Top 10 Method Actors Who Went Too Far
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- Talk about taking it too far! For this list, we’ll be looking at actors who endangered their own health or just really inconvenienced or annoyed those around them in order to prepare for a role. Our countdown includes Ashton Kutcher, Jared Leto, Halle Berry, and more! Would you be a method actor? Why or why not? Let us know!
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Would you be a method actor? Why or why not? Let us know!
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Virtually all straight-up actors have been trained at some point in the Stanislavski system and it's variations.
Hell no because look at what it did to the psyche of heath ledger rip he studied the Joker so much that he became a drug addict and wanted to understand why the Joker did the things he did so he got pilled up and everything and weeks before the movie was set to debut in theaters he was found dead in his apartment in New York and the cause of his death was overdose
Yes I would if a role that I feel requires it.
No way. It would be too much
I think I would be but it depends on what the role would allow me to do and how much reseach into said role would require whether to play a fictional character or real-life person.
The Man on the Moon documentary really showed just how much Jim Carrey regretted taking it too far while portraying Andy Kaufman. It's a great insight into how far is too far when trying to be an actor, even if it will lead to a great performance.
wasn't a documentary, dummy...
Half right
💯 100
He was psychotic. I was so disappointed. There was an interaction with the father and Jim Carey was yelling at him, as Andy Kaufman. To Andy Kaufman's actual father. Not while filming, in real life. It was horrible. I love Jim Carey. But I never look at him the same after I saw that. It was so disrespectful. Idc how committed to the craft you are. It was such poor taste.
@@spaceo8568 I agree. Part of acting is being able to turn that shit on and off if need be
I cant believe Christian Bale for the Machinist was not on the list. That could have even been the #1.
Agreed. I was also expecting him to be in the top spot.
Same, he is definitely a method actor. He gains weight, loses weight, bulks up etc to become whatever the role calls for regardless of its impact on his health. He really should have been #1 on the list
@@vecryn8494 couldnt agree more. Especially as this was a list of "took it too far".
But his method acting doesn't get people around him trouble
Because they don’t know shit
Robert Pattinson said it: “I always say about people doing Method acting, you only ever see people doing Method when they’re playing an asshole. You never see someone just being lovely to everyone going, 'I’m really deep in character”
Exactly.
How about daniel day lewis in lincoln and the last of the mohicans?
@@andiargana8487 This is why I consider Daniel Day Lewis to be the only "method actor" to truly master the craft. He is the only one who knows how to use the techniques to play just about any kind of character.
1) A (generally) decent person portraying a good person isn't much of a change - It's not 'alien'. (ie. doesn't require method acting to understand what makes a good person good)
2) People only need to justify poor behaviour - No-one even asks if someone starts acting nicer but they'll immediately challenge and condemn when someone is acting like an arsehole.
yes, let's take acting tips from people who starred in the Twilight movies
Jacquen Phoenix literally had an addiction during his role as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.
Heath Ledger locked himself in a closet for weeks, and did the movie on 2 hours of sleep. In the Dark Night
Christian Bale went Balemic in the Machinist.
Shia Labouf Tripped on Acid for a movie role.
The fact that these didn't get an Honorable mention is crazy.
I was thinking the same thing bud. These definitely needed to be on mentioned if not on the list itself
Jared Leto #1 is a joke.
theyre summing up the worst ones dude, not the ones that made the chracter better
The spelling and grammar of this makes it painful to read.
I have my serious doubts about this people being actors.
What they are maybe fearing is... not being one.
They go into this "method" thing as a "sure" thing to success and loose themselves. Or don't want to face themselves, rather.
The "method" doesn't work.
And is poison for the vulnerable and weak of mind!
I rest my case with Marylin Monroe.
I would've given Eddie Redmayne and Daniel Day-Lewis honorable mentions for their work in "The Theory of Everything" and "My Left Foot" as their method acting did some physical damage to themselves.
Just goes to show that outside of the "50 Shades" franchise, Jamie Dornan is a charismatic, likable actor, who deserves more than those shoddy scripts. Thankfully, he didn't take his methods as far as Paul Spector, his "The Fall" character, did!
Even Dakota Johnson is a good actress. Same w Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. They were just in bad movies. But in even in those movies they weren't bad, they acted exactly the way the characters were written
Lots of us LOVED 50 Shades and Twilight!!
