Depends on the scene, depends on the actor. …
Olivia de Havilland had a bit of fun tormenting Errol Flynn during The Adventures of Robin Hood. Errol was pursuing her (don’t blame him too much; with Mr. Flynn seducing women was 70% reflex), telling Miss de Havilland his marriage was O. Ver.
She discovered otherwise, and exacted revenge:
I thought, well I’m going to torture Errol Flynn. And so we had one kissing scene, [when Robin climbs the castle wall to her chamber] which I looked forward to with great delight. I remember I blew every take. At least six, maybe seven, maybe eight, and we had to kiss all over again. And Errol Flynn got really rather uncomfortable, and he had, if I may say so, a little trouble with his tights.
Being able to get little Errol to stand at full attention apparently delighted her soul. (You watch Olivia’s interviews, you come to understand Olivia knew damn well she was gorgeous. And wielded that power when the spirit moved her.)
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