Mark Wahlberg: I've Worked with Actors Who Phone It In!

Mark Wahlberg leaves the Today show studios after making an appearance on Tuesday (January 15) in New York City.

The 41-year-old actor chatted about his upcoming flick Broken City, and working with some actors who phone it in.

“Not only do they phone it in, but they learn their lines as they go along,” Mark said. “I wouldn’t want to drop the names – it would be a big problem – but I tell you, I’ve worked with people where they literally try to block the scene around where they have places to hide…”

“You know, Russell [Crowe] and I had a lot of dialog. … The first thing we did was a five-page scene,” Mark said about his Broken City co-star, who he said did not phone it in. “The director said, ‘You want to rehearse? Want to talk about it?’ We both said, ‘No, let’s go.’”

Broken City hits theaters this Friday, January 18!

Also pictured inside: Mark out and about in NYC the evening before.