I'm sorry but your comments on Ledger really bugged me, you claim to be a fan and wanting to respect his passing yet you imply his method acting contributed to his passing when this is FACTUALLY not the case and just nonsense stirred up by gutter tabloids, Bale Nolan MJW and many others on set spoke about how normal Ledger was in between takes, he'd sometimes talk in the Joker voice but he wasn't THE joker, just Ledger using the affectation so he wouldn't lose the croakiness MJW even noted how he chilled with the crew and had lunch or had a smoke with the grips etc, and as for his death it was LITERALLY a tragic accidental overdose and nothing to do with his role or even latent drug issues, I'm sick and tired of people always sensationalising or fake commiserating whilst using his tragic passing as some schmaltzy "lesson" it's irresponsible BS
@@o-wolfthank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all. Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment.
@@AbbieReeI have been reading about Florence Pugh experience of being a method actress. She said that she takes method acting too far .I was so surprised when I read that. She had a immense of guilt I Put Myself Through in a movie Midsommer . I really love her as a actress. She is a superb actress indeed. She also reprised the MCU character Yelena Bedlov in Thunderbolts.
Fun Fact you didn't mention (or I missed): James Hunter, the man accusing Goth, is a con artist that was running scams on UCLA students. His picture was posted by police on bulletin boards with a scam warning. He was called a "vexatious litigant" for his manipulation of the court system to attack others. Maybe you should mention that as you accuse someone of multiple assaults with no evidence save a known scammer...
Here's a wholesome fun fact. During the filming of Matilda, Pam Ferris tried her hand at method acting for the role of Miss Trunchbull by being as stern on set as possible, but she hated it because some of the kids were genuinely afraid of her and she didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable, so she stopped and just decided to act. She even got on such good terms with the kids that they hated throwing food at her during the filming of the climax because they loved her so much. There's even a cute reunion video that shows that they're still on good terms today. ❤
I remember robert pattinson said no one ever method acts to play a nice guy which seems to be like the greatest indicment of it. "Oh man he's going method to play that nice guy, he bought me a really sweet watch."
Maybe the only exception to this is Margot Robbie getting Ryan Gosling pink gifts everyday of shooting for the Barbie movie ( i know it doesnt really count but lol )
I'm not a fan of method acting but you could argue that most people don't need to put themselves in someone else's shoes to be nice. Most people want to be or are nice themselves, so they don't need to get into another character's headspace to realistically portray that. But if you're nice and need to play a real bastard character that's very different from your own personality, method acting might help with that.
@@clarkmichaels822 I dunno if I agree with most people want to be nice. I think a lot of people want to be perceived as nice, so in that they've been acting that part for years. Just always feels weird for people to "dig deep" to play bad people, maybe they should try acting as Sir Laurence Olivier was once quoted as saying.
Cutting someone’s hair off without their permission is a form of assault. Using method acting as an excuse to be an asshole to others means you were ACTUALLY PRETENDING to be nice before, but this asshole is the real you.
@@faith4657 No it's real, but it is very specific. What was taught at the Actor's Studio practiced the method. But really, every actor has their own method.
In an interview Michael J White said Heath Ledger was normal and relax during the filming of Dark Knight at the moment the camera stopped he was him again, and you can see he took pictures with crew members in Joker make up so he wasn't acting like the Joker off camera, so I wouldn't call him a method actor, definitely took his work seriously and prepare himself and was disciplined but definitely wasn't Jim Carrey in man on the moon
I'm glad you brought that up because I've always heard that alleged rumor for so many years that his death had something to do with him playing as the joker in the dark Knight which is not true he was just playing a character and he did a great job at playing the character him playing a character in a movie had nothing to do with his death in real life I don't know why people continue to believe that
@feliciasteward777 it adds to the mystique around the joker character, along with the method narrative that guppies like the narrator have bought into.
Two face actor said the opposite he would still give responses as ledger but kept the joker voice and mannerism. Maybe he didn't do that all the time but he did around the two face actor
Sebastian Stan is right on with that comment. It think he's hit on exactly what the problem is. These actors are so afraid of doing badly and (in my eyes) are not skilled enough to "switch off" when the cameras are off, that they create a toxic environment. And there's no excuse for that kind of unprofessionalism. Every industry has standards and that applies to actors as well. No one needs or wants to have to work in a hostile work environment due to the fragile ego of an actor taking it out on everyone.
@@santiagorojaspiaggio Well even before the 70s you had stars and even directors creating hostile environments. Thankfully things are changing due to public pressure. Makes it harder for the studios to ignore those creating hostility on set due to bad optics. Now if only they would stop coddling these stars who behave badly.
@@natedowns1967 Whether you like him or not, there's no need for shade when he was bang on the mark. Actors still need to conduct themselves with professionalism.
That might be true, but method acting is just a sign that you're not a great actor. If you need to method act and bring it into your real life, you're not skilled enough to just act on command.
@@destinyhntr You have this terrible comprehension of what method acting is all about and tried to push a bias narrative on something you know nothing about.
I really hate the atmosphere around Heath Ledger's death, it's so disrespectful. It was a tragic accident, had nothing to do with his choice in developing the greatest performance of his career.
agreed. he publicly never came across as anything but professional and kind. incredibly unfair for people to be making up rumours about people who can no longer defend their own image
I'm sure method acting is a legitimate technique, but it only gets brought up when someone is being an absolute asshole. You never hear about an actor going out of their way to be incredibly kind or generous to prepare for a role, only when it causes trouble for the other actors or crew.
But would people assume that the niceness was because of the method acting? Or would they just think the actor was a nice person that was in the middle of method acting a nice character?
Because nobody wants to play a super nice guy . That's boring, and most people DON'T WANT to watch that either. They want the dick, the anti hero. And yes actors ENJOY playing the dick, the badguy, the villain and the madman. Why is this a problem now ?
2:35 I absolutely despise Jared Leto but I have to just pop in and say the cast are not talking about him when discussing how “he cut a chunk outta my eyebrow” and “he cut off all of Karen’s (Fukuhara) hair”. They’re discussing the director, David Ayer.
Heath Ledger was NOT a method actor. He took his job seriously and he was invested in his roles, but he was not "method." People who say he went method for The Dark Knight are just feeding into the false narrative that playing the joker somehow made him "crazy" and led to his untimely death, which is simply untrue.
There’s a documentary where his dad shows his journals from playing The Joker and it very clearly shows him at the end being like “okay goodbye this is over.” He sounds way too kind in IRL to have actually gone method for that
I actually heard that he quite enjoyed his time playing the joker and that he had some fun with it. It makes me so mad to hear people romanticize/dramatize his death, the joker didn’t “ break his mind “ it’s absolute lunacy 😭
Correct, is insulting for him... He was a good actor not a method actor... He just happen to be in a Bad moment and we know he took all those pills together on pourpose, some people said had to do with one lf the Olsen twins relationships going wrong , was it Ashley? She was the last person that saw him alive
There is an interview clip of Michael Jai White on Collider where he talks about how Heath was being a goof and joking around on set between takes with the crew, and that he was very fun to be around.
I was once the player saying that line but it was more like: You (other player) said you will do ... if you do that my character would attack you. How do we resolve this or are you fine with that. And if you have the discussion and then everyone is fine with it you can do said behaviour. But because you took the time to discuss it and everyone agreed, it's not a bad behaviour anymore. But if you still do said thing everybody is then mad at you.
I say that line to align with when I as a player wouldn't do something like say I can surmise that there's enemies in that room and it's most likely a big trap but, my low int/cha fighter wouldn't go into it head on and has made some memorable moments when I said "hail and well met" to immediately get attacked while the party still won the fight.
I always liked the tale of Dustin Hoffman preparing for a scene in Marathon Man where his character was awake for 3 days, by staying up for 3 days. Shocked, his co-star Lawrence Olivier remarked, "My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?"
To be fair, in this case, I think experiencing what your character is feeling is actually really helpful. It helps you understand little things about it that you may not have gotten just from a second hand description - at least it's like that for me in writing form. But staying up before shooting seems like a horrible idea lol. You're just setting yourself up for a bad performance before you will absolutely not have the energy to pull it off.
@@DrClock-il8ij There are standards to professions and a set code of decorum. Actors who use method to treat others like sh*t are talentless and insecure. They have no reason or right to make the workplace miserable for everyone.
I think Meryl Streep said she kinda went method for The Devil wears prada by isolating herself from rest of the cast to maintain everyone is afraid of Miranda, which in my opinion was ridiculous. Just being young actor standing in front of the Meryl freaking Streep would be intimidating enough
@@hinde64 Yeah, but like, everyone will get starstruck to some degree by Meryl pretty much same way you'd be towards Miranda that's why I said it. She didn't need to do it really
Hey! Actor here :) just wanted to give a bit of historical context to method acting for those who don't know since the whole notion of 'method acting' is misconstrued nowadays. Method acting comes from Lee Strasberg's "The Method", where you focus on using your mental and emotional self to create your character and spark your imagination. It is therefore an 'inside-out' approach: you start with the inner life, which is then reflected on the outside (your body and how you act). It is in contrast to approaches from practitioners like Meisner, which are 'outside-in', where you focus on the other actor and your immediate environment to inform your acting. This allows you to react organically and listen to your scene partner actively, and will then naturally affect your mental and emotional self to build your character. Both methods have their benefits and which one works best depends on how you prefer getting into character. However, both techniques merely share EXERCISES that help you get to truthful acting. The Method was never supposed to be a way to live constantly, they were exercises to explore and build a character when preparing to perform. The idea of "method acting" never mentioned that the actor must fully believe that they are the character they are playing or that they should live as such. It was simply a technique to explore your characters inner life.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this! There are way too many misconceptions about method acting (even among actors themselves, which is why we get so many off the wall stories).
I definitely agree! my theatre teacher at uni explained this to us for basic intro to theatre which I find it both fascinating. they have their benefits but also their cons. but yes idk why some actors would take this method acting and completely use it as a way to live in the character for a long time, maybe it does help but I don't think its necessarily need to be done. idk that's my thought
I remember when the allegations came out about Mia Goth being verbally abusive and kicking people on the set of Maxxxine, everyone on Instagram was like, "Yeah, that's just the role she plays. Deal with it." They were basically saying that because she played the intense, aggressive roles of Maxine and Pearl, then it's ok for her to act aggressive in real life. Big yikes. Edit: Even if the allegations against Mia Goth are false (which they appear to be because of how passionately you all have been dissing me in the replies 😒), it’s still very telling how people have responded to this incident. If it were true, it’d be really upsetting if everyone kept invalidating someone’s claims for a ludicrous reason like this. Check yourselves.
I saw a bunch of laugh reactions to the allegations of head kicking on a Facebook post about it. I just don’t know why people think possible brain injuries are funny.
well the only accusation I found was from one extra who was a confirmed fraudster, but if she actually did verbally and physically abuse someone fuck Mia Goth. It's looking like it's fake atm though
Check out the a24 subreddit, the extra has been involved with the law several times. He defrauded a bunch of college kids and also threatened an ex gf with releasing her nude and killing himself if she left him. That’s why no one’s really taking it seriously.
@cloyboy2493 Whilst that context may be true, it's a bit disingenuous to assert that's the reason why people across the board aren't taking it seriously. There's a significant number of people who genuinely don't see anything wrong with that kind of behaviour and defend the behaviour, rather than refuting the claim, and it's also unlikely that the context is known to the majority of people posting about it. If one were to dismiss the allegations based on the extra's credibility, then the argument would be that it likely didn't happen....instead we get people saying it's fine because she was method, or it's fine because the extra is being paid to endure that behaviour. Those are the toxic arguments defending the behaviour that OP was referring to, rather than people joking about it because of whether it happened or not which you're referring to. There'll be an intersection between those views with people irony posting to defend the behaviour as a joke, but there'll also be absolute mugs who don't understand that those are jokes or who genuinely hold those views, so imo it's definitely still useful to point out how psychopathic those defences of the alleged behaviour are.
The context is 100% true. His name is James Webb Hunter and his ex gf had a restraining order against him for violence and sexual extortion, and then sometime later he defrauded several college students which he was convicted for. He also has a very funny wiki page that he edits himself. The guy is fully a weirdo, I don’t really have anything to say about method acting I just think it’s funny people are talking about the Mia Goth case and don’t bother doing any research when the links to the news articles about his several arrests are quite easy to find, along with his mugshots.
