HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — It’s safe to say that Russell Crowe takes his acting and accents very seriously.
The 46-year-old actor recently stormed out of a BBC Radio 4 interview in which the host, Mark Lawson, accused Crowe of sounding Irish in his new film, Robin Hood.
"You’ve got dead ears, mate. You’ve seriously got dead ears if you think that’s an Irish accent," the Australian star fired back in response.
"I’m a little dumbfounded you could possibly find any Irish in that character," continued Crowe. "That’s kind of ridiculous, but it’s your show."
Lawson made matters worse when he suggested that perhaps Crowe was aiming for "Northern English."
"No, I was going for an Italian," snapped Crowe. "Missed it? [Expletive] me!"
The last straw came moments later when Lawson brought up rumors that Crowe never wanted to say his famous line, "I’ll take my revenge in this life or the next," in 2000’s Gladiator, which won him an Oscar for Best Actor. The suggestion made the star abruptly cut short the interview.
"I don’t get the Irish thing by the way. I don’t get it at all," Crowe muttered as he headed for the exit.
Listen to Russell Crowe’s BBC Radio 4 interview below:
