Standoff: Henry Hathaway and Robert Mitchum

Director Henry Hathaway was doing a movie – starring Robert Mitchum. First day of shooting he comes up to Mitchum and says, “Hi, Bob! I just wanted to give you a heads up: sometimes, when I’m doing a movie, I get frustrated and I’ll cuss an actor out, call him names. I just want you to know that it happens sometimes, I don’t want you to take it personally.”

Mitchum replied, “Thanks for letting me know, Henry. I should give you a heads up that when someone cusses me out or calls me names, I like to punch that person in the nose. It happens sometimes, and I don’t want you to take it personally.”