As an aspiring actor, I'm so glad you've made this video. People forget acting is still a career and that employee's safety should always be the main priority
Ah wow bless you, I truly wish you the best in your career ! Like you said safety should always be the main priority ☺️ thank you for your comment I really appreciate it !
Once they asked Toni Collette how did she do to get into her Hereditary character back then because of her amazing performance, and she said she was just acting.
@@dewiicat the scene near the end of Sixth Sense (SPOILER!!) where she's hearing her kid give a message from her late mother makes me bawl every time and she barely speaks for it. but her face, her body language, UGH! it just kills in a good way.
I think the most obvious answer for actors who went too far was probably Jared Leto as the Joker, but I think my answer would probably be Shia LeBeouf in Fury. He took it to the point where he completely let his hygiene go and injured himself to try and get into character. I get why actors want to try and get into the psychology of their characters, but it absolutely goes too far when they start negatively impacting themselves and the people around them. Also, congratulations on the sponsor!!!
I do think Shia LeBeouf was one of the people who went the furthest physically and probably mentally too by like you said putting his own safety and hygiene at risk. The fact that he got a tooth removed for the role still shocks me! Ah thank you so much you’re too kind ☺️
And the question I pose is, was it worth it? After all that, his performance must be world shattering right? Nope, so many actors in that movie are just as good if not better.
What about extreme weight loss or gain for a role or Jennifer Lawrence in Mother who needed to take a break from acting because of the demands of a great performance
I am a professional actor with a MA degree in acting. Method acting is not a technique we are taught in my country. If someone loses their control and sense of reality, it is more likely a psychosis - not any part of acting. It is not desirable or cool, nor should it be viewed that way. Actor should always be on control - even when something surprising happens (which is often), like an unexpected emotion or reaction - anything else is irresponsible an unprofessional. And if the state of losing the control is agitated/pursued on purpose: it is pompous and immature as well. It's fine to search inspiration and to get yourself familiar with your work by deep diving into it, but there is a clear line after which any "I am X, X is me" has NOTHING to do with acting.
Yes, this comment actually brings to mind a train of thought I had during the video. Like when you're doing fight choreography - like you have to punch someone in the face or throw someone - it's them doing all the work to make it seem like they're getting hit or thrown by you. As the person throwing the punch or the shove, you just have to play off of them to make their movement seem convincing, and be trustworthy enough that they can act off of your movement. And there's stuff you do, like getting into a position to cue them that the "hit" is coming. In the end it's all you supporting your fellow actor and helping play off each other. I feel like some of the more abusive method actors feel the need to do the opposite, remove the supporting of and the collaboration with the other actors in a self indulgent way. And it's all well and good if it helps you, but when others don't feel like they can be comfortable, vulnerable, safe, supported around you then not only is it hella toxic but it's counter-intuitive for everyone else, and thus for the film overall
@McFatteh Correct! :-) A few things about acting to add to this conversation: 1. One of the actors' main jobs is to make the other actors "look good". (If other one's job is to act scary and other one's job to be scared, the first one can do ever so much and the rest is up to the second one.) 2. Regarding all this previous: You never play a "king" or a "queen" really. The other actors play it so that you seem like one. This is kinda exaggerating by generalising, but there is a hard truth there.
I dont remember who said it, and its not an exact quote, but it went something along the lines of: "You only ever hear about method acting when someone gets into the role of a prick/villain. You never see someone method acting a loving father." The method of getting into the right headspace to portray a character differs from actor to actor. Going method isnt a bad thing per se, but that doens't justify treating people around you like shit.
@@fernandomaron87and how did he method act as Pikachu? haha I'm genuinely curious because all I can do is picture Ryan electrocuting other people and saying pika pika 😭
i feel its kinda like when people pretend to be someone else to get a date or sometimes a job, never done it myself, but when you have to play a role to get such things, it says alot about you as a person, not so much about pretending itself
When Jim Carrey played Andy Kauffman in Man on the Moon he went *method* to every one on the productions dismay. What i found disturbing was that Jim as Andy met with Kauffman's daughter who had never known her father. It supposedly very emotional with Carrey as Kaufman telling her how he loved her and was proud of her and so on. IDK.... kinda creepy ? There is a documentary on Netflix about it. Love to hear your thoughts on it. Great upload and thank you !
The part where he met with close friends & family members of the dude, always was weird to me. I love Jim Carrey's movies but maaaaaaaaan tht documentary really showed me hw one can go thru extreme measures just to portray unnecessary bullshit evn when the cameras are off.
Mia Goth shouldn't be excused for assaulting a fellow crew member. As a wealthy, famous woman who was the star of the film, she was in a position of power over that guy. Assault is assault, and a kick to the head can cause concussion and other serious/potentially permanent injuries. I'm convinced she was just making excuses.
This reminds me of what Christian Bale did when playing Patrick Bateman in American Psycho which I think counts as method acting. He has already been cast but he wanted approval from the author Bret Easton Ellis. When he met the author for lunch he introduced himself as the character including dressing up as Bateman. Five minutes into their lunch, the author had to beg Bale to stop. He later said it was one of the creepiest moments in his life.
Not wanting do disrespect, but apearently Heath passing had absolutely nothing to do with playing the joker or method acting, he had an overdose wasn't it? Idk what medicines he took, but apearently was an overdose. Anyway, people came up with that bullshit that the joker killed him just to make the character feel even deeper.
I agree thank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all. Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment. ☺️
Colin Farrell had an interesting take where he described how putting on the Penguin makeup and suit and looking at himself in the mirror was unsettling. Like he could easily just be the Penguin. As well as being freer because you aren’t seeing his face. Sort of Method by Situation
right and the question is, is wearing makeup or a costume the same thing as method acting? I'd say it is not the same. Also, imagine being a regular person that dresses in clean clothing and irons your shirts and washed your laundry, combs your hair, washes your car; but on set you play a hick redneck with a rusty dirty truck, stained clothing, looks stinky on film, messy hair, scruffy facial hair. The audience sees you as a menace to society but in real life you would shave shower and keep yourself looking tidy and friendly on the outside. I think the most of these comments and people's view of method is a bit skewed in favor of the dorkmanistan version of kids costumes and outrageously obvious roles of makeup and what knot.
Robert Pattinson said it best. “You only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an a-holes.” That’s coming from a guy who regularly chooses nuanced roles where the character isn’t typically a good person and he creates great performance on the regular.
it used to bother me that he lies or pranks every interviewer he's ever sat down with, but now I am starting to really adore his belligerence towards the entire industry. he seems like he just likes to make waves without being an unrepentant jerkass. the "little pillow pasta" thing he did in the microwave for GQ... now that's a genius performance and he did it for an audience of one just to mess with us. love him
that would be a funny headline, today we lost an actor to method acting. it was the method that killed him, not the overdose of pills alcohol or gunshot, the method acting destroyed them from the inside out.
Method acting does not mean staying in character all the time, the majority of method actors do not do this. Its a technique that involves recalling events and experiences from your own life and connecting them to the character to draw out authentic expression during performance, it does not require staying in character to work. The Method is (or used to be) controversial for the negative psychological impact it could have on the actor, not on the other people on set. The other problem about the cultural zeitgeist surrounding method acting (besides giving people an excuse for abuse), is that people seem to credit The Method rather than the actors' talents. Nobody credits the Meisner technique for Anthony Hopkins' performances or the Chekov technique for Jack Nicholson's, but everyone mentions the Method with Daniel Day Lewis.
here's an interesting fact: Christian Bale when making all the Batman films he had Bruce Wayne written on his Trailer, Chair and in the inside of all his suits that he wares in the film and in The Machinist he lost so much weight and his diet the entire time was a can of tuna, an apple and cigarettes that's all he could handle at the time
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman while filming Man on the Moon is the winner for me. I mean his method acting was so intense he made a documentary called Jim & Andy based on the experience. Essentially he was Andy 1st, Jim 2nd (24/7), like he'd refer to Jim but in a 3rd person way (such as saying "Oh Jim wouldn't like that". . Mad stuff)
Interesting note on that. His on-screen wrestling rival Jerry Lawler tried to convince Carrey that he and Kaufman got along just fine off-camera, but Carrey had absolutely convinced himself that Kaufman and Lawler legitimately hated each other.
Carrey already had a tenuous sense of self with his distorted "no self" spirituality (which basically is re-branded non duality eastern beliefs). Dude is deeply sensitive and wounded and trying to escape himself, his pain, and the suffering in this world, so he comes up with/gravitated to beliefs like, " 'I' am not real, and all this is just an illusion". And I say this as someone who believes in the Oneness/interconnectedness of all, and believe to a certain extent that the physical dimension is ultimately kind of an illusion, at least the outer part of it. The choices we make, how we interact, etc, I consider very real and important on a soul growth level.
Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly made a bit of a nuisance of himself on the set of _My Left Foot_ by refusing to do anything that his character, Christy Brown, could not do. Brown had severe cerebral palsy and had very little control over anything except his left leg and foot. As such, production staff had to wheel Day-Lewis around in his wheelchair, navigating it over and around obstacles and even feeding him. I hope he drew the line at washroom breaks...
Daniel Day-Lewis was my first awareness of how some a-hole actors will use method acting as an excuse. So pretentious. It's so hard to reason a good performance to myself when I know it came about through pompous assholery
I feel like Morbius was the reason why I completely detached myself from the work of Jared Leto. I haven't appreciated him trying to turn his band in to a cult, he seems such an egoistic person and I don't like it, but for some reason Morbius showed me Jared Leto is over. Funny thing is, Matt Smith is in Morbius too and I love him, so.. Yep, it's Leto. Leto is gone-o.
I respect the fact that it's hard to understand the pressure of acting as someone on the outside looking in but, imo, if the quality of your performance is reliant on the suffering of your co-stars and the crew, you really need to rethink your "method" of acting. Potentially even your career choice. The next person may not play the role exactly as well as you, but if they allow for a relatively stress free environment in what is already a pressure cooker of one that many big studios create, I personally think the whole production would be far better off. It's a shame that it seems many who work on productions with destructive method actors are discouraged from making official complaints since they could very easily be blacklisted and ironically labelled "difficult to work with" for not putting up with this abuse.
Michael Jai White has said in interviews that Heath was The Joker when the cameras were rolling, but between takes he was very much Heath in Joker makeup. Aaron Eckart said that for his scene with Heath that he got into character before the scene and the two of them played off each other and afterwards Heath came up to him and said, “now that’s acting.”
First, let me say congratulations on the sponsorship Second, speaking as a failed actor I find that method acting is a bit on a spectrum that everyone participates in one way or another. After all I don't think it's possible to get a part for a role and not sit down and just think about the character and how you can embody that. Some actors who I worked with would keep an accent all through out filming just because it was difficult for them to switch back and forth on a dime. Most method actors are great it's just the crazy ones that get popular because we'll they are crazy. Who wants to hear about Anthony Hopcins being a normal amazing actor when we can hear about the ones mailing rats to costars? I think I might be one of the furthest things you can get from a method actor as I used to try to think of what I would have to have gone through to have the same thought process as who I was playing. Rather than me changing to someone else I tried to change the character to me.
Wow this is so powerful and greatly put! Acting is definitely such an interesting art that is so unique to each individual I agree that for many staying in some sort of resemblance of the character can help become them. I do wish you the best if you want to pursue acting again if that’s your dream! Never give up Thank you so much for taking the time out your day to comment It means a lot ☺️
@@AbbieRee Lol maybe when I retire in 35 years I'll take another crack it. I could see myself being the wise dad who kicks the bucket. Right now real-estate is more reliable way to put food on the table lol. You be safe and can't wait for when you hit 10k this year
I mean I can understand why actors use method acting to really immersive themselves in their role and the results can be something out of this world however, respecting your fellow costars and the crew should always be the number one priority. There is a level of personal responsibility everyone has on set and if you can't adhere to that, then of course people will feel unsafe because of how unpredictable one can be when they are so deep into a character and refuse to acknowledge that. As soon as you start acting harmful to others, it's no longer acting plain and simple. Respect goes both ways. Finally I do want to say that in a great production, you treat the people you work with as if they are your second family. Support each other and not tear people down or disrespect them. You can create amazing art while respecting the integrity. Btw congrats on the first sponsorship and keep up the good work :).
