Chris Sarandon once nearly quit acting.

The Oscar nominee, 83, revealed in a new interview with The Guardian that he almost walked away from the movie industry because of his experience working with late director Michael Winner on the 1977 horror film “The Sentinel.”

“Michael Winner. Don’t get me started. I almost quit the business after that movie,” Sarandon said. 10

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The “Dog Day Afternoon” actor called Winner “malevolent” and said the British filmmaker was unpleasant to work with.

Sarandon also noted that “The Sentinel,” based on Jeffrey Konvitz’s 1974 novel, completely flopped.

“That was one of those decisions when one thinks, ‘Oh, my name’s above the title and I’m being offered a ridiculous amount of money. And why not play a leading man?’” Sarandon recalled. “So what i

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