John Frankenheimer, the director of The Island of Dr. Moreau, said, “I don’t like Val Kilmer, I don’t like his work ethic, and I don’t want to be associated.
With him ever again.” Brando allegedly warned Kilmer, “You are confusing your talent with the size of your paycheck.”
But Kilmer defended his method of doing his job. “I believe it’s a cover for something they didn’t do properly when some people blame me for being demanding.
In 2003, he told the Orange County Register, “I believe they’re attempting to defend themselves.” “I think I’m challenging, not demanding, and I don’t regret that.”
In the end, he supported himself, writing in his memoir I’m Your Huckleberry: “I had been deemed difficult and alienated the head of every major studio in an unflinching attempt.
