Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds reveals his worst ever acting job

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has recalled the worst ever job he took as an actor.

Like everyone else, he didn't start his career at the top of his game but instead had to work his way up through gigs that were less than ideal. One such role came in the early days of his journey as an actor, when he was faced with a new script minutes before the camera started rolling, scrambling colleagues and many more hurdles.

Speaking to ComicBook.com, Reynolds explained: "One of my first jobs was on a sitcom and it was a pilot and I was maybe 18 or 19 years old.

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"They rewrote everything right before the audience came in. So it was a pilot. There was a ton of stakes. It was a live audience and nobody knew their lines. Everyone was trying to rapidly scramble and figure out."

But it wasn't all bad and Reynolds actually managed to get some good out of it: "That was actually where the first time I really tried to experiment with improvisation on camera in the moment. And it sort of saved my life in that moment, but it was definitely a nightmare scenario.

"It was the exact same dream you're having where you're just as unprepared as humanly possible. Your face is piping hot and there's four or 500 people sitting in an audience watching you flounder."

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As far as his career nowadays is concerned, in the past year, he released three movies: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Free Guy and only last week, Red Notice.

Last month, he announced he was taking a break from acting. Opening up about his experience on Spirited, he said: "Perfect time for a little sabbatical from movie making. I'm gonna miss every second working with this obscenely gifted group of creators and artists."

In a later interview, he explained how his decision is due to his desire to want to spend more time with his family.