Why do actors not want production to yell cut when they are laughing/fumbling their lines?

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When I watch blooper reels of TV shows, if an actor keeps dropping a prop or messing up a line, and is laughing, they all say something to the effect: “Don’t cut!! Keep rolling!! Don’t cut!! I’ll get it right.” Why do they care so much about this? I can only assume it adds a lot more time to their day if they keep having to “cut” and restart…. But why?

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Drawing extra attention to what is happening only makes it worse, it is easier to try to personally get control of the situation and go again when you are ready.

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