10 Excuses Actors Used For Blowing Major Movie Auditions

10. Mark Strong Went On A Drunken Bender... With Daniel Craig - A Pierce Brosnan James Bond Film

The Role

Though Mark Strong didn't actually confirm the specific role outright, he did state it was a villain in one of Pierce Brosnan's four James Bond films.

Given that he really only resembles The World Is Not Enough's villain Renard - as was eventually played by Robert Carlyle - that feels like the safest bet.

The Audition

In a recent interview, Strong admitted that a celebratory night out on the town caused him to blow his chance at becoming a Bond icon during an audition the next day:

"I learned the lines… and to celebrate I went out for a drink, and I got pissed. I overdid it and the next day I was severely hungover... I started, then I just forgot my lines, couldn't remember what they were and they all just kind of fell apart... I was sweating, it was a terrible experience - but I really learned from it."

The kicker, though? Strong's drinking buddy for the night was an actor who would become synonymous with 007 a few years later:

"The irony was, the guy I was out the night before getting pissed with was Daniel Craig. So I blame him!"

Incredible. As much as Strong gets pigeonholed as a villain these days, he absolutely would make an incredible Bond baddie, and better still, he probably wouldn't need to audition for it this time.