Oscar Roundtable: Hollywood Confidential

Exclusive: Six of the biggest names in showbiz sat down for a talk about fame, failure and fans—an exclusive sneak peek at NEWSWEEK’s annual Oscar Roundtable.
Jan. 14, 2007 - Leonardo DiCaprio was a “Romper Room” reject. Helen Mirren was a rotten schoolteacher. Penelope Cruz kept running to the bathroom between takes to cry while making her first English-speaking movie. Forest Whitaker nodded off while filming a crucial scene in “Bird” and didn’t realize he was on a movie set when he awoke. Cate Blanchett says she would like...
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