Exactly! Couldn’t have said it any better myself! I do believe that With any place of work there is a certain level of respect one needs. Wow thank you so much ah I really appreciate it, it truly means so much ☺️
My favorite method actor story is Dustin Hoffman staying up all night cause his character stayed up all night in Marathon Man. Lawrence Olivier asked if he'd tried acting. When it comes to legit going to far for a role, probably Brando in Last Tango in Paris. By all accounts that was just a chaotic shoot but everyone looks bad from Brando, to Bertolucci and everyone involved. Everyone seems to have left feeling or legitimately have been assaulted or degraded by the production.
@@AbbieRee the Last Tango in Paris stuff is extremely depressing. Just a warning. What makes it worse is everyone's excuses for their behavior. Btw where was the rabbit? What is his take on Method? Also I'm learning French too cause I love the TV series The Bureau. So good.
There’s been a really big misunderstanding about what method acting even means. One doesn’t have to stay in character all the time to be a “method actor.” The “method” as developed by Stanoslavski is simply when the actor uses their own experiences to create a character by identifying with, understanding, and experiencing the character's emotions and motivations. That can range from the actor simply just drawing on their own memories to them purposefully engaging in day-to-day behavior they believe the character would engage in. Marlon Brando, when he did the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, famously lived and slept on the stage. But he didn’t do so as his ‘character’ Stanley. He did so as himself Marlon but wanted to experience what the character would experience.
The biggest example of this is Austin Butler for Elvis I read he got so into character for Elvis that he didn't speak to his dad for like two years not to mention he destroyed his vocal cords with all the singing which is why his voice is so raspy and deep now I mean it paid off because his performance was outstanding but I was shocked to hear he was that intense with it like he transformed into Elvis
Definitely! Great point you make. I did look into Austin and found out so much about his process when it came to becoming Elvis and how it affected him to the point of forgetting who he was! Thank you for taking the time to share 😊
@@AbbieRee yeah it's very admirable but can't be healthy long term LoL I watched an interview with him where he says Tom Hanks warned him against extreme method acting and gave him the role in Masters of the Air so he wouldn't fall into a depression after shooting on Elvis wrapped
at least he didn’t method act for dune part 2 💀 but in all seriousness, I think method acting might be more necessary when doing biopics/acting as a real life person rather than just a fictional character
@@Watch.Write.Ramble agree 💯 but even then I don't think it's totally necessary either but to your point Robert De Niro went extreme method for Raging Bull and it got him an Oscar
What a joke. When your own content is using weasel words like "just an excuse" to hide the fact you DESCRIBE it as NOT excusing it. USA is full this nonsense, because you can't even use qualifiers to speak FLUENT ENGLISH. Can I be excused? If you say yes then I AM excused, and that's what CONSENTING actors do. Every JOB is tough and requires consent. It's EXACTLY because when the oil rig blows up it was on YOU to get on the life boats, even if somebody is method acting to produce the PRODUCT of method acting: bare emotion. It doesn't mean they always perform it well or won't fail at their job, but that's the risk you sign up for. Some times trapeze artists FALL, but only the method puts them up there to begin with. If method acting is an excuse, just or not, it EXCUSES them. YOUR ONE JOB to be an actor is to enable it, you had ONE job. Same with "entitlement", if you own property that's your ENTITLEMENT. But you, sad, sad children, now think "being entitled" means NOT having the ACTUAL entitlement and pretending that you have. Speak English with your big boy words.
I've been an actor since the '90s, and a professional since at least the early 2000s. I've known people who are genuinely "method" actors, though the term isn't typically used as much in the acting community. Simply put, there is a great deal more to Stanislavski's system (what most people call the "method") than this immersive character study that most people associate with Stanislavski. One of the reasons actors are encouraged not to break character is because it allows the character mannerisms to become second nature, so the actor doesn't have to consciously think about how their character would walk, or hold a coffee cup, or shut the door. There's no need to think of those things, because they're already something the actor is doing every day. This can be especially useful if you're playing someone who is so entirely different from how you yourself are in real life, that it takes a moment to find the physicality, and the voice of the character. This can be doubly important if you're doing a medium like film, where you may be expected to find an intense emotional state on the spot, for the sake of the day's shot list. I, personally, treat the Stanislavski system as a tool, and not as a rule. I'm not "method", nor have I ever been, but I do use elements of it frequently. With all that said, the degree to which creeps, and assholes have abused others in the name of "method" acting has led to things like this, where the whole discipline is trying to distance itself from a system that really does have a lot to offer. But because giant egos keep hiding behind it whenever they get caught behaving badly, the discipline gets a bad rap. And like I said, I'm not even the biggest fan of Stanislavski's system, but even I will admit that it's getting an unfairly bad rap over things like this.
Also, there is something to be said about working on set with an actor who stays in character even when the lights are off. _Sometimes_ it can be really fun just to see how their character would respond to something in everyday life. For instance, it is a thing of beauty to listen to Hamlet try to react realistically to a fart joke. At least it can be, depending on whose Hamlet we're talking about.
Nailed it. It's about having to repeatedly have to invest multiple efforts to constantly switch, if the character is drastically different from the actor. Particularly when you factor accents. Nobody wants to be the shitty accent guy.
To sum it up in a bumper sticker slogan. `No Oscar should be won at the expense of your co-workers.` That's what it really boils down to. If you're creating a toxic environment it's time to back off. Commitment to the role is not a valid reason. You can parallel that to almost any work environment.
He still maintans a good relationship with the LOTR cast though, going on 20+ years. He didn't make the work more difficult, frustrating őr threatening to the rest of the crew
"Method" acting is NOT when someone stays in character, all of the time. The term has become bastardised by a lazy media, who have not read the books about this so-called Method. The Method refers to the process of recalling some emotional memory from earlier in your life, to provide the emotions that you need for a role. It was codified by the American acting teacher, Lee Strasberg, sometime around last mid-century. This thing of staying in-character, is more of what I would call a literalist approach, that assumes that you have to actually live exactly as the character lives, eat exactly as the character eats, and behave exactly as the character behaves. It is not healthy, it is not good for your mental health, and it is not particularly pleasant for those working with you.
Yeah but notice that the actors that are doing “method” play a myriad of roles while people who are just going “yeah just read the lines” are playing the same roles over and over. That’s because you have to dig into something else if you’re playing someone that’s supposedly nothing like you.
I can't stand when actors decide they have to act a certain way in real life in order to play a character, it just feels pretentious and self-aggrandizing. The job is to act, you don't have to become a character in order to play them. I also have to believe some stories from set simply must have been exaggerated for promotional purposes, I cannot fathom the idea that Jared Leto did all those weird things (like mailing condoms and dead rats to co-stars) just to play The Joker for fifteen minutes in a terrible David Ayer movie. Then again, it is Jared Leto, so it is entirely possible that's just how he normally behaves. I really respect when actors undergo physical transformations for movies, I think that shows far more dedication to the craft than mistreating others does, especially when it can come at the expense of ones health. My favourite example is probably Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, there was something about his physical appearance in that movie that was very unsettling, he wasn't malnourished like Christian Bale in The Machinist but he was rather skinny, very different to how he normally looks. The film would've worked if he maintained a healthy weight during the filming, but his physical appearance complimented the character's demeanor quite nicely which added a new layer. It was very creepy performance. It was all the more impressive considering how much muscle he put on very shortly after for a boxing movie less than a year later.
My only problem is when they make it difficult for the rest of the crew and cast whether it's them being rude or stalling production. Jared Leto immediately comes to mind with him deciding to walk around in crutches to help "embody" his character in Morbius but ended up being a pain since everytime he went to the bathroom he'd take even longer due to that decision but if they aren't gonna be a pain like that for everyone else around them then I'd say it's fine.
I mean, Yes Daniel Day Lewis and Christian Bale are the classic examples of hardcore method actors to get into that world and that character perfectly, but there are other actors who take pieces of "Method" acting to various levels and it works for them. Leonardo DiCaprio was well known for being a different kind of method actor in the sense that he is completely prepared for everything he does on set but he does not inhabit that character off set.
Long comment about Austin Butler: I've seen far too many people call him a method actor or say he went method for Elvis, which he simply did not do. He stayed in the Elvis voice off screen during his preparation and filming - yes - but that was because Elvis was his first blockbuster that he was carrying, Elvis the person is an icon whether people like it or not and the movie almost didn't happen because of COVID, so he put everything into making sure he was playing Elvis properly. From the Elvis speaking voice, to Elvis's laugh and then obviously Elvis as a singer and performer but Austin's work wasn't method acting at all because he didn't act like Elvis between takes. He was always himself; always kind and generous, it's just his voice that became affected because of all the vocal lessons, singing and smoking. He's always had a deep voice and his demeanor became less expressive after his mother passed in 2017. In interviews from then already you can see how he went from being more open in interviews to more reserved - he was dealing with a lot and like I said, he's always had a deep voice. His interviews from when he did The Shannara Chronicles prove how deep his voice always was. So, no. He's not a method actor and never was; he just always put everything into his roles. It's actually that work ethic that made Denzel Washington not only take Austin under his wing but also recommend him for Elvis as Austin not only memorized the four hour play he was doing with Denzel but also showed up to work earlier than everyone else. Yes, Austin said he needed to remember who he was after Elvis but again, that wasn't method acting because he didn't actually adopt Elvis's personality, he just focused solely on making sure he knew everything about Elvis that he neglected his own hobbies and interests. And he didn't see his family and friends for three years because he was stuck in Australia due to COVID just like many other people were stuck in different countries unexpectedly. He did talk to his family and friends but he was prohibited from travelling during that time because of the restrictions we all faced. To end off, I'd just like to point out that method acting is so misunderstood and any actor that uses method acting as an excuse to be a butt wipe isn't actually a method actor and doesn't understand method acting.
Dustin Hoffman didn't shower, sleep or change clothes for 4 days, to get into character for "Marathon Man". When co-star Sir. Laurence Olivier heard about it, he said "My dear boy, why don't you try ACTING? It's so much easier"
This is the difference between old school actors who did plays versus these newer Hollywood weirdos of today. Gotta respect Anthony Hopkins. Hits it out of the park every time, isn’t method, and is kind and professional. Same for Brian Cox. He’s so dang good and he’s such an intimidating brute as Logan Roy. But in real life and on set he couldn’t be kinder and more fun.
The most important example of the method actor and the person who almost single-handedly made the technique famous was Marlon Brando. Brando studied with Strasberg in New York and he became a sensation after his performances in On The Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire. After he became a star, every actor in New York and in Hollywood flocked to the Actor’s Studio to work with Strasberg because they wanted to convey as compelling and realistic a performance as Brando. The more performative style of acting that preceded Brando became a thing of the past in favor of Brando’s more naturalistic way of acting. It’s still the standard for most actors and mainstream performances to this day. The problem arises when we hear about Brando and Bertolucci’s assault of Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris, which completely shifted the actress’s life and lead her down a dark path that she said was provoked by the trauma of that experience. Brando’s influence over the craft of acting has normalized this behavior because as long as it gets the most convincing performance, it doesn’t matter who gets hurt in the process. It’s about that we abandon this toxic cultural standard.
I will forever love the story of Dustin Hoffman trying to impress Laurence Olivier on the set of Marathon Man by telling how he'd gone method for his torture scene and had a tooth pulled without anasthesia, and Olivier just replied "my dear boy, have you tried just acting?"
Jim Carey as Andy Kaufman while the cameras WEREN'T filming the actual movie was absolutely insulting. He had a legitimate argument, as Kaufman, WITH Kaufman's actual father on the set and it was gross.
As a classically trained actor from youth, method actors are some of the most annoying and pretentious people to work with. If you really have to be so "in character" all the time, then you need to work on your skills as an actor.
Heath Ledger's account of sitting in his hotel room and practicing playing his character just sounds like..... Practicing. Maybe the definition of method acting is just that and we've all warped our understanding of the term. Idk if the as'sault and haras'sment that some actors choose to do is actually method acting, or if they are just misusing the term as an excuse to be nasty to others. Also.... Notice how these "method" actors never seen to harras's/a'ssault their peers or higher ups... They only seem to do it to those they think they can get away with it.
I watched a video years ago about the filming of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Apparently Jim Carry was an insufferable dramatic child during much of the filming. There’s a behind the scenes out take where Kate Winslet is just eyeing the camera like that was the most awkward, cringe thing she’d ever seen. I gotta say, it looked pretty damn silly. I’m not an actor so I’m not too quick to judge, but she is an actor and she clearly thought he was being ridiculous.