Isn’t he so handsome? When he came out on Marie Antoinette as the Swedish soldier, I said, “my goodness that man is handsome” ♥️
Well he did say he begai to follow a woman, but wasl like why am i doing this
The first time I ever saw him was on Disney’s once upon a time, right before 50 shades. He was so charming, kind-eyed, and personable on “Once”… I agree, He deserves better scripts.
No Christian Bale? The guy went through extreme measures for his Machinist role!
He nearly killed himself losing all that weight, then immediately piled on the pounds and the muscle to play Batman in Batman Begins very soon after. He had to have permanently damaged his organs doing that...
But he never trouble people around him with his method
I’ve always been more impressed when an actor could turn it on/off, like a professional.
Eric Stoltz deserves a spot on the list. He lost the chance to be Marty Mcfly from Back to the Future since he annoyed the heck out of the crew for not breaking out of character. He didn’t even play Marty well.
Lol why would he even have to "method act" that part. Marty is just.. .a teenager
@@arttashfilms9816 I think the Eric Stoltz method acting took away all the things that we love about Marty McFly.
The interaction between Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman's daughter was beautiful. She really had a sense in her mind that she was talking to her dad for the first time and she really felt it it was amazing what Jim did for her in her life to obtain some sort of closure
No, she didn’t. She never knew her dad. That was Jim having his ego fed to a dangerous god complex level. I doubt the daughter he never knew really thought she was meeting her dad. She was meeting Jim Carey and feeding his narcissism.
Lies again? Asses Method USD SGD
He preyed on her vulnerability. He had no right to assume the role of her dead father, claiming his spirit went into him. It was perverse and beyond pretentious. The "daughter" needed actual counseling, Not this bullshit. They are both mentally insane.
Here's some that I'm surprised weren't even honorable mentions:
- Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant: Although the director made working conditions hard enough, DiCaprio willingly ate a raw bison liver instead of the fake one he was given (and he's a vegetarian, too).
- Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: He demanded that everyone call him "captain" even while off-camera, and he went so far as to demand that everyone wear color-coded clothes according to their characters' ranks.
- Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible: He never bathed for the entire duration of filming, and he insisted on building his own house himself (which was used in the movie)
- Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog: His character was a chainsmoker, so he actually smoked excessively during filming to the point where got nicotine poisoning three times.
oh god please.... DiCaprio is so overrated.....how about Philip Hoffman
@@sameerahmed-gx8js lol if he is overated then who is good shahrukh khan lol
I thought Daniel Day Lewis would have been on this list for Gangs of New York.
@@BKeppol I believe My Left Foot is the Defacto Daniel Day Lewis method acting role, look it up and see why is so infamous
@sameer ahmed this list isn't about who's good or even overrated - this list is about actors who went way to far to get into character, regardless of whether or not it actually payed off in the end.
Very surprised you didn’t include Christian Bale in American Psycho and if you think Jared Leto went too far for the Joker then you must not have heard of what Heath Ledger did.
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Locked himself up for a month, right?
Talking to the cast and crew about his daughter? Skateboarding over Batman (unless it was photoshopped) what did Heath do?
It cost him his life
@@107serenity no it did not. That was a stupid rumor
The amount of weight Christian Bale lost for his role in “The Machinist” was shocking.
This list is not complete without Bale
and for what? it was a snooze fest.
So disturbing 🤡
yes, it was. But that's not Method acting
@@johnmarengo3988 the weight loss was essential for him to successfully access the method.
Jonathan Winters spent eight months in a psychiatric hospital and I once heard a story that it partly involved him becoming one of the characters he portrayed and refusing to break character for a prolonged period. His Maude Frickert character, I believe it was.
yes, that's true about Winters, and just proves it has zero to do with Method acting. Winters was never a Method actor. Nor was Robin Williams. Why people put this, blame method acting for all of this, I'll never figure out
Dustin Hoffman was going through a divorce and child custody battle during KRAMER VS. KRAMER. He was essentially playing himself & showing what he was going through. For this he won an Oscar.
I am Horrified to hear how he Abused Meryl Streep. He should apologize to her for taking out his anxieties on her.
I didn't know that. That sucks, but you shouldn't take your personal problems with you even on a movie set.
How can anyone be an assehole to Meryl Streep?!?!
if that little weezil slapped me i would have slapped the shit out of him method or no method
Haven’t seen jungle fever in forever. It’s crazy how eye catching she is even back then, and she pulled that role off well. Hats off to Halle.
A lot of black Jews are very attractive people.
