United Kingdom, Oct. 6 -- The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz "hated" Adam Brody when he auditioned for the hit show.

The 46-year-old actor landed his breakout role as Seth Cohen in the beloved teen drama from 2003 to 2007, but after seeing the star's audition, the show's writer was beyond unimpressed.

Speaking in E!'s Greatest Year in Pop Culture documentary focused on 2003, Josh recalled: "After he was done, I was like, 'Who is that guy?'

"He didn't even bother with one line of dialogue. Get him out of here."

Casting director Patrick Rush was keen on getting Adam in the cast, but he admitted there were "some speed bumps along the way in the auditioning process".

He noted that things "didn't go well", particularly as Adam left the castin...