10 Actors Who Walked Off Huge TV Shows (And Why)
9. Diana Rigg Shoots When She Wants - Game Of Thrones
Proving to be every bit as formidable off-screen as she undoubtedly was on it, the tale of Dame Diana Rigg not standing for any bullsh*t whilst shooting on the biggest show ever committed to screens is the stuff of TV legend.
Speaking in the wake of the well respected star's tragic passing in 2020, Jessica Henwick would recall a story to EW of how Rigg commanded the set during the filming of a Season Six scene on the show.
With the folks tasked with setting up the shot still in the thick of making sure everything was prepped and ready to go, Rigg would apparently declare "Roll the cameras!" as she began to let loose her lines. Two takes later, Rigg was happy with her end product, telling the person requesting a close-up shot of the Lady Olenna Tyrell actor to do one as she made her epic exit from the set.
As Henwick would note, the fact Rigg couldn't exactly bolt off into the abyss at that point in her career only made the sight of her storming off at "0.1 miles per hour" even funnier, with the actor admitting "She cracked me up. I loved her."