For most cases, it's just plain narcissism. "Method acting" is viewed as this mystical process that only the most skilled and worthy actor can accomplish, so it's become a trend. That, and it creates a huge amount of publicity. Take Jared Leto's Joker for example - the character had very few scenes, even fewer intense ones, and ended up being a mediocre and quite stunted performance anyway but in order to achieve this, he spent weeks harassing and torturing his co-stars because it gave him news headlines and made him feel like a genius.
It’s very important to note that the actor involved in the Maxxxine debacle, came on set expecting himself to have a bigger role. He was under the impression that he had a bigger speaking role, instead of basically a background part. Also important to note that he was fired by A24, I’m not saying Mia didn’t do it. But it really just seems like a jaded actor mad that he didn’t get to have his moment, so he tried to ruin hers and Ti West’s.
Former theatre kid here and a gamer, to boot. I wasn't a fan of method acting. I mean, in gaming, I will sometimes do a couple of pages of journal entries as that character to get a feel for them. I've done it for my hobby writing, too. I did something similar when I did some stuff like that in the musicals and plays I was in as a kid, too. That's actually where I learned it. But living as that character? Naw. That's going to drive you mad.
Adrien Brody used method acting for The Pianist, living by himself in an apartment without light or tv and taking piano lessons for six months. He said that it was hard and he lost thirty pounds but it paid off. He won the Oscar and that was his breakthrough role. I think he was the youngest actor to ever do that at the time, with 29 years of age. This was before Heath Ledger, who did it at 28, if I remember correctly....
Method acting is definitely a choice but a rough one for everyone involved including the actor. Sir Lawrence Olivier once did a film with Dustin Hoffman, he showed up to set all disheveled, apparently he didn't sleep for four days and didn't shower. Dustin said, "it's the part, I have to live it." Sir. Olivier said, "my dear boy, have you tried acting, it's so much easier." Which is 100% true, you already have the skill to act, why try to embody a character to that degree, where you literally make it a nightmare to work with you.
I’m sorry but the implication that heath ledger died because of “method acting” for the joker is just foolish. Especially considering he died at the end of filming, for another movie.
thank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all. Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment.
Does modern method acting just mean you are not good at acting anymore? Why do all that? Why do you have to stay in character to perform them? Does it actually improve the performance or just impede others around you? Seems selfish and juvenile to me, idk
I'd say there is a fine line with method acting. If you stay in character to a normal degree between takes -meaning you don't hurt or harass people on set, it's fine as a tactic. For example: John Boyega said Adam Driver walked as Kylo Ren around with the helmet and doing the walk to esentially keep the characters energy up. That is perfectly fine. But if you take it off set or hurt others that is not acceptable. Acting is hard and as long as no one is hurt what method works for the actor best is fine. And for intense scenes or characters it's far easier to keep going once you've reached that energy.
Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and experiencing a character's inner motivation and emotions. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system, developed by the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his books An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role.
Congratulations for the sponsor (good luck with french, for me it has been a constant struggle but it is a beautiful language)... Method acting for me it feels like the "secret kung fu" in the martial arts world, a term used to give it a mystic touch and make it look more exotic than it actually is, the "you would not get it, I'm different" a "je ne sais quoi". Maybe the dedication that comes with it may help in performing because you are practicing constantly, but maybe you can be dedicated to something and have mental health.
Wow thank you so much you’re too kind! Interesting points you bring up I agree I think the impact that method acting has on mental Heath can be quite serious if the actor isn’t able to separate themselves from the character! Thank you so much for the support and taking the time to comment it means a lot to me ☺️
Great vid. One tiny suggestion - leave the headlines up for just a few more seconds. I'm a fast reader but still had to pause to read each one before it disappeared, which just interrupted the flow of your video and chopped up what you were saying.
Craziest and scariest method acting was Jack Nicholson in the shining. He made Shelley Duvall genuinely afraid of him on set, all of that fear that we see in the movie is real. Shelley got so distressed that she started losing hair and being unable to sleep. She also had to have glasses of water all over set because she would cry so much that it made her severely dehydrated, which made her feel sick.
5:59 Exactly. At the end of the day, acting and all of the other jobs that go into making media are exactly that - JOBS. Behaving in a way that terrorizes your coworkers is just nasty and weird.
The method acting situation with heath ledger is interesting because all of it took place BEFORE he started filming the dark knight. It was said that on film he would do exercises to get in and out of character. He didn’t just stay as the joker the whole time and would get out of character in between scenes and go skating and shit.
There are some actors who can do method acting in a good way. Daniel Day Lewis is one of the best actors in the business and he uses method acting. And I never heard anything bad about him or his acting. Another actor who used method acting is the late Heath Ledger. When he portrayed the Joker, he locked himself in a room and learned how to become the Joker. I even heard stories from Michael Jai White aka the mob boss who got sliced up by the Joker stated that Heath sometimes skateboards with his costume and makeup on. Overall, some actors use method acting and act like an a-hole. But others used it on set but not off set.
@snarf2400 Yes but Daniel was very young during my left foot and was probably trying to hone his craft there. But after that, in movies like There will be Blood, in the name of the father, Lincoln, Phantom Thread, it's all method acting and everyone who has worked with him on these movies had nothing but kind words for him.
I think it’s one thing to get the body of a character like Christian Bale and while it’s dangerous it’s ultimately only harming himself and not others. Another good way to method act is actually studying the character or subject of the film. Robert De Niro became a taxi driver for about 2 weeks or so to get a feel for his role as Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver. Being an ass on set is not method acting but someone’s excuse to let their true color out for a moment.
I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this in the comments, but in the clip of the interview with the Suicide Squad cast at 2:25, Margot Robbie is actually speaking about the director of the movie, David Ayer, not Jared Leto. In fact, immediately after what we see here, Jared Leto mentions having his hair cut by the director, as well. At the time, Leto's strange behavior on set and questionable actions towards the cast and crew were pretty well documented, so I'm not sure why she felt the need to misrepresent the interview clip. But I figured I'd point it out here for anyone who might see this in the future
In Tibetan and Shingon Buddhism, there is an advanced practice called tantra where you 'take on' or 'imagine' with all your meditative concentration that you are an enlightened being or deity of some kind. The point is to transform your mind into that of the being you have chosen. And it is very effective. However... In this practice, you are imagining that you are an ENLIGHTENED being, a very moral and ethical being, a transcendent being, so it is very psychologically healthy for you. Fake it 'till you make it, essentially. And Buddhism has a lot of built-in safeguards developed over centuries to prevent people from going down the wrong path. It is the complete opposite of what a lot of method actors do, strongly imagining and taking on the persona of a bad person, ugly, nasty, repugnant person. So it is no wonder that these people are damaging themselves psychologically. They're also essentially doing unguided and wrong-minded trauma therapy, digging up the worst parts of themselves and instead of resolving them, USING them. I believe that Heath Ledger's extreme Method Acting killed him. He told his sister that the Joker was such a horrible person, a complete psychopath who delighted in pain, that it was exhausting. So he couldn't sleep, and turned to benzos and opiates, which he mixed, something you should never, ever do, and that stopped his breathing.
I think Jim Carey as Andy Kaufman was a pretty bad cringey case. The uber pretentiouness of it all is fury-inducing. He didn't think he was acting; no he literally implies THE SPIRIT of Kaufman was coursing through him, to the point he claims he actually provided Kaufman's daughter some new more time to talk to her estranged father, which is just gross. It's like those psychics on tv that manipulate the audience into thinking they are talking to a loved one of theirs. Apparently the director called him out on that BS and told him to tone it down a little because it was making things hard for the production, which he responded saying he could do and act like a normal person, but then he would be only doing an impersonation of Kaufman, which, HE WASn but his final acting wouldn't be as good. (Basically threatnening to give a worse perfomance unless he could play his mak-belief bullcrap). And these are not second hand accounts, he HIMSELF tells these stories on the making-off of the movie AS IF IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. That man has lost touch with reality, logicnand most of all humility. F*ck Jim Carey
Hollywood actors just really don't know what method acting is. I suppose it's based on Stanislavsky's method - find the person you're playing within yourself and go with it. but the key to his method is that the actor still has to act. In Hollywood they took it like 'be that person anywhere, everywhere, every time of your life until you're done with the role'. It's not about original method acting at all. And it's so not right. Stanislavsky was a genius who revolutionized the world of theatre. He would never reduce his work to this lazy a## method.
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I'm sorry but your comments on Ledger really bugged me, you claim to be a fan and wanting to respect his passing yet you imply his method acting contributed to his passing when this is FACTUALLY not the case and just nonsense stirred up by gutter tabloids, Bale Nolan MJW and many others on set spoke about how normal Ledger was in between takes, he'd sometimes talk in the Joker voice but he wasn't THE joker, just Ledger using the affectation so he wouldn't lose the croakiness MJW even noted how he chilled with the crew and had lunch or had a smoke with the grips etc, and as for his death it was LITERALLY a tragic accidental overdose and nothing to do with his role or even latent drug issues, I'm sick and tired of people always sensationalising or fake commiserating whilst using his tragic passing as some schmaltzy "lesson" it's irresponsible BS
@@o-wolfthank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all.
Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment.
I thought you said that clearly.
@@AbbieReeI have been reading about Florence Pugh experience of being a method actress. She said that she takes method acting too far .I was so surprised when I read that. She had a immense of guilt I Put Myself Through in a movie Midsommer . I really love her as a actress. She is a superb actress indeed. She also reprised the MCU character Yelena Bedlov in Thunderbolts.
Fun Fact you didn't mention (or I missed): James Hunter, the man accusing Goth, is a con artist that was running scams on UCLA students. His picture was posted by police on bulletin boards with a scam warning. He was called a "vexatious litigant" for his manipulation of the court system to attack others. Maybe you should mention that as you accuse someone of multiple assaults with no evidence save a known scammer...
Here's a wholesome fun fact. During the filming of Matilda, Pam Ferris tried her hand at method acting for the role of Miss Trunchbull by being as stern on set as possible, but she hated it because some of the kids were genuinely afraid of her and she didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable, so she stopped and just decided to act. She even got on such good terms with the kids that they hated throwing food at her during the filming of the climax because they loved her so much. There's even a cute reunion video that shows that they're still on good terms today. ❤
Awwww
Aw bless thank you for sharing !
And she still gave a performance for the ages! Crazy how acting works!
Wholesomely ironic how a film based on a book about child ab*se has the most loving, caring relationships between adult actors and kids.
@@alyssapinon9670I think that should be the case for any movie that has children acting out abusive situations😊 I’m happy it was the case with Matilda
I method act every day pretending like I have my life together
Honestly same
Oh sweetie baby that’s dissociation 😂
Lol that's just the mask most people put on everyday to pretend they're normal ;-)
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Also giving ariana the excuse to act out her fake personality….no here for it.
I remember robert pattinson said no one ever method acts to play a nice guy which seems to be like the greatest indicment of it. "Oh man he's going method to play that nice guy, he bought me a really sweet watch."
Maybe the only exception to this is Margot Robbie getting Ryan Gosling pink gifts everyday of shooting for the Barbie movie ( i know it doesnt really count but lol )
I'm not a fan of method acting but you could argue that most people don't need to put themselves in someone else's shoes to be nice. Most people want to be or are nice themselves, so they don't need to get into another character's headspace to realistically portray that. But if you're nice and need to play a real bastard character that's very different from your own personality, method acting might help with that.
@@clarkmichaels822 I dunno if I agree with most people want to be nice. I think a lot of people want to be perceived as nice, so in that they've been acting that part for years.
Just always feels weird for people to "dig deep" to play bad people, maybe they should try acting as Sir Laurence Olivier was once quoted as saying.
I think that’s because a nice person is much more of a normal and natural role.
@@clarkmichaels822 most ppl do not want to be nice.
Cutting someone’s hair off without their permission is a form of assault.
Using method acting as an excuse to be an asshole to others means you were ACTUALLY PRETENDING to be nice before, but this asshole is the real you.
He wasn’t even good as the joker
@@rachelscomment7672worst joker I’ve ever seen
@@rachelscomment7672yeah it comes across as even more inauthentic in the long run, because he did all that for the shittiest pay off of all time
Method acting isn't real, bro it's just a looking into the character.
@@faith4657 No it's real, but it is very specific. What was taught at the Actor's Studio practiced the method. But really, every actor has their own method.
