Guy Pearce has admitted he "wanted to punch" a former costar who once made "snobby" comments about his past work in Australian soap opera Neighbours. "I did a play a year after I left [Neighbours] and this snobby actress said,

Guy Pearce admitted in an interview with 'The Times' that he 'wanted to punch' an actress who was 'snobby' about him starring in the 'Neighbours' soap

Guy Pearce recently spoke to The Times as part of his Oscar campaign for “The Brutalist” and remembered getting piled on by members of the industry due to his acting start on the popular Australian soap opera “Neighbours.

Guy Pearce, who is nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in The Brutalist, has opened up about a clash with a female co-star that left him wanting to 'punch her'

Guy Pearce has jokingly admitted he “wanted to punch” a “snobby” actress who judged him for getting his start on Neighbours.

Adrien Brody joins director Brady Corbet to defend the use of A.I. in 'The Brutalist' as co-star Guy Pearce makes an unfortunate statement.

Guy Pearce has recalled an interaction with a “snobby” female actor, which left the LA Confidential star wanting to “punch her”. The Australian actor, who is currently up for an Academy Award for his supporting role in the acclaimed period drama The Brutalist, said that the incident took place around a year after he left the Aussie soap Neighbours.

“In the old days you were either a theatre actor or a film actor, and if you got stuck in a soap you were the lowest of the low — but what an opportunity,” the star said of landing the role of the handsome and hardworking Mike Young on the show.

Actor Guy Pearce did not hold back when dissing a star who criticized his soap-opera past, saying he “wanted to punch her.” In a recent interview with U.K.‘s The Times, he shared a memory of a “snobby actress” that he wanted to physically hit—but did not reveal her identity.