Billy Bob Thornton’s method acting failed to impress the Coen brothers: “He actually thinks he’s good at it”
He tried.
Method acting
When Brad Pitt’s method acting went too far: “I’m going to do this right”
Pitt learned its all about pacing yourself.
Ron Howard’s short-lived career as a method actor: “Everyone had just watched me ascend”
Not the first name that comes to mind.
When Nicole Kidman went so method she rejected her own name: “I would ignore them”
This was a long five months.
Michael Fassbender’s obsessive attention to detail: “I’m a slow learner”
Obsessive? Yes. Effective? Definitely.
The only time Colin Farrell became a method actor: “My hand was forced, in a way”
Trapped in character.
When Bryan Cranston realised method acting wasn’t for him: “I was exhausted”
Cranston has a method; it’s just not ‘the’ method.
Did Nicolas Cage’s “racist” method acting really cause a fight on the set of ‘The Cotton Club’?
This unsavoury incident has always been denied by Cage
The one thing Gary Oldman will never do on a movie set: “I realise it’s just an illusion”
His instincts have always told him to avoid this potential pitfall…