15 Actors Who Forget Their Lines On Set

Hey, TheThings fans! Welcome back to another video. Hollywood is filled with actors who are meant to be the best of the best - but that doesn’t make them perfect, especially when it comes to remembering their lines for their upcoming movie or TV series.

Believe it or not, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage have revealed that memorizing a script isn’t as integral to the production of films like Hunger Games or shows like Stranger Things that we once thought it was. In fact, forcing actors to learn their lines has resulted in scary and dangerous on-set accidents.

Thanks to technology advancements, production teams have found a way around actors who just can’t remember their lines or who just simply choose not to...we’re looking at you Johnny Depp.

So, in this video, we’re taking a deep dive behind the scenes of your favorite films and series to see just which actors are constantly struggling with delivering their dialogue and which actors have made the professional decision that working with an earpiece is gonna get the production a better on-screen delivery.

We’ll be looking at actors like Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Lawrence, and even Tom Holland.

Ready to dive in?

Seeing how each actor has their own techniques and their own vices forces us to look at the craft of acting in a whole other light. Is anyone as shocked as us by the fact that Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t memorize his lines? Let us know in the comment section below. Thanks for watching!

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Written by: Alyssa Goulart
Narrated by: Kydra Ryan
Edited by: Eduardo Garcia

00:00 Intro
00:47 Caleb McLaughlin: Stranger Things
01:19 Jennifer Lawrence
01:59 KJ Apa: Riverdale
02:29 Robert Pattinson: Twilight
03:11 Tom Holland: Spider-Man: Far From Home
03:35 Cole Sprouse: Friends
04:02 Robert Downey Jr.
04:33 Mark Ruffalo: Marvel
05:01 Johnny Depp
05:43 Michael Gambon
06:05 Madelyn Cline: Outer Banks
06:31 Ashley Benson
06:58 The Pretty Little Liars Cast
07:27 Rita Ora: Fifty Shades of Grey
07:59 Tom Cruise: Days of Thunder
08:23 Outro

[dugan.]

if i were ever in a movie, i'd have SO much trouble trying to remember lines-

[Kai-wwqm]

The things: Actors forget their lines on set!
Me: I forget what I am saying and talking about in real life.

[Justkestinnn]

I love the fact that most of these are the stranger things bloopers and haymitch 😱

[Giovaft]

When I was taking theater in school, I would forget my lines, and I would practice with my team if I had one, otherwise I would practice by myself, and it’s really embarrassing when you end up forgetting your lines in a play, movie or a TV show.

[Puchinumon]

You forgot to add Tom Felton's time in HP2 when he said *i didn't know you could read* to Harry Potter disguiseed as Goyel

[isaiahadams]

Man, am I glad I came here. Cause as an aspiring actor, I too forget my lines sometimes. This video just made my day 💯

[brycesonflowers]

Yes; Harrison Ford forgot his lines in the original Star Wars movie When he said "I Know" it was supposed to been said as "I Love You" while speaking to princess leia.

[lonruil_aoife]

I want to be an actor but always worried that I’d go over my lines so much and read confidence but once im supposed to show I don’t remember any of em

[aceblanks]

I’m gonna say I appreciate this video because now I can stop beating myself up about not being perfect about things. As an actor myself I hate messing up or looking bad even if it’s just a rehearsal. I strive so much to be perfect all the time in everything I do when perfection doesn’t exist. So this video tells me it’s ok stop beating yourself up! Stop taking yourself so seriously and just enjoy”. Who knew a video like this would be so enlightening lol

[kevinrivera]

I’m taking acting classes now and I can’t remember my lines from the paper 📄 but I can remember a whole movie scenes and all the lines in it lol 😂😂

[milily]

When I did a production when I was 10
I was the mc
It was 2 hours long

I never remembered my lines I changed them every time 🤣

[DisneyFan]

If I was an actress and forgot my lines I'd probably just improvise.

[rasberrymarss]

I have memory lose i always forget stuff- 😂😂

[ravenzz_.]

On the KJ one when it said like "His Lines Were-"
*Add Comes Up*
Man In Add: I'm *Spiderman*
Me: Cool Lines :>

[malibooxx]

I know I'd forget lines too, but it makes it feel like a challenge for me. I love challenges.

[DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I heard Will Lee(Mr. Hooper from Sesame Street) & Nicholas Colasanto(Couch from Cheers) had trouble remembering their lines.

[itx_irha]

I am second I think but still I'm a forgetty cat and literally if I was in their place I'd be like can i talk my own lines and I'm surprised how Lil kids do it

[gigglesandtable]

Lol i had to memorize 28 lines for a school play and i could barely do that XD

[Jasmine-dide]

3:05 you can see just how annoyed she is. lmao

[SoydeCubaCompay]

if you forgot your Lines On Set., What if you say something else to get out of trouble and continue with the scene 🤣👍