Guy Pearce has admitted he "wanted to punch" a former costar who once made "snobby" comments about his past work in Australian soap opera Neighbours. "I did a play a year after I left [Neighbours] and this snobby actress said,

Don't diss Neighbours! That's a lesson that actor Guy Pearce, currently on the Oscar trail for his role in The Brutalist, gave out in a new interview with The Times. Pearce, who played Mike on the beloved Australian soap opera, spoke out getting his start and on how he gets frustrated when other actors insult the medium he came up in.

Guy Pearce admitted in an interview with 'The Times' that he 'wanted to punch' an actress who was 'snobby' about him starring in the 'Neighbours' soap

Guy Pearce recently spoke to The Times as part of his Oscar campaign for “The Brutalist” and remembered getting piled on by members of the industry due to his acting start on the popular Australian soap opera “Neighbours.

Guy Pearce, who is nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in The Brutalist, has opened up about a clash with a female co-star that left him wanting to 'punch her'

Guy Pearce has jokingly admitted he “wanted to punch” a “snobby” actress who judged him for getting his start on Neighbours.

To be clear—he’s saying he was terrible in Memento, a film that critics and audiences alike have consistently praised for over two decades. Hey Guy, please be kind to my buddy Pearce. He’s a fine actor, especially in Memento.

“In the old days you were either a theatre actor or a film actor, and if you got stuck in a soap you were the lowest of the low — but what an opportunity,” the star said of landing the role of the handsome and hardworking Mike Young on the show.

Decades after his time on Australia's Neighbours, Guy Pearce admitted he wanted to punch an actress who looked down on his work on the soap opera series. In a recent interview with The Times, Pearce recalled his time on Neighbours.