10 Movie Scenes That Affected Actors In Profound Ways

From joining the millions who were deeply moved by one of the most shocking animated deaths of all time

to opening shots that soon created a dream that would ultimately be fulfilled

it's time to take a closer look at those movie moments that affected some of the industry's finest in truly profound ways

Gareth here from WhatCulture.com and here are 10 movie scenes that affected actors in profound ways

10. An overdressing scene makes Kerry Condon want to be the person who evokes feelings

Dogfight. The brilliant Kerry Condon knew at an early age precisely what sort of actor she wanted to be

And it all started back when she took in 1991's Dogfight. For those unaware, the film centres around a party known as the Dogfight

with various lads about to be sent off to Vietnam all competing to see which cruel soldier can bring the ugliest date to the gathering

Lovely. This is how River Phoenix's Eddie Birdlace and Lily Taylor's Rose Fennie meet

with the latter eventually being so nervous about the idea of going out on the town with the former

that she rather hilariously overdresses in one scene. Seeing Taylor fully commit to believing she looked anything but ridiculous

when she wandered down the stairs to meet Birdlace was a key moment in young Condon's life

It was here when the eventual Oscar nominee realised how many more interesting characters were available to play

once you put aside your own vanity. and Taylor was so moving as Rose in this moment that it made Conlon want to be the sort of person

who evokes feelings rather than just trying to be attractive, as that way it would resonate with

lots of women as she put it. Job done then! Number 9, Bambi's mother dying profoundly moved

Brendan Gleeson in his early years. Bambi. Even over 80 years later, it's pretty tough to sit

through the moments Bambi's mother is gunned down during the Disney animated classic without

shedding a tear. Trust me, I know, I still try. And seeing that moment play out at a young age

forces children to think about something as difficult and complex as grief rather early on

in life. That's a big reason why Brendan Gleeson classes Bambi as one of the three movies that

profoundly moved him in his earlier years, according to Entertainment.ie. The fact the

death of Bambi's mother and the film as a whole prepares you for life in an odd way with just

drawn characters, is something the star of Imbrugge and Calvary still finds pretty amazing

when looking back. And he's most definitely not the only person who found themselves being

massively affected by the realization of Bambi's mother not quite getting away from a human hunter

Which animated feature had the biggest impact on you as a kid? Let me know in the comment section

down below, my friends. Number 8. The Chocolate Room Makes Salma Hayek Believe There's a Place

Where Everything's Possible, Willy Wonka. The scene which introduces the chocolate room in

Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory is up there as one of the most wondrous of all time

And one youngster was so profoundly inspired by this exciting scene that she eventually decided to pursue a career that would involve her stepping onto this sort of mind set While not specifically realising she wanted to become an actor there and then

the brilliant Salma Hayek knew after witnessing the film's chocolate river scene

and things like burping your way back down to earth after floating into the sky

that she had to be part of this industry in some way. This all made something click in her brain, as the star put it

and Hayek went about finding a way to step into this place where everything was possible in the

years that would follow. So if it hadn't been for the likes of Augustus Gloop going for a dip in a

chocolate river, then fans may have never been treated to the gift of Hayek in everything from

Frieda to Eternals. Number 7. The opening shot took Eddie Redmayne to a place he'd never been

and soon became a dream of his. Cabaret. Eddie Redmayne once sat down to watch a little film by

the name of Cabaret, and things were never really the same. Specifically, the opening scene involving

Joel Grey's Master of Ceremonies performing the welcome-in number was an image that was etched

onto his retina, as he put it. The overall mood the corruption felt throughout, and the highly

specific choreography early on, all gripped Redmayne from a young age, and the movie in general had

such an impact on the eventual star that he even claims it's the flick that catalyzed him into

being an actor. And in a rather insane turn of events, Redmayne would actually fulfil something

he classed as one of his only life dreams later down the road, playing the master of ceremonies

in a London stage revival of the musical. If that wasn't awesome enough, the long-time cabaret lover

even ended up being sent a card on opening night from the person partly responsible for making him

want to be an actor during that exceptional opening number, Joel Grey himself. What a life, eh

Number 6, Johnny Depp wanted a tornado to sweep him away as a child, the Wizard of Oz

As a young lad, Johnny Depp didn't have all that many pals. That's according to the Pirates of the Caribbean star himself

With the bloke fond of playing some of the strangest beings ever thrown onto the big screen

revealing in Cindy Pillman's book, You Gotta Watch This, that the Wizard of Oz left him dreaming of a solution to his loneliness

Depp longed to be swept away by a tornado, just like how Dorothy was early on in the flick

if it meant that he'd be free of the life he was living at the time as a teenager

Befriending a scarecrow or a tin man would have possibly helped him feel less alone too

Johnny likely wasn't the only kid who spent many a day dreaming about wandering down the yellow brick road

or taking a trip to Munchkinland after watching this groundbreaking Oz adventure

But it's clear that Dorothy being swept away via whirlwind had a more profound effect on a little depth than most

and the scene seemingly gave him hope that one day he'd fly away from what sounds like a rather depressing childhood

