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We adhere to structured guidelines for sourcing information and linking to other resources, including scientific studies and medical journals.) and low lows . One of the projects many fans would consider a highlight of his filmography is somewhat complicated by his adversarial relationship with the director and an on-set standoff that reportedly resulted in a pretty gross demonstration.
The actor was struggling with addiction even as he rose to success with a string of critically acclaimed performances across the '80s and '90s in movies including, which earned him his first Oscar nomination. But by 1996, his personal issues threatened to completely derail his career. Downey wason drug and weapons charges and went to prison for a year in 1999.
Fincher is a notorious perfectionist who will regularly demand multiple takes of his actors to get what he's looking for. Remembering the lengthy shoot forThis exacting process didn't vibe with Downey's looser, more improvisational style."Sometimes it's really hard because might not feel collaborative, but ultimately filmmaking is a director's medium," the actor told.
"I called Fincher recently because in retrospect, everything changes," Downey said."Fifteen years later, you have such a different perspective on stuff, you know? For me, after working with Nolan , I developed a new respect for Fincher. But I remember, that might have been the first time we really had our feet put to the fire with an exacting director. A real director, who does things a certain way.
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