Adam Driver’s 11 Best Performances Ranked: ‘Annette,’ ‘Girls,’ and More

Adam Driver walking out of a 2019 “Fresh Air” interview because he didn’t want to watch his own singing performance in “Marriage Story” sums up the sort of self-effacing, craft-obsessed style he’s made his brand, which is surely a word he’d wince at.

It was also a gesture anyone who’s had to see themselves replayed on camera, or hear their own voice played back to them, could relate to vicariously.The Emmy- and Oscar-nominated actor doesn’t seem to love reveling in the spotlight — which is part of what makes him so continually refreshing — so much as throwing himself into engulfing, ferocious, and always entertaining roles.

He’s reserved in televised interviews (see his sit-down with Stephen Colbert circa “Marriage Story” days as an example) but explosive in front of the camera.

Watching a Driver performance can feel, at times, like witnessing an aria of pain slowly spilling out.

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