5. Margot Robbie adored the wedding so much she used the music at her own True Romance

In case you weren't aware, Margot Robbie is a massive True Romance fan

How massive Well when it came time to officially tie the knot with her hubby the Australian sensation knew there was only one piece of music she could walk down the aisle too As heard throughout the film opening title sequence and at numerous other points in

the crime romance tale, Anne Zimmer's You're So Cool track synonymous with the 1993 classic

evidently had quite the profound effect on a young Robbie. And as she'd reveal in a conversation with MTV News a few years back, when sat next to

one of the film's stars, Brad Pitt, True Romance was definitely her undisputed favourite movie of

all time, so the film's music playing on her wedding day was a no-brainer in the end

Clearly, Robbie was hooked by the track as it accompanied the pair of lovebirds during the

moment they swiftly tied the knot in the flick itself, though the Wolf of Wall Street star

ended up going for an Australian Gold Coast setting for her big day, rather than City Hall

4. A bedside scene helped make Austin Butler the actor he is today, Magnolia

It's safe to say Austin Butler currently sits as one of the finest thespians of his generation

But in terms of the performances that helped shape him into the mesmerizing performer he is today

perhaps the most impactful comes in the form of Tom Cruise's work as Frank T.J. Mackey

in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. When going into detail about which five movies made him the actor he is

Butler confessed that he absolutely adores Anderson's films. But Magnolia was the first he truly fell in love with

And along with noting how Cruise's performance in the film ranks as one of his very best in Butler's mind

the star would also highlight the hugely emotional bedside scene involving Frank visiting his dying father Earl

as one of the most heartbreaking he'd ever witnessed. Butler heard that Cruise rewrote his dialogue for the moment Frank initially refuses to cry for his dying papa

before eventually breaking down, and would also recall being told that Philip Seymour Hoffman genuinely started shedding tears during the scene

after being so moved by his co-star's work on the day. Fast forward a few decades and it's now Butler leaving audiences with no choice but to blubber into a tissue

thanks to his entirely moving turn as the iconic hip-shaker Elvis. Number 3, Tom Hiddleston adores a scene so much, he memorised it and has De Niro and Pacino impressions

Heat. Some scenes have such a deep and monumental impact on an up-and-coming actor

That said, Star of Tomorrow simply cannot help but commit that sequence to memory

That was most certainly the case when it came to the legendary cup of coffee shared between Al Pacino's Lieutenant Vincent Hanna and Robert De Niro's professional thief Neil Macaulay in Michael Mann's 1995 masterpiece Heat

with eventual British acting superstar Tom Hiddleston clearly being quite profoundly affected by their exchange

In fact, when sat alongside the great De Niro himself on The Graham Norton Show a few years back, Hiddleston couldn't resist showing off his Hanna-Macaulay impressions in front of the icon

After admitting to knowing whole pages of the film, Hiddleston hilariously performed

a section of the aforementioned gripping back and forth throwing out a few trademark De Niro facial expressions and Pacino growls during a rather surreal few minutes Classing it as one of the great pieces of screen acting you can hope to watch you can bet a young Hiddleston never imagined he be offering the Raging Bull star his own

personal version of one of De Niro's favorite scenes. But here he was, and he even managed to

impress the Mighty Bob on the night. 2. The chatty Kathy scene inspired Emma Stone to become an actor

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles It's no secret that planes, trains and automobiles had a hell of an impact on Emma Stone's choice of career

On top of being able to recite the entire F-word monologue delivered by Steve Martin in the 1987 John Hughes comedy classic

the Academy Award winner has also admitted there's one particular scene in the film that pushed her onto the road to becoming an actor herself

Recalling the chatty Cathy moment in the picture that sees Martin's Brasdorf Neil Page compare John Candy's Del Griffiths to an irritating chatty Cathy doll

Stone would note to Entertainment Weekly that going from giggling at the former

to your heart breaking for the latter made her realise that you could actually do both

In the years that would follow, Stone would brilliantly do exactly that of course

In the likes of Easy A, La La Land and many more, the diverse star has consistently shown an ability to produce compelling performances

that are as side-splitting as they are moving. And it all started after watching Martin unleashing hilarious slash heartbreaking hell on candy all those years ago

Number 1. Rick Dalton forgetting his lines led to Michael J. Fox's retirement, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Fresh off of frustratingly not being able to remember his lines whilst on the set of Lancer

Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton well and truly freaks out inside of his trailer during Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

And it was this particularly explosive display of exasperation and disappointment that ultimately resonated with none other than Michael J. Fox a few years ago

As the Back to the Future star who suffers from Parkinson's disease would eventually reveal to Empire Magazine

DiCaprio's Dalton screaming at himself for not being able to remember his words felt similar to a moment he'd had in real life

when he found himself looking in the mirror and thinking, I cannot remember it anymore

But instead of going on the warpath like Dalton though, Fox found peace in that particular realisation

telling himself, well, let's move on, when he began struggling to remember his lines on the set of The Good Fight

Said Meltdown, one that was improvised by DiCaprio, will forever go down as one of the most iconic freakouts in movie history

However, it also helped inadvertently influence a peaceful end to the career of one of the most beloved figures in Hollywood history too

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