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In 2003, a new TV drama for teenagers was created which captured the Zeitgeist of the first aughts and transformed its young stars into enormous celebrities. The O.C. ran for four seasons, and meanwhile, the four main members of the program distribution - Ben McKenzie ,, MISCHA BARTON ,, Rachel Bilson , And Adam Brody - came to be mainly unknown to be idols of hot adolescents. This was also the case for other young players on the show who had recurring roles. When The O.C. First, McKenzie was the oldest in the main group at the age of 24, while Barton was the youngest with 17 years old.

According to a co-star, obtaining so much renown so quickly and at such a young age had an impact on their work ethics. Tate Donovan , who played Jimmy Cooper, the father of the character of Barton, Marissa, declared in an interview for years later that the young actors "developed a very bad attitude" to the gold of the series, and that he 'Has the most noticed when he made an episode of season 3. Read the rest to see what he had to say and to discover how a star responded to his candid comments.

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Donovan spoke to Vulture for the tenth anniversary of The O.C. in 2013 and we asked him what it was Direct . "Umm, well. [ Laughs ]," he has answered. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Asked to develop, the actor explained: "As I started directing, the children of the series had developed a very bad attitude. They just wanted to do the show anymore. It was quite difficult; they were very difficult to work with. The adults were all fantastic and total. "

Donovan explained that he understood why the actors playing the teenage characters in the series acted as they did.

"But you know how it is with young actors - and I know because I was one of them once," continued the actor. "When you get some success, you want to do something else."

He told a specific story about a comrade without naming them. "I mean, one of them turned to me and said:" This program ruined my film career ", and he had never made a film before," recalls Donovan. "You can't help but think in a way that your life and your career will go immediately, above.

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During an appearance on Look at what's going on live , also in 2013, a caller asked Donovan who was the greatest diva in the shooting of The O.C. . When host Andy Cohen Suggest Barton, Donovan confirmed the supposition. "She was pretty ... Uh ...", he added, "they all started well. The first year, these children were fantastic. And then they all collapsed."

In an interview Metro In 2021, Peter Gallagher , who played Sandy Cohen, the father of the character of Brody, Shared similar impressions younger casting.

"To watch the organization build them ... I worry, because the first reputation can be deadly," said Gallagher. "You stop asking questions and you think you have all the answers and it can destroy the fabric of the thing we had created. But on their credit ... We had some discussions on the way we should behave , but they knew I loved them. "

Since 2021, Bilson, who played Summer Roberts, has welcomed a O.C. Rewatch Podcast with Co-Star Melinda Clarke . When Donovan joined them for an episode, Bilson spoke of his comments on the behavior of the distribution.

"You continued to direct us The O.C. … And I know that some of us, the children, were small [explains], "said Bilson in the show ( via US Weekly ). "And I hope that I was not as bad as it turned off. I hope I was not - because I am really, you know, you are influenced, I would say, by your environment . "

Donovan has agreed that everyone can get caught in his media threw. Bilson added: "But I thought you were so wonderful and a wonderful director and an incredible human and all that. So, if I added to one of the [explanive], I want to apologize on disk."

During an appearance on the podcast Do it with Riki Lindhome In 2013, McKenzie approached gossip The O.C. stars and their attitudes.

"I certainly include myself, when you are so young, you - and at least I had crossed the university - but you just, I have the impression that you secretly know that this is not the case, you Have not quoted-united win this, so you feel strangely guilty, which means that you behave like a fool, "the actor, who played Ryan Atwood, said (via Weekly entertainment ). "There is this bizarre thing. This is my theory anyway. I am not trying to explain it at all, but of course, you make mistakes, but that's how you learn and you yourself Improve. "