Macaulay Culkinis getting back in the saddle — and he’s collecting new audition horror stories as he reenters Hollywood.
In a profile forEsquire‘s March issue, Culkin revealed he had auditioned forQuentin Tarantino‘s Oscar-winning filmOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
“It was a disaster,” he recalled. “I wouldn’t have hired me. I’m terrible at auditioning anyway, and this was my first audition in, like, eight years.”
Tarantino’s ninth film starred a slew of Hollywood talent includingBrad PittandLeonardo DiCaprio, who were both nominated for Oscars. Pitt won the award for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday.
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Culkin also starred in Seth Green’s 2019 filmChangelandand in a 2018 ad for Google Assistant in which he reprised his character fromHome Alone.
“People assume that I’m crazy, or a kook, or damaged. Weird.Cracked.And up until the last year or two, I haven’t really put myself out there at all. So I can understand that,” Culkin said. “It’s also like, ‘Okay, everybody, stop acting so freaking shocked that I’m relatively well-adjusted.'”
As for why he’s returning to the spotlight, on the cover of a major magazine when he has no film to promote, Culkin said, “No matter how much I act like a curmudgeonly old man, it’s still fun to get back in the saddle once in a while and play around.”
“The stars aligned and actually I thought it could be super fun. It’s cool. It’s classy. Nobody had to twist my arm, put it that way,” he continued. “It was a good time, the pictures look great, it made my lady happy. It’s fun. But no, I’m not promoting anything. I’m not even promoting myself. It’s just another little adventure.”
source: people.com