In an interview Michael J White said Heath Ledger was normal and relax during the filming of Dark Knight at the moment the camera stopped he was him again, and you can see he took pictures with crew members in Joker make up so he wasn't acting like the Joker off camera, so I wouldn't call him a method actor, definitely took his work seriously and prepare himself and was disciplined but definitely wasn't Jim Carrey in man on the moon
I agree! It definitely looked like he was able to separate himself from the character. We lost an incredible actor far too soon .
I'm glad you brought that up because I've always heard that alleged rumor for so many years that his death had something to do with him playing as the joker in the dark Knight which is not true he was just playing a character and he did a great job at playing the character him playing a character in a movie had nothing to do with his death in real life I don't know why people continue to believe that
@feliciasteward777 it adds to the mystique around the joker character, along with the method narrative that guppies like the narrator have bought into.
Two face actor said the opposite he would still give responses as ledger but kept the joker voice and mannerism. Maybe he didn't do that all the time but he did around the two face actor
The Stanislavsky method in no way requires you to stay in character or do weird shenanigans on stage. These hollyweird morons are just stupid
Sebastian Stan is right on with that comment. It think he's hit on exactly what the problem is. These actors are so afraid of doing badly and (in my eyes) are not skilled enough to "switch off" when the cameras are off, that they create a toxic environment. And there's no excuse for that kind of unprofessionalism. Every industry has standards and that applies to actors as well. No one needs or wants to have to work in a hostile work environment due to the fragile ego of an actor taking it out on everyone.
Yeah, we already had the 70s for that hahahaha
@@santiagorojaspiaggio Well even before the 70s you had stars and even directors creating hostile environments. Thankfully things are changing due to public pressure. Makes it harder for the studios to ignore those creating hostility on set due to bad optics. Now if only they would stop coddling these stars who behave badly.
Lmao yea said by such a great actor.
@@natedowns1967 Whether you like him or not, there's no need for shade when he was bang on the mark. Actors still need to conduct themselves with professionalism.
@mish375 yea id rather just be DDL and be considered the best ever at my craft then care whether some people think I'm "professional"
Method acting has definitely developed some negative connotations because of a few actors who seem to use it as a way to excuse their bad behaviour
I agree I think if it impacts others and their create journeys then it may be going slightly over the top! Thank you for sharing your thoughts 😊
That might be true, but method acting is just a sign that you're not a great actor. If you need to method act and bring it into your real life, you're not skilled enough to just act on command.
Jarred Leto as joker comes to mind
@@destinyhntr You have this terrible comprehension of what method acting is all about and tried to push a bias narrative on something you know nothing about.
@@zeroskaterz92so does the narrator ha
I really hate the atmosphere around Heath Ledger's death, it's so disrespectful. It was a tragic accident, had nothing to do with his choice in developing the greatest performance of his career.
agreed. he publicly never came across as anything but professional and kind. incredibly unfair for people to be making up rumours about people who can no longer defend their own image
“Greatest performance” aka the most boring one-note performance I’ve ever seen
@@Dvgteeth Big claim there, why do you think that?
One of his greatest performances was candy.
@@cheycheyfriend247 That was one of his greatest, I agree.
I'm sure method acting is a legitimate technique, but it only gets brought up when someone is being an absolute asshole. You never hear about an actor going out of their way to be incredibly kind or generous to prepare for a role, only when it causes trouble for the other actors or crew.
Oh it most definitely is and has been done respectfully by many! Thank you for you’re comment I really appreciate it 😊
Yes it seems less of a challenge to play a civil and kind person as it is closer to our everyday experience
But would people assume that the niceness was because of the method acting? Or would they just think the actor was a nice person that was in the middle of method acting a nice character?
Sean Penn in Milk
Because nobody wants to play a super nice guy . That's boring, and most people DON'T WANT to watch that either. They want the dick, the anti hero. And yes actors ENJOY playing the dick, the badguy, the villain and the madman. Why is this a problem now ?
2:35 I absolutely despise Jared Leto but I have to just pop in and say the cast are not talking about him when discussing how “he cut a chunk outta my eyebrow” and “he cut off all of Karen’s (Fukuhara) hair”. They’re discussing the director, David Ayer.
Ooooh that’s a big difference
Heath Ledger was NOT a method actor. He took his job seriously and he was invested in his roles, but he was not "method." People who say he went method for The Dark Knight are just feeding into the false narrative that playing the joker somehow made him "crazy" and led to his untimely death, which is simply untrue.
There’s a documentary where his dad shows his journals from playing The Joker and it very clearly shows him at the end being like “okay goodbye this is over.” He sounds way too kind in IRL to have actually gone method for that
I actually heard that he quite enjoyed his time playing the joker and that he had some fun with it. It makes me so mad to hear people romanticize/dramatize his death, the joker didn’t “ break his mind “ it’s absolute lunacy 😭
Correct, is insulting for him... He was a good actor not a method actor... He just happen to be in a Bad moment and we know he took all those pills together on pourpose, some people said had to do with one lf the Olsen twins relationships going wrong , was it Ashley? She was the last person that saw him alive
There is an interview clip of Michael Jai White on Collider where he talks about how Heath was being a goof and joking around on set between takes with the crew, and that he was very fun to be around.
I was looking for this comment - it's been widely debunked by several people that he was Not method acting
Coming from a D&D background, the phrase "It's what my character would do" is not an excuse for bad behavior in game or at the table.
I was once the player saying that line but it was more like: You (other player) said you will do ... if you do that my character would attack you. How do we resolve this or are you fine with that.
And if you have the discussion and then everyone is fine with it you can do said behaviour. But because you took the time to discuss it and everyone agreed, it's not a bad behaviour anymore.
But if you still do said thing everybody is then mad at you.
I say that line to align with when I as a player wouldn't do something like say I can surmise that there's enemies in that room and it's most likely a big trap but, my low int/cha fighter wouldn't go into it head on and has made some memorable moments when I said "hail and well met" to immediately get attacked while the party still won the fight.
I always liked the tale of Dustin Hoffman preparing for a scene in Marathon Man where his character was awake for 3 days, by staying up for 3 days. Shocked, his co-star Lawrence Olivier remarked, "My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?"
Exactly. A good actor should be able to switch off when the cameras are off or prepare in a way that isn't that extreme.
I guess it wasn't safe, after all
To be fair, in this case, I think experiencing what your character is feeling is actually really helpful. It helps you understand little things about it that you may not have gotten just from a second hand description - at least it's like that for me in writing form.
But staying up before shooting seems like a horrible idea lol. You're just setting yourself up for a bad performance before you will absolutely not have the energy to pull it off.
@@mish375You do what you need to do for the best performance. There's no reason to limit yourself to some notion of """real acting"""
@@DrClock-il8ij There are standards to professions and a set code of decorum. Actors who use method to treat others like sh*t are talentless and insecure. They have no reason or right to make the workplace miserable for everyone.
I think Meryl Streep said she kinda went method for The Devil wears prada by isolating herself from rest of the cast to maintain everyone is afraid of Miranda, which in my opinion was ridiculous. Just being young actor standing in front of the Meryl freaking Streep would be intimidating enough
Intimidating indeed; one wrong move, and she'll put you in Mamma Mia 2. Scary!
I don't think it's ridiculous. At least she wasn't being an asshole towards the cast.
@@hinde64 Yeah, but like, everyone will get starstruck to some degree by Meryl pretty much same way you'd be towards Miranda that's why I said it. She didn't need to do it really
You're mad that she hid in her room? Boy, howdy, you would HATE ME.😂😂😂
@@Horrorbabe4 Where I sad I was mad? Don't project your way of thinking onto my words
Hey! Actor here :) just wanted to give a bit of historical context to method acting for those who don't know since the whole notion of 'method acting' is misconstrued nowadays.
Method acting comes from Lee Strasberg's "The Method", where you focus on using your mental and emotional self to create your character and spark your imagination. It is therefore an 'inside-out' approach: you start with the inner life, which is then reflected on the outside (your body and how you act). It is in contrast to approaches from practitioners like Meisner, which are 'outside-in', where you focus on the other actor and your immediate environment to inform your acting. This allows you to react organically and listen to your scene partner actively, and will then naturally affect your mental and emotional self to build your character.
Both methods have their benefits and which one works best depends on how you prefer getting into character. However, both techniques merely share EXERCISES that help you get to truthful acting. The Method was never supposed to be a way to live constantly, they were exercises to explore and build a character when preparing to perform. The idea of "method acting" never mentioned that the actor must fully believe that they are the character they are playing or that they should live as such. It was simply a technique to explore your characters inner life.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this! There are way too many misconceptions about method acting (even among actors themselves, which is why we get so many off the wall stories).
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I definitely agree! my theatre teacher at uni explained this to us for basic intro to theatre which I find it both fascinating. they have their benefits but also their cons. but yes idk why some actors would take this method acting and completely use it as a way to live in the character for a long time, maybe it does help but I don't think its necessarily need to be done. idk that's my thought
Exactly, it's turned into a whole new meaning, like the whole 'woke' nonsense.
This comment should be pin just for the sole reason that it explains the method much better than the entire video possibly could in 9 minutes.
I remember when the allegations came out about Mia Goth being verbally abusive and kicking people on the set of Maxxxine, everyone on Instagram was like, "Yeah, that's just the role she plays. Deal with it." They were basically saying that because she played the intense, aggressive roles of Maxine and Pearl, then it's ok for her to act aggressive in real life. Big yikes.
Edit: Even if the allegations against Mia Goth are false (which they appear to be because of how passionately you all have been dissing me in the replies 😒), it’s still very telling how people have responded to this incident. If it were true, it’d be really upsetting if everyone kept invalidating someone’s claims for a ludicrous reason like this. Check yourselves.
I saw a bunch of laugh reactions to the allegations of head kicking on a Facebook post about it.
I just don’t know why people think possible brain injuries are funny.
well the only accusation I found was from one extra who was a confirmed fraudster, but if she actually did verbally and physically abuse someone fuck Mia Goth. It's looking like it's fake atm though
Check out the a24 subreddit, the extra has been involved with the law several times. He defrauded a bunch of college kids and also threatened an ex gf with releasing her nude and killing himself if she left him. That’s why no one’s really taking it seriously.
@cloyboy2493 Whilst that context may be true, it's a bit disingenuous to assert that's the reason why people across the board aren't taking it seriously.
There's a significant number of people who genuinely don't see anything wrong with that kind of behaviour and defend the behaviour, rather than refuting the claim, and it's also unlikely that the context is known to the majority of people posting about it.
If one were to dismiss the allegations based on the extra's credibility, then the argument would be that it likely didn't happen....instead we get people saying it's fine because she was method, or it's fine because the extra is being paid to endure that behaviour.
Those are the toxic arguments defending the behaviour that OP was referring to, rather than people joking about it because of whether it happened or not which you're referring to.
There'll be an intersection between those views with people irony posting to defend the behaviour as a joke, but there'll also be absolute mugs who don't understand that those are jokes or who genuinely hold those views, so imo it's definitely still useful to point out how psychopathic those defences of the alleged behaviour are.
The context is 100% true. His name is James Webb Hunter and his ex gf had a restraining order against him for violence and sexual extortion, and then sometime later he defrauded several college students which he was convicted for. He also has a very funny wiki page that he edits himself. The guy is fully a weirdo, I don’t really have anything to say about method acting I just think it’s funny people are talking about the Mia Goth case and don’t bother doing any research when the links to the news articles about his several arrests are quite easy to find, along with his mugshots.
As an aspiring actor, I'm so glad you've made this video. People forget acting is still a career and that employee's safety should always be the main priority
Ah wow bless you, I truly wish you the best in your career ! Like you said safety should always be the main priority ☺️ thank you for your comment I really appreciate it !
Once they asked Toni Collette how did she do to get into her Hereditary character back then because of her amazing performance, and she said she was just acting.
Literal queen. She's so talented in everything I see her in
@@dewiicat the scene near the end of Sixth Sense (SPOILER!!) where she's hearing her kid give a message from her late mother makes me bawl every time and she barely speaks for it. but her face, her body language, UGH! it just kills in a good way.
@@dewiicat her crying in Hereditary is so haunting, messes me up every time
I think the most obvious answer for actors who went too far was probably Jared Leto as the Joker, but I think my answer would probably be Shia LeBeouf in Fury. He took it to the point where he completely let his hygiene go and injured himself to try and get into character. I get why actors want to try and get into the psychology of their characters, but it absolutely goes too far when they start negatively impacting themselves and the people around them. Also, congratulations on the sponsor!!!
