Sigourney Weaver fears she had a “nervous breakdown” after a drama teacher had a brutal outlook on her career prospects. While studying at Yale University, Weaver says she had a hard time being cast in serious dramatic plays. Some of her acting teachers, she says, even labelled her as “talentless” and said she should “stick to comedy”.

Speaking to Gyles Brandreth on his Rosebud podcast, Weaver says some of the teachers were “horrible” to her and left her questioning her…