I'm surprised Peter Sellers wasn't on this list. He got so wrapped up in his characters he forgot how to be himself. When talking about his problem he said, "There is no me. I do not exist."
Peter Sellers Quotes:
"If you ask me to play myself, I will not know what to do".
"To see me as a person on the screen would be one of the dullest experiences you could ever wish to experience".
"There used to be me behind a mask but I had it surgically removed".
Even with Shia LeBeouf being Shia LeBeouf, Fury is still a brilliant film. Depicting war in a raw and unglamourous fashion by relgiously avoiding glittering up the reality of the situation the film is set which has been a failing of many war films.
Is amazing
One of the best action movies about ww2
Shia is still a great actor!
You mentioned Jared Leto‘s shitty performance but yet leave out Christian Bale
Jared Letto sounded like a real nightmare to be around. And Jim Carrey I remember hearing at the time was just unbearable to be around. I don't think I've ever heard any actor say I hope my co stars do method acting what a fun experience.
That's Jim Carrey's best performance. Between this and The Truman Show, he proved he could do drama. I really wish he had done more films like this. He was excellent as Andy Kaufman. He actually TURNED into him. He should have won the Oscar.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Another great carrey drama
I was honestly hoping that Sylvester Stallone was going to be in this video for his role in Rocky, considering that he said that he basically ate very little and was on an insane exercise routine. He said that throughout the entire filming of the movie that he was lightheaded the whole time and he felt confused at times, those weren't his exact words but kinda the gist of what he said.
none of these things makes one a method actor. Stallone is not a method actor
There's "dedication" and there's "lunacy". To some people there's only a very thin line between the two.
Jarad Leto has ruined the idea of Method Acting for a generation. He's turned the whole idea into an egotist shake n bake that will take years to stumble back from.
I agree he’s a bum he made the process a joke.
Jared Leto: *parks in a disabled parking spot*
Also Jared Leto: "I'm method acting."
When I heard he used the method for the role I was like, and this is end result? He's just terrible.
I had the misfortune to deal with Leto professionally. He was a rick.
@@lisefrazier5984 Pickle Rick? Simple Rick? Rickety rick?
Was he the rickest Rick of them all?
Or just a prick?
Great top 10 video interesting list
I think Gary Oldman has got to be my favorite method actor.
In all seriousness, these guys deserve respect for the levels they’ll go to for their roles
Except Leto and Dustin Hoffman
Nah,they just want an award
Nah. The old guy that blasted the guy trying to rob his store at 3am deserves respect. The soldier that had his limbs blown off for you deserve respect. The cop that saves a choking baby deserves respect. You get the idea. These people are clowns that are overpaid, uneducated, and have way too much influence on stupid people.
@@BasketCase420 ok those two can be exceptions
@@joshuamohlman Can you add Dornan to your exception list? Stalking is not okay.
Actually the craziest I'd say was the method acting of Jack Nicholson on the shining where he and the director wanted things as real as possible including those doors he had to ax through those were real and over 40 doors to find the right take
Lot of that was the director too
He was a fireman at one time, so it was easy for him to go through doors like that.
@@hoolyman99 If the old brain is recalling things correctly, Kubrick wanted to use a weak door for it to be easier to break through. Nicholson was experienced enough that it didn't look real, so they got real doors. Kubrick was a stickler for perfection. Can you imagine them getting all of those doors and explaining what was going on?
Jack Nicholson is wild on himself so i am surprised to
And by the time he hears the snowcat pulling up, both sections have been broken through….they must’ve run out of doors! 😄
I see being a method actor as a double edged sword. On hand if you're playing an already established character like The Punisher for example it enables you to deliver an incredible and accurate portrayal/performance but on the other hand it is extremely taxing mentally physically and emotionally for you and those around you
I could see Method if you could do it without hurting yourself. "The Machinist" is a perfect example of hurting yourself. (I've never seen the movie, but the pic everyone uses is quite enough!)
@@HerbalMoon17 If this video were made today, where would you think they would put Taz Skylar based on his extreme method acting approach to his turn as Sanji from One Piece and how he wears it like a badge of honor, even showing off in baking of videos and in front of other actors when not filming?
