Hugh Grant Explained Why It Was “Excruciating” To Film His “Love Actually” Dancing Scene

It’s vacation film season — or, as a few of us wish to name it, Love Actually season.

It’s a enjoyable scene to observe — however Hugh himself wasn’t the largest fan of filming it.

“I saw it in the script and I thought, ‘Well, I’ll hate doing that,'” he mentioned. “I didn’t fancy doing the dance at all, let alone rehearsing it.”

The movie’s director, Richard Curtis, added that Hugh “kept saying no” when it got here time to movie the scene. “I think he was hoping I’d get ill or something and we’d say, ‘Oh, well, what a shame, we’ll have to lose that dancing sequence.'”

Curtis additionally informed host Diane Sawyer that Hugh was “grumpy” once they filmed the scene, however it was in the end a “contractual obligation” for him to shake his groove factor. Hugh, for his half, referred to it as a “contractual guillotine.”

“I’m out of rhythm, by the way, especially at the beginning when I wiggle my ass,” Hugh additionally identified — however, ultimately, he has some good humor about the way it all turned out.

“To this day, there’s many people — and I agree with them — who think it’s the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid,” he joked round whereas reminiscing. “But then some people like it.”