Kieran Culkin Just Detailed The Clever “Reverse Psychology” That Emma Stone Pulled When He Tried To Drop Out Of Their Latest Movie At The Last Minute

“I was like, ‘It’s not like people would be out of a job?’” he went on. “She’s like, ‘No, no, they would, but it’s not on you. You said ‘yes,’ but if you have your reasons for not doing it, you’re not responsible for these people’s jobs. It’s fine; you do whatever you want.’ And I got off the phone and I went, ‘Ah.’ ” 

Emma is said to have laughed when asked about this conversation, telling Vulture: “I can’t believe he talked about it publicly.”

She then detailed what being a movie producer is really like, explaining: “Producing, I’ve realized now, is like parenting — every kid needs different things.” 

And despite downplaying the implications of Kieran bailing on the movie in her conversation with him, Emma admitted to the publication: “I was so grateful that he did it, but, also, thank fucking God. Because it would’ve been catastrophic.”