Theres a story about the filming of Marathon Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Sir Lawrence Olivier. Hoffman stays up for 3 nights straight to play his exhausted character's state of mind. Sir Larry replies back saying, 'my dear boy, have you tried acting?' LOL😆
amazing how that story changes and gets embellished every time its told, and none of it at all is true. Hoffman stayed up for 1 night, but not because his character was supposed to have had no sleep. Hoffman said years later, it was just irresponsible,but I was young. I went to a party the night before, up all night, and straight to set that morning.
Hoffman did dose off at one point, Olivier said something to him, and Hoffman said he was out all night. And they both laughed. Both of them years later confirmed that. Media turned it into 'dear boy, try acting'.
Like 2 minutes in and you've solved the issues I was having. I didn't realize that box for showing what was going on was there, I didn't
Finally a list of method acting including Choi min sik.... He is the greatest in Korean cinema...He is just on whole another level....❤️❤️
Amazing video watch mojo of actors that took it far with method acting in there films, went little insane with those roles of there characters in the movies, fantastic job.
You are 100% AI
Hoffman did go too far, but Strep also realized that her female character was not a victim nor was she sympathetic either.
Also, Jim Carrey did capture Andy Kaufman perfectly that way.. that is the scary part of it all.
The underrated, under-appreciated greatness of Jim Carrey!
Lawrence Olivier was directing a play on London’s West End. He was not a friend of that style of Acting. During a rehearsal a young method actor asked Olivier, “what was his motivation?” Olivier snapped back, “your paycheck”.
That's great 😂
best answer in the world.
Tysm, did everything as described
Just starting the video and really looking forward to the story about Christian Bale actually shooting his scene partner during the filming of Vice.
How disappointed you must've been when they reached number one.
Baldwin can relate to that.
Honestly props to all these actors for going the extra length for a movie roll
Role*
Maybe Shia is one of the actors that Brad Pitt wrote down on his list of the people that he would never want to work with again. 🤔
I've not read all of the comments, but I thought that when Dustin Hoffman's name was mentioned, there was going to be a discussion of the lengths the actor took during Marathon Man . The following excerpt is from The Guardian article "Method acting can go too far - just ask Dustin Hoffman" written by Michael Simkins:
Dustin Hoffman has long been known as one of method acting’s most earnest exponents. A showbiz story involves his collaboration with Laurence Olivier on the 1976 film Marathon Man. Upon being asked by his co-star how a previous scene had gone, one in which Hoffmann’s [sic] character had supposedly stayed up for three days, Hoffmann admitted that he too had not slept for 72 hours to achieve emotional verisimilitude. “My dear boy,” replied Olivier smoothly, “why don’t you just try acting?”
that story is a complete lie. Both actors verified it isn't true, yet still is being told. Hoffman stayed up one night. It had nothing to do with his character having been up all night. He said he was young and irresponsible, and went to an all night party and then straight to set in the morning. At one point he was dozing off, and Olivier asked if he was ok. He said he stupidly was up all night at a party. Both just laughed. Olivier never said just try acting. None of that story is true. Media and public has exploited what method acting is, and using these stories about abuse , rudeness ,etc on set, when none of that is what Method acting is
@@johnmarengo3988 Shame on The Guardian for perpetuating a lie. I was also dismayed to learn that Mark Twain did not actually say “Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” Oh well: “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please,” is one of my favorite quotes from Twain--he did say that I hope....
“I like working with you” CRUNCH!
I knew about Choi Min Sik, Jim Carrey Shia LaBeouf and Jared Leto. I might have forgotten about Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Hopper. Surprised Edward Norton is not on the list because I know stories about American History X and The Incredible Hulk.
I'm sure a lot of cocaine, Weed and alcohol amongst others drugs are used on many Film sets to produce a convincing role especially an antagonist role. IMO The Joker role is a cursed role, just too dark to bear.
I am a proud Method actor in that I strive to make every moment of my performances as authentic as possible but I also pride myself on my professionalism and maintaining the discipline of my craft and consideration towards others which (hopefully) keeps me from going to the extremes depicted in the video
well I studied method with strasberg, and use a lot of it. Media and the general public has bastardized what MEthod acting is. If you're a Method actor you would know that. Nowadays if anyone is out of line, rude, go too far they say they're method acting. ThAT'S not what it is. For one, Carrey, Shia Lebouf are not method actors. If you see what lebouf has been saying recently, he has problems. That's personal. That has nothing to do with method . It's funny how they only mention the ones that may go too far, instead of the method actors that do not i.e. Paul Muni, Eli Wallach, Monty Clift, James Dean, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Julie Harris, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, Ellen Burstyn, Matthew McConaughey, Sally Field, Kim Hunter, Gerladine Page, Shelly Winters...... this vid and others are irresponsible. No one should have videos like this or talk about method unless they've studied it so they know what they're talking about.
also I heard that in the Cameron Movie the Abyss Ed Harris would really perform chest compression on Mary Elizabeth Master-antonio'
Kramer vs Kramer and Apocalypse Now were absolutely Great movies in an era where some of the greatest movies in history were made.