I do think Shia LeBeouf was one of the people who went the furthest physically and probably mentally too by like you said putting his own safety and hygiene at risk. The fact that he got a tooth removed for the role still shocks me!
Ah thank you so much you’re too kind ☺️
And the question I pose is, was it worth it? After all that, his performance must be world shattering right? Nope, so many actors in that movie are just as good if not better.
What about extreme weight loss or gain for a role or Jennifer Lawrence in Mother who needed to take a break from acting because of the demands of a great performance
This is why I’m not surprised Mia sucks. You are the company you keep. She’s getting married to a known abuser.
Jared leto goes to far with ever role, no surprise from a cult leader.
I am a professional actor with a MA degree in acting. Method acting is not a technique we are taught in my country.
If someone loses their control and sense of reality, it is more likely a psychosis - not any part of acting.
It is not desirable or cool, nor should it be viewed that way.
Actor should always be on control - even when something surprising happens (which is often), like an unexpected emotion or reaction - anything else is irresponsible an unprofessional.
And if the state of losing the control is agitated/pursued on purpose: it is pompous and immature as well.
It's fine to search inspiration and to get yourself familiar with your work by deep diving into it, but there is a clear line after which any "I am X, X is me" has NOTHING to do with acting.
Very well said! 👏
Yes, this comment actually brings to mind a train of thought I had during the video. Like when you're doing fight choreography - like you have to punch someone in the face or throw someone - it's them doing all the work to make it seem like they're getting hit or thrown by you. As the person throwing the punch or the shove, you just have to play off of them to make their movement seem convincing, and be trustworthy enough that they can act off of your movement. And there's stuff you do, like getting into a position to cue them that the "hit" is coming. In the end it's all you supporting your fellow actor and helping play off each other. I feel like some of the more abusive method actors feel the need to do the opposite, remove the supporting of and the collaboration with the other actors in a self indulgent way.
And it's all well and good if it helps you, but when others don't feel like they can be comfortable, vulnerable, safe, supported around you then not only is it hella toxic but it's counter-intuitive for everyone else, and thus for the film overall
@McFatteh
Correct! :-)
A few things about acting to add to this conversation:
1. One of the actors' main jobs is to make the other actors "look good".
(If other one's job is to act scary and other one's job to be scared, the first one can do ever so much and the rest is up to the second one.)
2. Regarding all this previous: You never play a "king" or a "queen" really. The other actors play it so that you seem like one.
This is kinda exaggerating by generalising, but there is a hard truth there.
As someone with a psychotic disorder who writes- yep. Can confirm. I've delved into a character deeply at times. I just mutter and keep to myself.
I dont remember who said it, and its not an exact quote, but it went something along the lines of: "You only ever hear about method acting when someone gets into the role of a prick/villain. You never see someone method acting a loving father."
The method of getting into the right headspace to portray a character differs from actor to actor. Going method isnt a bad thing per se, but that doens't justify treating people around you like shit.
Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds method acted as Pikachu and he's not a bad guy
@@fernandomaron87and how did he method act as Pikachu? haha I'm genuinely curious because all I can do is picture Ryan electrocuting other people and saying pika pika 😭
i feel its kinda like when people pretend to be someone else to get a date or sometimes a job, never done it myself, but when you have to play a role to get such things, it says alot about you as a person, not so much about pretending itself
@@fernandomaron87 he's a ruthless businessman and very charismatic but we don't know that he's a good guy tbh. and I'm a fan
When Jim Carrey played Andy Kauffman in Man on the Moon he went *method* to every one on the productions dismay. What i found disturbing was that Jim as Andy met with Kauffman's daughter who had never known her father. It supposedly very emotional with Carrey as Kaufman telling her how he loved her and was proud of her and so on. IDK.... kinda creepy ? There is a documentary on Netflix about it. Love to hear your thoughts on it.
Great upload and thank you !
Oh wow I never realised that! I will have to give it a watch. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts it means a lot ☺️
Yeah but that part in Dave Chappell’s comedy show when he talks about it… Hilarious. 😂
Too far
That’s messed up
The part where he met with close friends & family members of the dude, always was weird to me. I love Jim Carrey's movies but maaaaaaaaan tht documentary really showed me hw one can go thru extreme measures just to portray unnecessary bullshit evn when the cameras are off.
Mia Goth shouldn't be excused for assaulting a fellow crew member. As a wealthy, famous woman who was the star of the film, she was in a position of power over that guy. Assault is assault, and a kick to the head can cause concussion and other serious/potentially permanent injuries. I'm convinced she was just making excuses.
This reminds me of what Christian Bale did when playing Patrick Bateman in American Psycho which I think counts as method acting. He has already been cast but he wanted approval from the author Bret Easton Ellis. When he met the author for lunch he introduced himself as the character including dressing up as Bateman. Five minutes into their lunch, the author had to beg Bale to stop. He later said it was one of the creepiest moments in his life.
Nobody is mentioning TJ miller for the role of the guy with the incubator house in silicon valley.
Not wanting do disrespect, but apearently Heath passing had absolutely nothing to do with playing the joker or method acting, he had an overdose wasn't it? Idk what medicines he took, but apearently was an overdose.
Anyway, people came up with that bullshit that the joker killed him just to make the character feel even deeper.
I agree thank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all.
Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment. ☺️
He was taking sleeping pills because of the shooting schedule etc. and he accidentally took too many.
Colin Farrell had an interesting take where he described how putting on the Penguin makeup and suit and looking at himself in the mirror was unsettling. Like he could easily just be the Penguin. As well as being freer because you aren’t seeing his face. Sort of Method by Situation
right and the question is, is wearing makeup or a costume the same thing as method acting? I'd say it is not the same. Also, imagine being a regular person that dresses in clean clothing and irons your shirts and washed your laundry, combs your hair, washes your car; but on set you play a hick redneck with a rusty dirty truck, stained clothing, looks stinky on film, messy hair, scruffy facial hair. The audience sees you as a menace to society but in real life you would shave shower and keep yourself looking tidy and friendly on the outside. I think the most of these comments and people's view of method is a bit skewed in favor of the dorkmanistan version of kids costumes and outrageously obvious roles of makeup and what knot.
“Why don’t you just try acting, boy?”
Laurence Olivier
Robert Pattinson said it best. “You only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an a-holes.” That’s coming from a guy who regularly chooses nuanced roles where the character isn’t typically a good person and he creates great performance on the regular.
it used to bother me that he lies or pranks every interviewer he's ever sat down with, but now I am starting to really adore his belligerence towards the entire industry. he seems like he just likes to make waves without being an unrepentant jerkass. the "little pillow pasta" thing he did in the microwave for GQ... now that's a genius performance and he did it for an audience of one just to mess with us. love him
The guy didn't die because of method acting. it has nothing to do with it. Many people have corroborated it.
that would be a funny headline, today we lost an actor to method acting. it was the method that killed him, not the overdose of pills alcohol or gunshot, the method acting destroyed them from the inside out.
@@claytonlevibrown murder weapon: method
Method acting does not mean staying in character all the time, the majority of method actors do not do this. Its a technique that involves recalling events and experiences from your own life and connecting them to the character to draw out authentic expression during performance, it does not require staying in character to work. The Method is (or used to be) controversial for the negative psychological impact it could have on the actor, not on the other people on set.
The other problem about the cultural zeitgeist surrounding method acting (besides giving people an excuse for abuse), is that people seem to credit The Method rather than the actors' talents. Nobody credits the Meisner technique for Anthony Hopkins' performances or the Chekov technique for Jack Nicholson's, but everyone mentions the Method with Daniel Day Lewis.
Yes it would have been interesting to hear about the origins of method acting.
@@ElementalWhispers you should go for Stanislavski's works then. And his colleague Nemirovic-Danchenko. They started the Method.
this comment section has the worst method actors of all time, can't even write a comment from their own personal experiences.
here's an interesting fact: Christian Bale when making all the Batman films he had Bruce Wayne written on his Trailer, Chair and in the inside of all his suits that he wares in the film and in The Machinist he lost so much weight and his diet the entire time was a can of tuna, an apple and cigarettes that's all he could handle at the time
Thank you for sharing!
Don't forget rescue dawn he went to that village and ate worms and maggots like the real guy did
while filming Weekend at Bernie the original actor hired to be bernie killed himself before the shotingbto make the part more realistic
@@angelosalvatoredelouisa, you mean in Rescue Dawn?
@osmanyousif7849 yeah yeah I do he actually did that
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman while filming Man on the Moon is the winner for me. I mean his method acting was so intense he made a documentary called Jim & Andy based on the experience. Essentially he was Andy 1st, Jim 2nd (24/7), like he'd refer to Jim but in a 3rd person way (such as saying "Oh Jim wouldn't like that". . Mad stuff)
We got that great Chappelle joke out of it too.
@@bannedmann4469 you're not wrong 😄
Yes he was next level 😂
Interesting note on that. His on-screen wrestling rival Jerry Lawler tried to convince Carrey that he and Kaufman got along just fine off-camera, but Carrey had absolutely convinced himself that Kaufman and Lawler legitimately hated each other.
Carrey already had a tenuous sense of self with his distorted "no self" spirituality (which basically is re-branded non duality eastern beliefs). Dude is deeply sensitive and wounded and trying to escape himself, his pain, and the suffering in this world, so he comes up with/gravitated to beliefs like, " 'I' am not real, and all this is just an illusion".
And I say this as someone who believes in the Oneness/interconnectedness of all, and believe to a certain extent that the physical dimension is ultimately kind of an illusion, at least the outer part of it. The choices we make, how we interact, etc, I consider very real and important on a soul growth level.
Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly made a bit of a nuisance of himself on the set of _My Left Foot_ by refusing to do anything that his character, Christy Brown, could not do. Brown had severe cerebral palsy and had very little control over anything except his left leg and foot. As such, production staff had to wheel Day-Lewis around in his wheelchair, navigating it over and around obstacles and even feeding him. I hope he drew the line at washroom breaks...
Nope. He had them put him on the toilet.
@@andyanderson3628 Really? 🙀
Daniel Day-Lewis was my first awareness of how some a-hole actors will use method acting as an excuse. So pretentious. It's so hard to reason a good performance to myself when I know it came about through pompous assholery
When Jim Carey played Andy Kaufman, he had Andy's daughter come to the set so she could get to meet her father.
What a total jackass.
Wow
Great video. Jared Leto went too far with method acting for Morbius; at least method act for a good movie.
Wow thank you so much! I really appreciate it
I .. 👀
I feel like Morbius was the reason why I completely detached myself from the work of Jared Leto. I haven't appreciated him trying to turn his band in to a cult, he seems such an egoistic person and I don't like it, but for some reason Morbius showed me Jared Leto is over. Funny thing is, Matt Smith is in Morbius too and I love him, so.. Yep, it's Leto. Leto is gone-o.
@@YtCondonesAnimalAbuse it's the having a cult for me!
Method acting is fine but there’s a line. If you start becoming physically and emotionally abusive off camera you’ve gone too far.
I respect the fact that it's hard to understand the pressure of acting as someone on the outside looking in but, imo, if the quality of your performance is reliant on the suffering of your co-stars and the crew, you really need to rethink your "method" of acting. Potentially even your career choice. The next person may not play the role exactly as well as you, but if they allow for a relatively stress free environment in what is already a pressure cooker of one that many big studios create, I personally think the whole production would be far better off.
It's a shame that it seems many who work on productions with destructive method actors are discouraged from making official complaints since they could very easily be blacklisted and ironically labelled "difficult to work with" for not putting up with this abuse.
Michael Jai White has said in interviews that Heath was The Joker when the cameras were rolling, but between takes he was very much Heath in Joker makeup.
Aaron Eckart said that for his scene with Heath that he got into character before the scene and the two of them played off each other and afterwards Heath came up to him and said, “now that’s acting.”
First, let me say congratulations on the sponsorship
Second, speaking as a failed actor I find that method acting is a bit on a spectrum that everyone participates in one way or another. After all I don't think it's possible to get a part for a role and not sit down and just think about the character and how you can embody that.
Some actors who I worked with would keep an accent all through out filming just because it was difficult for them to switch back and forth on a dime. Most method actors are great it's just the crazy ones that get popular because we'll they are crazy. Who wants to hear about Anthony Hopcins being a normal amazing actor when we can hear about the ones mailing rats to costars?
I think I might be one of the furthest things you can get from a method actor as I used to try to think of what I would have to have gone through to have the same thought process as who I was playing. Rather than me changing to someone else I tried to change the character to me.
