8 Genius Ways Actors Made Sure You Noticed Them In Movies

Acting legends Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are remembered as peers and equals today, both just as famous and "A-list" as each other. So it's quite hard to imagine a time when there was a competitive friction between the two, but while filming 1974's The Towering Inferno, McQueen tried as hard as he could to be viewed on the same level as co-star Newman.

While Newman is the lead of the film, McQueen didn't want to be viewed as just another supporting player, and sought ways to make his character - Michael O’Hallorhan, a fire department chief - a more prominent part of the movie.

So, in a no-nonsense move, he demanded that 12 more lines of dialogue should be given to his character, so he and Newman would be on more of a level playing field in terms of screen time and words spoken. In an effort to be noticed even further, he also requested for the brim on his fireman's helmet to be cut back slightly, so that his eyes weren't covered in shadow.