How could you leave Christian Bale off this list?? The Machinist?? Vice??
Method actors can be crazy, man, I swear to god!
Acting is a job , not a way of life . Cut means Cut . Some really take it way too far .
1:23 pancreatitis robbed me 3 and a half year of my life so sadly I KONW the pain
No, I thought Kucher was spot on. What a terrific actor! Live on, man!
maybe Hoffman was like his character in Tootsie.
DON'T FORGET YOU'RE HUMAN. IT'S OK TO HAVE A MELTDOWN. JUST DON'T UNPACK AND LIVE THERE. CRY IT OUT. THEN REFOCUS ON WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. Keep moving…🙏🏽
I KNOW THIS IS OFF THE TOPIC, BUT COULD YOU ALL DO MAYBE A TOP 10 SADDEST, SATISFYING, OR UNEXPECTED DEATHS IN *THE HBO SERIES OZ*
Good idea
Can’t believe Christian Bale in Machinist isn’t on this list. Or any Daniel Day Lewis role
I remember Jim really wanted to honor the comedian in the best way possible but he knew it had over done it and had a big regret from it his method acting on set.
When Laurence Olivier was asked what he thought of Dustin Hoffman staying up for 3 days in "The Marathon Man", Olivier said, "A Great Actor would have acted tried". You can either act or you can't. Method acting is for people who can't act.
He was actually misquoted by whichever magazine that interview was in... Dustin Hoffman talks about this on some interview that's on CZcams
Man on the Moon was brilliant. If he didn't do it that way there's no way that movie would be as great as it is. Takes a special humor to appreciate him though.
Sir Lawrence Olivier's advice to Dustin Hoffman was "Why don't you try acting ... it's much easier?" In Humphrey Bogart's day, method acting hadn't reached the extremes common today. Bogie defined it as "Scratch your ass and mumble."
I’m Humphrey Bogarts day from the 20s to 1950s. No actor even applied Method acting to their portrayal roles on screen. There really wasn’t any Method actors back then. When it was mentioned it was kind of referred to as an outlandish idea 💡. It wasn’t put into use on until Marlon Brando came on 🎭 🎥
While watching another movie reviewer regarding Shirley MacLaine and Terms Of Endearment, she said Debra Winger continued to stay in character while filming. She even wanted her real life parents to call her by her character's name, Emma. Her own parents!
Always loved Debra Winger
Have you noticed how when someone method acts, they’re always playing a character that’s awful? No one ever method acts when the character is a nice person. I personally think it’s so overrated and pretentious
That's why some Hollywood actors doesn't like working with them especially Anthony Hopkins and Christoph Waltz
Daniel day lewis in the last of the mohicans?
Did it occur to you that they do and you don't hear about it because no one makes a fuss about someone being nice and polite?
I actually don’t believe that so we’ll have to agree to disagree
To be honest, I never got the "method" thing - it sounds good, but does it make an actor great?
A really great one - in my opinion, but what do I know right? - can switch his character on and off in a second without making a fuss about it.
It's best you don't give these opinions without knowing what goes on behind the scenes. You cannot switch on and off easily when u deliver intense emotions. If the character's mom has died, how fast do u think the actor is gonna come out of that role? Take responsibility for what you say. FOE should not be misused. Cause if u wish to give such an opinion, you have to be an example first. You can't say "A great bread can be baked in a second in my opinion". You have to prove this opinion first.
Huge thank you to @WatchMojo on yet another 🔥 content, love your work.
With due respect to Jared Leto in ‘The suicide squad’ - Leto is a genius, but I’d put Christian Bale in ‘The Machinist‘ on top of this list. Just my opinion. Much love ❤️
Daniel day Lewis is the greatest method actor in history. He’s a legend
AGREE!!!!!
The fact they didn't mention him dumbifies this channel
YES!!! That's why he did so few big films (5 years between each) and finally retired.
@@ashantijackson4249 one of my favorite actors
@@arturkarpinski164 Because he actually does it right.
