The Succession star Jeremy Strong has been widely scorned after a magazine profile revealed his ‘preening’ and ‘self-indulgent’ acting process.
But many actors have been lauded for their method – so what has changed?Robert De Niro is the greatest actor of his generation.
So claimed the headline in a popular magazine last year, and it’s not a controversial claim.
The evidence offered for this opinion was the same that’s always wheeled out when discussing De Niro’s acting: “[He] took method acting to previously uncharted levels.
He got a New York cab licence for Taxi Driver, learned Italian and lived in Sicily to prepare for The Godfather Part II, put on 60lbs to play Jake Lamotta in Raging Bull, learned Latin for True Confessions and the sax for New York, New York.
He was the hardest-working man in Hollywood,” wrote the journalist.For decades, this has been the general
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