Wow this is so powerful and greatly put!
Acting is definitely such an interesting art that is so unique to each individual I agree that for many staying in some sort of resemblance of the character can help become them.
I do wish you the best if you want to pursue acting again if that’s your dream! Never give up
Thank you so much for taking the time out your day to comment It means a lot ☺️
@@AbbieRee Lol maybe when I retire in 35 years I'll take another crack it. I could see myself being the wise dad who kicks the bucket.
Right now real-estate is more reliable way to put food on the table lol. You be safe and can't wait for when you hit 10k this year
I mean I can understand why actors use method acting to really immersive themselves in their role and the results can be something out of this world however, respecting your fellow costars and the crew should always be the number one priority. There is a level of personal responsibility everyone has on set and if you can't adhere to that, then of course people will feel unsafe because of how unpredictable one can be when they are so deep into a character and refuse to acknowledge that. As soon as you start acting harmful to others, it's no longer acting plain and simple. Respect goes both ways.
Finally I do want to say that in a great production, you treat the people you work with as if they are your second family. Support each other and not tear people down or disrespect them. You can create amazing art while respecting the integrity. Btw congrats on the first sponsorship and keep up the good work :).
Exactly! Couldn’t have said it any better myself! I do believe that With any place of work there is a certain level of respect one needs.
Wow thank you so much ah I really appreciate it, it truly means so much ☺️
@@AbbieRee cheers
My favorite method actor story is Dustin Hoffman staying up all night cause his character stayed up all night in Marathon Man. Lawrence Olivier asked if he'd tried acting.
When it comes to legit going to far for a role, probably Brando in Last Tango in Paris. By all accounts that was just a chaotic shoot but everyone looks bad from Brando, to Bertolucci and everyone involved. Everyone seems to have left feeling or legitimately have been assaulted or degraded by the production.
Oh I haven’t heard of these stories ! Will have to look into there experience with the method thank you for sharing I really appreciate it 😊
@@AbbieRee the Last Tango in Paris stuff is extremely depressing. Just a warning. What makes it worse is everyone's excuses for their behavior.
Btw where was the rabbit? What is his take on Method?
Also I'm learning French too cause I love the TV series The Bureau. So good.
There’s been a really big misunderstanding about what method acting even means. One doesn’t have to stay in character all the time to be a “method actor.” The “method” as developed by Stanoslavski is simply when the actor uses their own experiences to create a character by identifying with, understanding, and experiencing the character's emotions and motivations. That can range from the actor simply just drawing on their own memories to them purposefully engaging in day-to-day behavior they believe the character would engage in. Marlon Brando, when he did the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, famously lived and slept on the stage. But he didn’t do so as his ‘character’ Stanley. He did so as himself Marlon but wanted to experience what the character would experience.
Exactly! What is described here is the weirdest definition of method acting I've ever heard
The biggest example of this is Austin Butler for Elvis I read he got so into character for Elvis that he didn't speak to his dad for like two years not to mention he destroyed his vocal cords with all the singing which is why his voice is so raspy and deep now I mean it paid off because his performance was outstanding but I was shocked to hear he was that intense with it like he transformed into Elvis
Definitely! Great point you make.
I did look into Austin and found out so much about his process when it came to becoming Elvis and how it affected him to the point of forgetting who he was!
Thank you for taking the time to share 😊
@@AbbieRee yeah it's very admirable but can't be healthy long term LoL I watched an interview with him where he says Tom Hanks warned him against extreme method acting and gave him the role in Masters of the Air so he wouldn't fall into a depression after shooting on Elvis wrapped
at least he didn’t method act for dune part 2 💀
but in all seriousness, I think method acting might be more necessary when doing biopics/acting as a real life person rather than just a fictional character
@@Watch.Write.Ramble agree 💯 but even then I don't think it's totally necessary either but to your point Robert De Niro went extreme method for Raging Bull and it got him an Oscar
What a joke. When your own content is using weasel words like "just an excuse" to hide the fact you DESCRIBE it as NOT excusing it.
USA is full this nonsense, because you can't even use qualifiers to speak FLUENT ENGLISH. Can I be excused? If you say yes then I AM excused, and that's what CONSENTING actors do. Every JOB is tough and requires consent. It's EXACTLY because when the oil rig blows up it was on YOU to get on the life boats, even if somebody is method acting to produce the PRODUCT of method acting: bare emotion. It doesn't mean they always perform it well or won't fail at their job, but that's the risk you sign up for. Some times trapeze artists FALL, but only the method puts them up there to begin with.
If method acting is an excuse, just or not, it EXCUSES them. YOUR ONE JOB to be an actor is to enable it, you had ONE job. Same with "entitlement", if you own property that's your ENTITLEMENT. But you, sad, sad children, now think "being entitled" means NOT having the ACTUAL entitlement and pretending that you have.
Speak English with your big boy words.
The guy who is suing Mia Goth is a known scammer which I feel should be mentioned
Thank you for bringing this up, I made this video before all that information was known 😊
I've been an actor since the '90s, and a professional since at least the early 2000s. I've known people who are genuinely "method" actors, though the term isn't typically used as much in the acting community. Simply put, there is a great deal more to Stanislavski's system (what most people call the "method") than this immersive character study that most people associate with Stanislavski. One of the reasons actors are encouraged not to break character is because it allows the character mannerisms to become second nature, so the actor doesn't have to consciously think about how their character would walk, or hold a coffee cup, or shut the door. There's no need to think of those things, because they're already something the actor is doing every day. This can be especially useful if you're playing someone who is so entirely different from how you yourself are in real life, that it takes a moment to find the physicality, and the voice of the character. This can be doubly important if you're doing a medium like film, where you may be expected to find an intense emotional state on the spot, for the sake of the day's shot list.
I, personally, treat the Stanislavski system as a tool, and not as a rule. I'm not "method", nor have I ever been, but I do use elements of it frequently.
With all that said, the degree to which creeps, and assholes have abused others in the name of "method" acting has led to things like this, where the whole discipline is trying to distance itself from a system that really does have a lot to offer. But because giant egos keep hiding behind it whenever they get caught behaving badly, the discipline gets a bad rap. And like I said, I'm not even the biggest fan of Stanislavski's system, but even I will admit that it's getting an unfairly bad rap over things like this.
Also, there is something to be said about working on set with an actor who stays in character even when the lights are off. _Sometimes_ it can be really fun just to see how their character would respond to something in everyday life. For instance, it is a thing of beauty to listen to Hamlet try to react realistically to a fart joke. At least it can be, depending on whose Hamlet we're talking about.
Nailed it. It's about having to repeatedly have to invest multiple efforts to constantly switch, if the character is drastically different from the actor. Particularly when you factor accents. Nobody wants to be the shitty accent guy.
To sum it up in a bumper sticker slogan. `No Oscar should be won at the expense of your co-workers.` That's what it really boils down to. If you're creating a toxic environment it's time to back off. Commitment to the role is not a valid reason. You can parallel that to almost any work environment.
Another example of a more benign method acting experience is Viggo Mortensen essentially going camping prior to playing Aragorn.
He still maintans a good relationship with the LOTR cast though, going on 20+ years. He didn't make the work more difficult, frustrating őr threatening to the rest of the crew
Him kicking that helmet and screaming because he actually broke his toe, but never broke character
"Method" acting is NOT when someone stays in character, all of the time.
The term has become bastardised by a lazy media, who have not read the books about this so-called Method.
The Method refers to the process of recalling some emotional memory from earlier in your life, to provide the emotions that you need for a role. It was codified by the American acting teacher, Lee Strasberg, sometime around last mid-century.
This thing of staying in-character, is more of what I would call a literalist approach, that assumes that you have to actually live exactly as the character lives, eat exactly as the character eats, and behave exactly as the character behaves.
It is not healthy, it is not good for your mental health, and it is not particularly pleasant for those working with you.
Yeah but notice that the actors that are doing “method” play a myriad of roles while people who are just going “yeah just read the lines” are playing the same roles over and over. That’s because you have to dig into something else if you’re playing someone that’s supposedly nothing like you.
I can't stand when actors decide they have to act a certain way in real life in order to play a character, it just feels pretentious and self-aggrandizing. The job is to act, you don't have to become a character in order to play them.
I also have to believe some stories from set simply must have been exaggerated for promotional purposes, I cannot fathom the idea that Jared Leto did all those weird things (like mailing condoms and dead rats to co-stars) just to play The Joker for fifteen minutes in a terrible David Ayer movie. Then again, it is Jared Leto, so it is entirely possible that's just how he normally behaves.
I really respect when actors undergo physical transformations for movies, I think that shows far more dedication to the craft than mistreating others does, especially when it can come at the expense of ones health. My favourite example is probably Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, there was something about his physical appearance in that movie that was very unsettling, he wasn't malnourished like Christian Bale in The Machinist but he was rather skinny, very different to how he normally looks. The film would've worked if he maintained a healthy weight during the filming, but his physical appearance complimented the character's demeanor quite nicely which added a new layer. It was very creepy performance. It was all the more impressive considering how much muscle he put on very shortly after for a boxing movie less than a year later.
My only problem is when they make it difficult for the rest of the crew and cast whether it's them being rude or stalling production.
Jared Leto immediately comes to mind with him deciding to walk around in crutches to help "embody" his character in Morbius but ended up being a pain since everytime he went to the bathroom he'd take even longer due to that decision but if they aren't gonna be a pain like that for everyone else around them then I'd say it's fine.
I mean, Yes Daniel Day Lewis and Christian Bale are the classic examples of hardcore method actors to get into that world and that character perfectly, but there are other actors who take pieces of "Method" acting to various levels and it works for them.
Leonardo DiCaprio was well known for being a different kind of method actor in the sense that he is completely prepared for everything he does on set but he does not inhabit that character off set.
yeah, a friend told me before about how he accidentally cut his hand while filming django unchained and he just went with it
Long comment about Austin Butler: I've seen far too many people call him a method actor or say he went method for Elvis, which he simply did not do. He stayed in the Elvis voice off screen during his preparation and filming - yes - but that was because Elvis was his first blockbuster that he was carrying, Elvis the person is an icon whether people like it or not and the movie almost didn't happen because of COVID, so he put everything into making sure he was playing Elvis properly. From the Elvis speaking voice, to Elvis's laugh and then obviously Elvis as a singer and performer but Austin's work wasn't method acting at all because he didn't act like Elvis between takes. He was always himself; always kind and generous, it's just his voice that became affected because of all the vocal lessons, singing and smoking. He's always had a deep voice and his demeanor became less expressive after his mother passed in 2017. In interviews from then already you can see how he went from being more open in interviews to more reserved - he was dealing with a lot and like I said, he's always had a deep voice. His interviews from when he did The Shannara Chronicles prove how deep his voice always was. So, no. He's not a method actor and never was; he just always put everything into his roles. It's actually that work ethic that made Denzel Washington not only take Austin under his wing but also recommend him for Elvis as Austin not only memorized the four hour play he was doing with Denzel but also showed up to work earlier than everyone else. Yes, Austin said he needed to remember who he was after Elvis but again, that wasn't method acting because he didn't actually adopt Elvis's personality, he just focused solely on making sure he knew everything about Elvis that he neglected his own hobbies and interests. And he didn't see his family and friends for three years because he was stuck in Australia due to COVID just like many other people were stuck in different countries unexpectedly. He did talk to his family and friends but he was prohibited from travelling during that time because of the restrictions we all faced. To end off, I'd just like to point out that method acting is so misunderstood and any actor that uses method acting as an excuse to be a butt wipe isn't actually a method actor and doesn't understand method acting.
Dustin Hoffman didn't shower, sleep or change clothes for 4 days, to get into character for "Marathon Man". When co-star Sir. Laurence Olivier heard about it, he said "My dear boy, why don't you try ACTING? It's so much easier"
This is the difference between old school actors who did plays versus these newer Hollywood weirdos of today. Gotta respect Anthony Hopkins. Hits it out of the park every time, isn’t method, and is kind and professional. Same for Brian Cox. He’s so dang good and he’s such an intimidating brute as Logan Roy. But in real life and on set he couldn’t be kinder and more fun.
Anthony Hopkins is autistic, so he learned body language and uses it to his advantage.
