting, because there are so many parts of a film that you don’t actually experience, so I like to watch it all. I like to see the visual effects come together. When I watch it for the first time, I judge it for myself, but I think the more I watch it, the more I’m able to experience it in a more natural way,” John once said in an interview.
7. Terry Crews
Terry Crews says he loves seeing himself on screen in all sorts of ways, whether it’s laughing at memes or recreating family memories on a reality TV show. Family CrewTerry is making his family rewatch his shows. Lip Sync Battle.
“I couldn’t stop watching my own performance. You know? ‘Do you guys want to see it?’ Lip-sync “They said, ‘Again?’ and my kids said, ‘Oh, wow.’ I said, ‘No, really, it’s good! Watch this segment!’ My wife finally grabbed me and said, ‘Give me back my remote! If you don’t stop, I’m taking it off the DVR,'” he said. The Tonight Show.
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8. Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves said he really enjoyed watching the old movies, explaining that looking back on them allows him to reminisce about the memories and fun times he had while making them.
“For me, watching old movies… it’s kind of like reliving memories of making the movie, so it’s like a photo album,” he said, “so you remember the people you worked with and the experiences you had making the movie. And sometimes… especially if a certain amount of time has passed between doing it and watching it, you think, ‘Oh, that movie was pretty good.'”
9. Ice Cubes
Jonah Hill once accused Ice Cube of rewatching his old movies. He was once on a plane with Ice Cube, Jump Street Co-star Channing Tatum noticed Ice Cube laughing out loud at something. They knew it would be hard to make a rapper laugh, so they had to find out what he was watching. When he got up to check, they found out he was watching his own movie. Friday –And I’m really enjoying it!
“We walked past a computer screen, I walked past it to go to the bathroom, and I looked and he was looking. Friday“He was watching his film. He couldn’t watch enough of it,” he said. The Tonight Show.
