Taylor Zakhar Perez reveals he was once fired from a project — and it was a good thing

“It was some streaming or social media thing, but it was scripted.

And I did the day, and I got fired,” the actor explains in the video above.

But Perez had a rude awakening when he finally saw a promo for the project.

Taylor Zakhar Perez during EW’s Breaking Big Panel at the 2023 SCAD Savannah Film Festival.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for SCAD

I didn’t cut it.'"

However, Perez might have dodged a bullet by losing the gig.

I wasn’t mad, I was just like ‘How was it?'"

And in that moment, I was like ‘I’m so sorry.’

But also, I’m so grateful!"