The most important example of the method actor and the person who almost single-handedly made the technique famous was Marlon Brando. Brando studied with Strasberg in New York and he became a sensation after his performances in On The Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire. After he became a star, every actor in New York and in Hollywood flocked to the Actor’s Studio to work with Strasberg because they wanted to convey as compelling and realistic a performance as Brando. The more performative style of acting that preceded Brando became a thing of the past in favor of Brando’s more naturalistic way of acting. It’s still the standard for most actors and mainstream performances to this day.
The problem arises when we hear about Brando and Bertolucci’s assault of Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris, which completely shifted the actress’s life and lead her down a dark path that she said was provoked by the trauma of that experience. Brando’s influence over the craft of acting has normalized this behavior because as long as it gets the most convincing performance, it doesn’t matter who gets hurt in the process. It’s about that we abandon this toxic cultural standard.
Not to mention that Marlon Brando is possibly one of the biggest divas in Hollywood
I will forever love the story of Dustin Hoffman trying to impress Laurence Olivier on the set of Marathon Man by telling how he'd gone method for his torture scene and had a tooth pulled without anasthesia, and Olivier just replied "my dear boy, have you tried just acting?"
Jim Carey as Andy Kaufman while the cameras WEREN'T filming the actual movie was absolutely insulting. He had a legitimate argument, as Kaufman, WITH Kaufman's actual father on the set and it was gross.
As a classically trained actor from youth, method actors are some of the most annoying and pretentious people to work with. If you really have to be so "in character" all the time, then you need to work on your skills as an actor.
Heath Ledger's account of sitting in his hotel room and practicing playing his character just sounds like..... Practicing. Maybe the definition of method acting is just that and we've all warped our understanding of the term. Idk if the as'sault and haras'sment that some actors choose to do is actually method acting, or if they are just misusing the term as an excuse to be nasty to others.
Also.... Notice how these "method" actors never seen to harras's/a'ssault their peers or higher ups... They only seem to do it to those they think they can get away with it.
Again, Heath Ledger didn't win an Academy Award because he played the joker. He won an Academy Award because he played Ennis del Mar and died.
You know the whole “method acting” thing is an excuse because you never hear about actors becoming a really nice person to fit a character.
Jared Letto’s joker was RIDICULOUS
I watched a video years ago about the filming of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Apparently Jim Carry was an insufferable dramatic child during much of the filming. There’s a behind the scenes out take where Kate Winslet is just eyeing the camera like that was the most awkward, cringe thing she’d ever seen. I gotta say, it looked pretty damn silly. I’m not an actor so I’m not too quick to judge, but she is an actor and she clearly thought he was being ridiculous.
For most cases, it's just plain narcissism. "Method acting" is viewed as this mystical process that only the most skilled and worthy actor can accomplish, so it's become a trend. That, and it creates a huge amount of publicity. Take Jared Leto's Joker for example - the character had very few scenes, even fewer intense ones, and ended up being a mediocre and quite stunted performance anyway but in order to achieve this, he spent weeks harassing and torturing his co-stars because it gave him news headlines and made him feel like a genius.
It’s very important to note that the actor involved in the Maxxxine debacle, came on set expecting himself to have a bigger role. He was under the impression that he had a bigger speaking role, instead of basically a background part. Also important to note that he was fired by A24, I’m not saying Mia didn’t do it. But it really just seems like a jaded actor mad that he didn’t get to have his moment, so he tried to ruin hers and Ti West’s.
Method actors
pro wrestlers are more method than these actors are. they damn near live their role to sell it to the audience round the clock.
3:56 he will always be so special to me. I can’t watch the dark knight because it makes me too emotional.
lol "torcher" @6:40
The director of Suicide Squad was method acting like Jared Leto was the best joker of all time. Then proceeds to cut most of his scenes out😂🤣😂🤣
Former theatre kid here and a gamer, to boot. I wasn't a fan of method acting. I mean, in gaming, I will sometimes do a couple of pages of journal entries as that character to get a feel for them. I've done it for my hobby writing, too. I did something similar when I did some stuff like that in the musicals and plays I was in as a kid, too. That's actually where I learned it. But living as that character? Naw. That's going to drive you mad.
Adrien Brody used method acting for The Pianist, living by himself in an apartment without light or tv and taking piano lessons for six months. He said that it was hard and he lost thirty pounds but it paid off. He won the Oscar and that was his breakthrough role. I think he was the youngest actor to ever do that at the time, with 29 years of age. This was before Heath Ledger, who did it at 28, if I remember correctly....
Heath Ledger was for Best Supporting Actor, Adrien Brody was for Best Actor
@@reptongeek Exactly.👍
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A crime is still a crime. Assault is assault. I don't care if you are "in character" nor should the law.
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Method acting is definitely a choice but a rough one for everyone involved including the actor. Sir Lawrence Olivier once did a film with Dustin Hoffman, he showed up to set all disheveled, apparently he didn't sleep for four days and didn't shower. Dustin said, "it's the part, I have to live it." Sir. Olivier said, "my dear boy, have you tried acting, it's so much easier." Which is 100% true, you already have the skill to act, why try to embody a character to that degree, where you literally make it a nightmare to work with you.
I’m sorry but the implication that heath ledger died because of “method acting” for the joker is just foolish. Especially considering he died at the end of filming, for another movie.
thank you for sharing but I didn’t mean it to come off like I was saying that method caused his passing but I meant that a lot of articles speculated that it was due to him going method but I don’t agree with that at all.
Sorry for the misunderstanding I will try and make my points more clear in the future I appreciate your comment.
Method acting is no excuse for shitty behavior to others
Does modern method acting just mean you are not good at acting anymore? Why do all that? Why do you have to stay in character to perform them? Does it actually improve the performance or just impede others around you? Seems selfish and juvenile to me, idk
Very good points and questions! I do agree I feel sometimes it does come across quite extreme. Thank you for you’re comment 😊
I'd say there is a fine line with method acting. If you stay in character to a normal degree between takes -meaning you don't hurt or harass people on set, it's fine as a tactic.
For example: John Boyega said Adam Driver walked as Kylo Ren around with the helmet and doing the walk to esentially keep the characters energy up. That is perfectly fine.
But if you take it off set or hurt others that is not acceptable.
Acting is hard and as long as no one is hurt what method works for the actor best is fine. And for intense scenes or characters it's far easier to keep going once you've reached that energy.
Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and experiencing a character's inner motivation and emotions. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system, developed by the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his books An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role.
Congratulations for the sponsor (good luck with french, for me it has been a constant struggle but it is a beautiful language)... Method acting for me it feels like the "secret kung fu" in the martial arts world, a term used to give it a mystic touch and make it look more exotic than it actually is, the "you would not get it, I'm different" a "je ne sais quoi". Maybe the dedication that comes with it may help in performing because you are practicing constantly, but maybe you can be dedicated to something and have mental health.
Wow thank you so much you’re too kind!
Interesting points you bring up I agree I think the impact that method acting has on mental Heath can be quite serious if the actor isn’t able to separate themselves from the character!
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Great vid. One tiny suggestion - leave the headlines up for just a few more seconds. I'm a fast reader but still had to pause to read each one before it disappeared, which just interrupted the flow of your video and chopped up what you were saying.
Heath was not method in TDK, that's just a romour surrounding his death.
Craziest and scariest method acting was Jack Nicholson in the shining. He made Shelley Duvall genuinely afraid of him on set, all of that fear that we see in the movie is real. Shelley got so distressed that she started losing hair and being unable to sleep. She also had to have glasses of water all over set because she would cry so much that it made her severely dehydrated, which made her feel sick.
5:59 Exactly. At the end of the day, acting and all of the other jobs that go into making media are exactly that - JOBS. Behaving in a way that terrorizes your coworkers is just nasty and weird.
Honestly sometimes method actor feels like just too ego actor 😂
That interview of sebastian stan is all the more reason to stan him
A new video essayist that actually does their research! Love to see it!
Heath Ledger is an icon!
The method acting situation with heath ledger is interesting because all of it took place BEFORE he started filming the dark knight. It was said that on film he would do exercises to get in and out of character. He didn’t just stay as the joker the whole time and would get out of character in between scenes and go skating and shit.
There are some actors who can do method acting in a good way.
Daniel Day Lewis is one of the best actors in the business and he uses method acting. And I never heard anything bad about him or his acting.
Another actor who used method acting is the late Heath Ledger. When he portrayed the Joker, he locked himself in a room and learned how to become the Joker.
I even heard stories from Michael Jai White aka the mob boss who got sliced up by the Joker stated that Heath sometimes skateboards with his costume and makeup on.
Overall, some actors use method acting and act like an a-hole. But others used it on set but not off set.
Couldn’t agree more !
Look up what Daniel Day Lewis was like for My Left Foot
@AbbieRee what do you think of singers transition to acting in movies?
@snarf2400 Yes but Daniel was very young during my left foot and was probably trying to hone his craft there. But after that, in movies like There will be Blood, in the name of the father, Lincoln, Phantom Thread, it's all method acting and everyone who has worked with him on these movies had nothing but kind words for him.
@ fair enough
I think it’s one thing to get the body of a character like Christian Bale and while it’s dangerous it’s ultimately only harming himself and not others. Another good way to method act is actually studying the character or subject of the film. Robert De Niro became a taxi driver for about 2 weeks or so to get a feel for his role as Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver. Being an ass on set is not method acting but someone’s excuse to let their true color out for a moment.
I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this in the comments, but in the clip of the interview with the Suicide Squad cast at 2:25, Margot Robbie is actually speaking about the director of the movie, David Ayer, not Jared Leto. In fact, immediately after what we see here, Jared Leto mentions having his hair cut by the director, as well. At the time, Leto's strange behavior on set and questionable actions towards the cast and crew were pretty well documented, so I'm not sure why she felt the need to misrepresent the interview clip. But I figured I'd point it out here for anyone who might see this in the future
I did misinterpreted that clip! But thank you for bringing this up I really appreciate it ☺️
Was about to be mildly disappointed that tou hadn't mentioned Daniel Day Lewis yet and now im pleasantly satisfied.
Ryan Gosling’s method acting Ken was my favourite tbh.
He has that Kenergy !
In Tibetan and Shingon Buddhism, there is an advanced practice called tantra where you 'take on' or 'imagine' with all your meditative concentration that you are an enlightened being or deity of some kind. The point is to transform your mind into that of the being you have chosen. And it is very effective. However...
In this practice, you are imagining that you are an ENLIGHTENED being, a very moral and ethical being, a transcendent being, so it is very psychologically healthy for you. Fake it 'till you make it, essentially. And Buddhism has a lot of built-in safeguards developed over centuries to prevent people from going down the wrong path. It is the complete opposite of what a lot of method actors do, strongly imagining and taking on the persona of a bad person, ugly, nasty, repugnant person.
So it is no wonder that these people are damaging themselves psychologically. They're also essentially doing unguided and wrong-minded trauma therapy, digging up the worst parts of themselves and instead of resolving them, USING them.
I believe that Heath Ledger's extreme Method Acting killed him. He told his sister that the Joker was such a horrible person, a complete psychopath who delighted in pain, that it was exhausting. So he couldn't sleep, and turned to benzos and opiates, which he mixed, something you should never, ever do, and that stopped his breathing.
Mark walberg is method in every role. He plays a guy with the same range of emotions and expressions in every movie lol
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I think Jim Carey as Andy Kaufman was a pretty bad cringey case. The uber pretentiouness of it all is fury-inducing. He didn't think he was acting; no he literally implies THE SPIRIT of Kaufman was coursing through him, to the point he claims he actually provided Kaufman's daughter some new more time to talk to her estranged father, which is just gross. It's like those psychics on tv that manipulate the audience into thinking they are talking to a loved one of theirs.
Apparently the director called him out on that BS and told him to tone it down a little because it was making things hard for the production, which he responded saying he could do and act like a normal person, but then he would be only doing an impersonation of Kaufman, which, HE WASn but his final acting wouldn't be as good. (Basically threatnening to give a worse perfomance unless he could play his mak-belief bullcrap).
And these are not second hand accounts, he HIMSELF tells these stories on the making-off of the movie AS IF IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. That man has lost touch with reality, logicnand most of all humility. F*ck Jim Carey
Hollywood actors just really don't know what method acting is. I suppose it's based on Stanislavsky's method - find the person you're playing within yourself and go with it. but the key to his method is that the actor still has to act. In Hollywood they took it like 'be that person anywhere, everywhere, every time of your life until you're done with the role'. It's not about original method acting at all. And it's so not right. Stanislavsky was a genius who revolutionized the world of theatre. He would never reduce his work to this lazy a## method.