Adam Driver: Star Wars
Watching himself on Girls left Adam Driver so uncomfortable that he largely stopped watching his own work. That rule extended into his blockbuster years, leaving Kylo Ren with one very famous viewer who would rather look away.
Joaquin Phoenix: Joker
Joaquin Phoenix is famously reluctant to watch his own work and has said he has seen very few of his films. That makes his relationship with the movies audiences endlessly analyze considerably simpler: make them, then move on.
Jesse Eisenberg: The Social Network
Jesse Eisenberg does not make a habit of sitting down with his own movies. That means one of the performances most closely associated with his career is much more familiar to audiences than it is to him.
Julianne Moore: Boogie Nights
Julianne Moore has spoken about avoiding her own finished movies despite appearing in plenty of celebrated ones. For her, the interesting part is apparently making the thing, not sitting in the audience afterward.
Andrew Garfield: The Amazing Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield has described watching his own performances as an uncomfortable experience and generally avoids doing it. Being Spider-Man apparently does not automatically make someone eager for a Spider-Man marathon.
Nicole Kidman: Australia
Nicole Kidman has said she generally avoids watching her movies and made an exception for Australia at its Sydney premiere. Instead of enjoying the spectacle, she found watching herself so uncomfortable that the experience hardly converted her.
