'Memory' filmmaker Michel Franco was told actress Jessica Chastain would be a "diva" and a "nightmare" on set
Michel Franco was told Jessica Chastain would be a "diva" and a "nightmare" on the set of 'Memory'. The 40-year-old actress won an Oscar last year for her leading role in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye', and filmmaker Franco admitted some people expected her to be difficult on set. During an interview at TIFF, Franco recalled people saying she would "show up and be a nightmare and be a diva". He added: "I told them, you don’t know half of it. She’s the opposite. “She’s going to show up satisfied, happy, and be productive. People are so afraid of actors. I don’t know why. "The worst way to approach an actor or any person is with fear, and if you are pointing in the wrong direction then, yes, all your nightmares will come true.” Chastain stars as… (more)