8 Actors Who Scared Other Actors So Much They Forgot Their Lines

8. Ben Kingsley Scared Several Cast Members - Sexy Beast

Jonathan Glazer's Sexy Beast is a terrific crime comedy best remembered for Ben Kingsley's superbly terrifying performance as sociopathic criminal Don Logan. It's a performance so brilliantly against-type, in fact, that it netted him a well-earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.

Since the film's release, it's been reported many times that several of Kingsley's co-stars were so taken aback by his unexpectedly fiery, aggressive, and intense performance that they'd occasionally forget their own dialogue.

And so, when you see Ray Winstone's Gal barely able to maintain eye contact with Don Logan throughout the movie, at least some of that unease might well be Winstone's own discomfort at how brilliantly fearsome Kingsley is.

While it won't always be productive on a film set to creep out your co-stars, in the case of Sexy Beast - a film hinged around Kingsley's character in many respects - it absolutely worked. Kingsley commands the screen every time he's on it, while holding his fellow actors firmly in his grip.