News | Entertainment
1 Jun 2025 3:21
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Matthew Lillard worries he will never win an Oscar if he competes on 'Dancing with the Stars'

    The 54-year-old actor was asked to take part in the reality TV show in 2004 after 'Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' flopped at the box office but he turned it down because he wanted to be seen as a serious actor


    He told Business Insider: "I was going to do 'Dancing with the Stars'. And I was like, if I do 'Dancing with the Stars', I'll never win an Academy Award. If I do 'Dancing With the Stars', I'll be famous and not a great actor, and I really just wanted to be a great actor."

    He admitted 'Scooby Doo 2' flopping was a huge surprise as he thought it would set him up for a long-lasting career at the top of the Hollywood A-List.

    He said: "I thought I'd be number one on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies. And the reality was, the exact opposite happened.

    "I was caught up in the parts I was getting, I was caught up in this drive to be quote-unquote famous. I've gone through good patches and bad patches. I've been irrelevant and thought I was never going to work again."

    Meanwhile, Matthew previously admitted that 'Scream' - in which he portrayed Stu Macher - didn't have the same transformative effect for him compared to leading actors such as David Arquette and Neve Campbell.

    Speaking to Collider, Matthew said: "It changed a lot of people's trajectory. It did not change mine. It was not a moment in any way, shape or form where all of a sudden I got any different attention. Period.

    "And that really sort of solidified for me, now looking back, I was like, 'Oh, I was destined to be this blue-collar actor', which is great, and I like my career. Don't get me wrong. If you'd given me my career coming in, I'd be like, 'You've gotta be kidding me. That's incredible.'

    "But, I really wanted to be the number one on the call sheet in every movie I've ever done. It just never went that way. And so this idea of a breakout role, this idea of changing trajectory, sure, it made me more relevant to some capacity, but in those early days of 'Scream', it didn't open up opportunities."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     30 May: Cassie Ventura has reportedly welcomed her third child
     30 May: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex suffers money guilt
     30 May: Sean 'Diddy' Combs is being warned not to take the stand in his federal sex trafficking trial
     30 May: Nicola Peltz has been ordered to appear in court in connection with the death of her chihuahua Nala
     30 May: Brad Pitt has spoken publicly for the first time about the conclusion of his long-running divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie
     30 May: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' defence team have requested a mistrial
     30 May: Kool and the Gang singer Michael Sumler has died aged 71
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Blues have thrashed the Waratahs 46-6 to end their visitors' Super Rugby Pacific season, and keep their hopes of playoffs footie alive More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Donald Trump announces plans to double steel tariffs to 50pc to 'further secure US steel industry' More...



     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly 21:56

    Environment:
    New strong wind warnings have been issued for the east coast of the North Island 21:16

    Rugby:
    The Blues have thrashed the Waratahs 46-6 to end their visitors' Super Rugby Pacific season, and keep their hopes of playoffs footie alive 18:57

    Netball:
    The Mainland Tactix have snapped the Northern Mystics' winning streak in the ANZ Premiership netball season with a 61-50 home win in Rangiora 18:37

    Soccer:
    Football Ferns coach Michael Mayne expects plenty of South American finesse from Venezuela in tomorrow morning's first friendly in Spain 18:07

    Environment:
    Brett Cameron believes his return to the Hurricanes number 10 jersey marks a full circle completion of his lengthy injury layoff 17:27

    Law and Order:
    Armed police have arrested a man in Dunedin following a three-hour standoff 17:27

    Law and Order:
    A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged following two reports about a man's suspicious behaviour in West Auckland 16:57

    Rugby League:
    Kiwis and Newcastle Knights prop Leo Thompson's facing a month-long ban after a grade-two crusher tackle in last night's NRL loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons 16:17

    Business:
    Donald Trump announces plans to double steel tariffs to 50pc to 'further secure US steel industry' 16:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd