“Not every idea is a good idea,” Ayer said of the controversial Joker tattoo.

David Ayerhas some regrets about hisSuicide Squad especially when it comes toJared Leto’s Joker.

The cursive “damaged” tattoo plastered on his forehead was a notable sticking point.

Jared Leto in ‘Suicide Squad’

Jared Leto in ‘Suicide Squad’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection

So the director made sure to prove them wrong.

“I own the tattoo idea 100%,” he wrote.

“It was my choice.”

How does Ayer feel about his choice this many years later?

“I regret that decision,” the director wrote.

“It created acrimony and division.

Not every idea is a good idea.

And I’ll just be in the corner here while the internet slaps me around for this post.”

Earlier this month, he implied thatthere is still hopefor his version to see the light of day.

He continued, “I made an amazing movie.

It’s anamazingmovie, it just scared the s— out of the executives.”

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