If any Hollywood celebrities took things too far, did it kicked them out the studio city?
I wonder. That's a good question. I can't imagine anything could be bad enough to have you put out of a town that immoral..
Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Hercules?
Spam much loser ? Yes
Playing the Joker was always gold, except for Jared Leto.
Christian bake in the machinist was crazy
I really thought Marlon Brando was going to be the one featured for Apocalypse Now because the stories about his involvement (or lack thereof) with the film were pretty weird
5:35 - Sorry, but that's the best role EVER. Samuel NAILED it.
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction and A Time To Kill.......
Shia...let's just say...went through a really tuff period
The thing with method acting is: The film crew should be ready for it. If they want the best, they gotta work for it/ endure it. The actor is the one doing all the extreme physical and emotional acting. Their mind is in a deep and unstable place just so they can deliver good acting. Their co-stars also gotta understand this. Everything should be discussed prior hand. Method acting is very serious as they don't allow characters to bleed through easily. The downside is the actor is depressed for months to come out fo character. I feel a therapist should be on set and visit their home during after the entirety of the filming. And the ppl working with the actor should be tolerant. You can't say this actor is an a-hole when literally he is method acting as an a-hole. After he comes out of the role, he will feel worse than he already feels. Most importantly, the co-stars need to feel safe. Cause they may choose to not method act.
Can you do top 10 actors who could play Adam Brasher the Blue Marvel in the MCU?
Bot, prove you're not
When you mentioned Oldboy I was like "... oh no ..."
How is Daniel Day Lewis not on this list?! MY LEFT FOOT!
Can’t believe Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis didn’t make this list.
I still enjoy Jared Leto's performance as "The Joker" to this day! Having to play a character that was dominated by famous actors like Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero, and Health Ledger is no easy task. To Leto's credit, he made it is own character, didn't feel copied by any of the other Jokers we have seen, and felt more like a "comic book" version of the joker if he was a "mob boss" The fact that Zack Snyder brought him back to play the Joker in his version of "The Justice League" says a lot about Leto's performance.
The fact Snyder brought him back don't really say a lot, other than Snyder wanted continuity.
I haven't been able to watch anything of his since I found out about his cult that dude definitely has skeletons in his closet and buried in the garden
WTF I never thought I would find someone with this opinion
And Jared Leto gets to be one of the only (if not THE only) who portrays a YOUNG Joker in his 20s (ish). Think about THAT for a moment
I agree, I liked his version of joker a lot. It also sucks Jared Leto turned out to be huge creep.
I spoke to an actor at London Comic Con and they strongly advised me not to do method acting as it can be pretty dangerous so that plus this Vid is proof to not do it.
Which actor was it
@@timiojeaga4083 Alex Essoe
I can tell you the person you spoke to, and this vid is full of crap. Honestly! I've studied Method with many teachers, including Strasberg. None of this is what Method acting is. 'Going too far' has never been taught in Method acting. If one is playing a drug addict, it's about doing research finding out what happens to ones body, physiology, mental state,emotions, never has any method instructor said try heroin so you know how it feels. That some actors go to this extreme, does not make them a method actor. Most of the ones in this vid are not method actors. Carrey isn't, quite a few of the others are not. So if you want to be an actor go for whatever feels right to you. Method acting is profound and produces many great actors. It teaches a 'craft'. All method teachers like strasberg, stanislavsky always said theres no one way, no one technique,exercise or system. You try different ways.
Was expecting to see Wesley Snipes and his antics on Blade Trinity.
If I thought some degree of method actging would enhance my performance significally, id do it, so I guess all such actors think, so I think one should just appreciate their efforts. and enjoy that there r such people willing to suffer immensly for our entertainment! im aware they do it cuz they get a large pay check for it, but the least film enjoyers can do is appreciate the efforts!
Really CREEPY - but SOOOO GOOD!!!!
Jared Leto should not be in that spot. Christian Bale and Joaquin Phoenix not being on the list is crazy.
Umm i think a notable omission to this list is Daniel Day Lewis performance in 'My Left Foot'.
In regards to the Joker, I feel like Jared Leto tried TOO hard in Suicide Squad. I don't think he was a bad choice of actor for the role, I just think he went about the whole thing the wrong way. Almost like he didn't truly understand the character. However, I do think his performance as Joker in the Knightmare scene of Zack Snyder's Justice League was leaps and bounds better than anything he did in Suicide Squad. It felt less like a Juggalo turned mod boss and more like THE Joker.
