Dennis Hopper leaves school in a blaze

19-08-2008 16:01

Actor Dennis Hopper was so angry after a disagreement with his former teacher as a teen, he tried to light his school on fire.The Easy Rider star admits he was a troublemaker growing up - but he insists he didn't intend to harm anyone with his dramatic exit.Hopper remembers: "I tried to burn the school down when I was 14 or 15. I got caught smoking, and my answer was to pour lighter fluid down the hallway and light it. "It was just for effect. But it was very effective - I got kicked out of school."