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She continued, "Men are aggrandized for retaining self. [Marlon] Brando sounds like a hero, doesn't he? If a woman did that, it would be different. If you have to do 50 push-ups before your close-up or refuse to say a word a certain way — I mean, Brando ... I'm not coming for him. There's a common act that happens before the acting happens on set: If they can protrude out of the vulnerability and feel like a gorilla pounding their chest before they cry on camera, it's a little less embarrassing. It also makes it seem like a magic trick, like it is so impossible to do what you're doing that nobody else could do it."

Shia LaBeouf's representatives didn't respond to Rolling Stone's request for comment at the time.

Benedict told the outlet, "Everyone was on the same page. I was introduced to the crews as 'Phil.' Jane [Campion, the director] would say, 'This is Phil. You're going to be working with Phil. Benedict is really nice, but you're going to meet him at the end of the shoot.' That just gave me permission to commit to this character whose behavior is at times repugnant, and not feel apologetic or embarrassed or self-conscious about it in any way."

He continued, "Matter of fact, I haven't really seen him since, and I look forward to seeing him tonight because we looked at each other after, and we, why we both love doing what we do is to be able to really put yourself in imaginary circumstances and hope that accidents like putting a bag on your head and realizing you can kill yourself happen."

In 2008, he told GQ, "I take full blame for any problems on that film. If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk. I was not purposely cruel to him, but I was probably so wrapped up in my performance that I was not as friendly as I could have been. This is such a stupid issue I can't believe I'm still talking about it. But when I'm asked about it in the press it makes it seem as if it's still an issue. I think Tyrese is a sweet guy with a good heart. I wish him all the best."

"And they're not politically corrected; they're fixed. They will be fixed, because people won’t accept it anymore. So that's a good thing," she said.

After Dustin slapped and provoked Meryl, director Robert Benton pulled her aside and told her, "There's a speech you give in the courtroom, but I don't think it's a woman's speech. I think it's a man trying to write a woman's speech."

Meryl agreed to rewrite Joanna's speech. Robert forgot about it, but she didn't. However, after a few minor edits, her version made it into the film.

Robert said, "Part of the pleasure she must have taken is showing to Dustin she didn't need to be slapped. She could have delivered anything to anybody at any time."

Jared told E!, "I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there. I mean, the Joker is somebody who doesn't really respect things like personal space or boundaries. If you're gonna have that kind of party, at least invite the Croc. You know what I mean? Don't send me your dirty leftovers. That just isn't right. You see why he ain't part of the squad, right?"

However, in 2021, Jared told Entertainment Weekly that he was a "good boy" on set. He said, "Any of the very few gifts that were ever given were given with a spirit of fun and adventure and received with laughter, fun, and adventure. It's all filmed! They filmed it all! People were dying. We were just having a goof... The only gifts I ever gave Margot were cupcakes. I think I gave her a mouse, and some of the other guys got gifts that you'd get as a joke at a party.

... I'm playing a guy called the Joker, it's okay to play some jokes. Nothing ever crossed any lines, and it's not up to other people on the internet to create those lines. I'm an artist at the end of the day. If I do something risky and you don't like it, basically, you can kiss my ass."