Where's Edward Norton? I heard in the shower scene of American History X he took it for real
wow.. not showering and cutting and coloring hair for a role.. damn.. whatta commitment :O
This bugs me a lot because "method" isn't about transgression. It's simply a system taken from Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares" and subsequent books by those who believe in naturalized performance and his observations on how emotionally grounded performers work.
In additon, Stanislavski's method was bastardized by Lee Strasberg. This is why I like Classical Actors better. Howvever, I honor and respect Daniel Day Lewis who's a Method Actor.
glad to hear someone else seeing that. It really bugs me big time. I've studied many approaches, starting in the 70s. I studied Method with Lee Strasberg. Over the decades I've also taught acting, and I use a lot of Method/Strasberg, Stanislavski, Hagen,etc. Media and the general public has totally exploited what Method acting is. It's none of what they say in this vid and other ones. All of them, Hagen, Strasberg, Stanislvasky , said there is no one way. There is no 'one' system or method. It's exploring the character, trying different things. And none of them said to try drugs if playing a drug addict, or gain unhealthy weight. All Method said is know what happens to ones body, emotions,etc when gaining weight, doing drugs,etc. It is about being truthful in imaginary circumstances. So it's being aware of both the realism/truth and the imaginary. I always see 'naturalized' as playing oneself. It is more about finding the character in you.
Strasberg was asked many times to write a book on Method acting. He was always apprehensive, as he said, then it feels like the actors bible, this is the way to do it, and there isn't 'a way'. I'm constantly trying new and different things.
Stanislavsky was the same, and kept on changing, trying new ways.
Stanislavsky would always start his beginning classes saying during this class I'm going to give you many different techniques, exercises, etc to help in creating a great performance. The point is not being stuck with one system. Use what works for you, every actor should take many acting courses, and then create their own method.
And all this came about because Stanislavsky was frustrated as an actor. He didn't feel he was good, and he wondered how many of the great Russian actors of that time were able to give consistently brilliant performances. So he set out talking to, watching, looking at the notes in actors scripts , and saw they all did specific things that created great performances. That was the beginning of it. Some actors were doing it before stanislavsky
Dennis Hopper was great in Apocalypse Now. All coked up and having a good time.
Surprised not to see Daniel Day Lewis and Christian Bale here. Also Adrien Brody, who was said to have gone too far doing method for The Pianist.
The way that reporter stuck his finger in Shia's face was very uncomfortable. You could tell Shia did not appreciate it. Point to the spot you're referring to on your own face.
Would have to add apart from the obvious ones missing, Tim Curry for his role as IT. Literally freaked out everyone on set so much by staying in costume and character, that he had to have his own caravan far away from the rest of the film crew on site.... He freaked everyone out that much
I wonder why not showering/bathing, is "a thing" that actors feel prepares them?
They did not tell the Jerry Lawler story. Lawler and Kauffman played arch enemies in the ring, but were good friends in real life as most wrestlers who work together are. Jim Carrey seemed to be unaware of this since he was crappy to Lawler on the set, where he should have been friendly with him. Shouldve done more research, "Andy".
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Have you heard of adrein brodys method acting in the pianist ?
I could never be a method actor. If I did act for a living, I would prefer to keep my work life and my personal life separate.
As an actor, and having studied method, an actors work and private life are separate. Vids like these are b.s., from people who have never studied Method acting. None of this is Method acting. Actors who have acted out, been rude, difficult,etc is on them. Never has Method acting said to do some of the things said in this vid. I can name over the last hundred years of film, how many primadonna's, elitists, egotists, difficult actors/actresses there have been, and yet not method actors. I would only acknowledge method acting,or anything for that matter from someone who has studied it, knows it well. I can tell you from having studied with Lee Strasberg, none of this is true. Media and public need to separate ones acting approach with actors who are just assholes , and that's from any approach or method.
Jim Carrey, Shia Lebouf, Heath Ledger and more are not Method actors
So… whats method acting?
Acting exactly like the real life person you are portraying
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staying in character till the movie is done filming
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More like being a jerk to someone and get away with it
I'd put Matt Damon on here for _Courage Under Fire._ He lost a significant amount of weight for only a few days work and without a doctor's supervision which landed him in the hospital.
No mention of Brando in Apocalypse Now? As much as Hopper deserves mention, Brando was at another level while making that film. They were fire and gasoline together on the set.