The Guz

[UPDATE: I'm informed below in the comments section that this was a prank. Bravo, then, cast and crew of Waiting... You got me. But I'm still not seeing your movie.]

Who doesn't like Luis Guzman? The guy is hilarious in a number of terrific films. Unfortunately, it appears he's also kind of a total jerk.

Check out this fantastic behind-the-scenes clip of Guzman having himself a tantrum on the set of Waiting... Now, I haven't seen this restaurant comedy, because it looks like a ridiculous waste of time and I'd sooner watch another Joss Whedon movie before anything with Ryan Reynolds. And you all know how I feel about Joss Whedon's movie.

But you don't need to see the film, a low-budget comedy about waiters, to see that Guzman has an egomaniacal streak a mile wide. The director, Rob McKittrick, is making his directorial debut, and Guzman essentially refuses to take direction from him. At first, Guzman simply makes no sense, saying "I don't work with directors." Then, he insists that, if he does even one take McKittrick's way, that's the take they will end up using.

Finally, he launches into a diatribe about how important he is, and the great directors with whom he's worked, and he threatens to start bitch-slapping people. It's pretty humiliating stuff. Check it out.

And my thanks, as always, to the excellent humor site Gorilla Mask, responsible not just for this hilarious clip but also for about 60% of the traffic around here.