{"id":586917,"date":"2023-08-14T04:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T04:56:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:56:19","slug":"21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/","title":{"rendered":"#21 Actors Who Committed to Method Acting at Some Point in Their Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36891eeb76b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36891eeb76b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Al_Pacino\" >Al Pacino<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Jeremy_Strong\" >Jeremy Strong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Jared_Leto\" >Jared Leto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Robert_De_Niro\" >Robert De Niro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Christian_Bale\" >Christian Bale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Lady_Gaga\" >Lady Gaga<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Austin_Butler\" >Austin Butler<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Hilary_Swank\" >Hilary Swank<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Joaquin_Phoenix\" >Joaquin Phoenix<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Natalie_Portman\" >Natalie Portman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Daniel_Day-Lewis\" >Daniel Day-Lewis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Heath_Ledger\" >Heath Ledger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Jim_Carrey\" >Jim Carrey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Charlize_Theron\" >Charlize Theron<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Forest_Whitaker\" >Forest Whitaker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Leonardo_DiCaprio\" >Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Adrien_Brody\" >Adrien Brody<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Jamie_Foxx\" >Jamie Foxx<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Val_Kilmer\" >Val Kilmer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Meryl_Streep\" >Meryl Streep<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/21-actors-who-committed-to-method-acting-at-some-point-in-their-career\/#Andrew_Garfield\" >Andrew Garfield<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Method acting \u2014 a controversial acting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach that has been highly discussed in Hollywood for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    By definition, it\u2019s an acting technique when an actor aspires to complete emotional identification with a role or character for a project. But throughout the years, it has been a divisive topic with industry veterans on either side of the debate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Director, actor and acting coach Lee Strasberg, dubbed the \u201cfather of method acting,\u201d was always open about his approval of the technique. He often theorized that it was important for an actor to have a connection between their own real-life experiences as humans and that of their characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    On the other side, some actors have expressed aversion to the acting approach. Most recently, <em>Succession<\/em> star Brian Cox blasted the idea of totally immersing oneself in a performance to the point of obsession. He said at the time, \u201cI don\u2019t hold a lot of the American shit, having to have a religious experience every time you play a part. It\u2019s crap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But, no matter where one stands on the debate, actors are always testing out new techniques, even if it\u2019s not going full method. Jennifer Lawrence, for example, has previously said she is quite apprehensive about method, but opened up about her how her techniques as an actress have changed throughout her career after working with fellow stars such as Christian Bale, who has been known to embrace the intense acting method.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Below, <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> has compiled a list of actors and actresses who have taken on the immersive acting approach at some point during their career.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Al_Pacino\"><\/span>Al Pacino<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Al Pacino Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Al Pacino Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1_Al-Pacino_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images; Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Throughout his decades-long career, Al Pacino has been notoriously known to really immerse himself in the roles he takes on. Specifically, in 1992\u2019s <em>Scent of a Woman<\/em>, the actor played a blind man, Lt. Col. Frank Slade. To prepare to take on the character, Pacino reportedly asked for advice from the sight impaired, as well as attended a school for the blind. Before filming began, he also started living his daily life as if he had lost sight, even asking the crew once he was on set to continue to treat him as if he were a blind person.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeremy_Strong\"><\/span>Jeremy Strong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jeremy Strong Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jeremy Strong Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Jeremy-Strong_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Anna Webber\/Getty Images ; Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In 2021, Jeremy Strong, who plays Kendall Roy in <em>Succession<\/em>, opened up in a profile for <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2021\/12\/13\/on-succession-jeremy-strong-doesnt-get-the-joke\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2021\/12\/13\/on-succession-jeremy-strong-doesnt-get-the-joke\">The New Yorker<\/a><\/em> about his immersive acting approach for many of the roles he has taken on. Although he doesn\u2019t consider himself a method actor, Strong told the outlet, \u201cI think you have to go through whatever the ordeal is that the character has to go through.\u201d And he has done just that \u2014 in <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7<\/em>, Strong asked the stunt coordinator to rough him up as well as be sprayed with real tear gas for his role as Jerry Rubin. In <em>Armageddon Time<\/em>, he shadowed a real handyman for research for his role as Irving Graff, and in <em>The Judge<\/em>, Strong played Dale Palmer, a man who is mentally disabled. For the part, he spent time with a person who is autistic, as well as requesting personalized props that weren\u2019t in the script.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jared_Leto\"><\/span>Jared Leto<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jared Leto Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jared Leto Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3_Suicide-Squad_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Pierre Suu\/Getty Images; Warner Bros. \/ courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Throughout his career, Jared Leto has never shied away from extreme acting techniques to help get him into character. In 2017\u2019s <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>, to help channel the Joker, he reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/news\/article\/margot-robbie-vogue-interview\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/news\/article\/margot-robbie-vogue-interview\">pulled some pranks<\/a> on his co-stars, including gifting Margot Robbie a real rat.\u00a0In 2022\u2019s <em>Morbius<\/em>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b, director\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/movies\/morbius-director-daniel-espinosa-interview\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/movies\/morbius-director-daniel-espinosa-interview\/\">Daniel Espinosa said<\/a> between takes, Leto either used his character\u2019s crutches or a wheelchair to go to the restroom, causing the crew to wait longer before resuming filming. The actor has also been known to lose or gain weight for certain roles he has taken on. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robert_De_Niro\"><\/span>Robert De Niro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Robert De Niro Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Robert De Niro Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4_Robert-De-Niro_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Laurent KOFFEL\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images; Courtesy Everett Collection              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Robert De Niro could possibly go down as one of the most famous method actors in the industry. Some of his most memorable projects where he took on the immersive acting approach include 1976\u2019s <em>Taxi Driver<\/em>, where he reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/annotated-scripts-of-robert-de-niro\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/annotated-scripts-of-robert-de-niro\/\">worked for hours as a cab driver<\/a> to study their behavior and lost 30 pounds in weight. A few years later, in 1980\u2019s <em>Raging Bull<\/em>, the actor allegedly weight trained extensively to take on the role of toned boxer Jake LaMottal. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christian_Bale\"><\/span>Christian Bale<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Christian Bale Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Christian Bale Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5_Christian-Bale_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images; Paramount Classics\/Courtesy Everett Collection             <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Christian Bale has gone to great lengths for roles, including changing his weight drastically. He not only altered his physique for <em>The Fighter<\/em> and <em>American Hustle<\/em>\u00a0and to play Bruce Wayne in the <em>Batman<\/em> trilogy, but he also reportedly lost nearly 70 pounds for his performance as insomniac Trevor Reznik in 2004\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Machinist<\/em> as well as slept only two hours a night. But he pushed himself so hard for the role that he put his health at risk and had to pull back some. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lady_Gaga\"><\/span>Lady Gaga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lady Gaga Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lady Gaga Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6_Lady-Gaga_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Kayla Oaddams\/WireImage; MGM\/Courtesy Everett Collection              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Lady Gaga has been publicly open about the acting technique she used to commit to her character as Patrizia Reggiani in 2021\u2019s <em>House of Gucci<\/em>. During a previous interview with <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/arts-and-lifestyle\/article\/lady-gaga-interview\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/arts-and-lifestyle\/article\/lady-gaga-interview\">British Vogue<\/a><\/em>, the actress-singer revealed she spent nine months speaking in an Italian accent, even off-camera, and lived as her character day-to-day for a year and a half. Gaga also admitted that she \u201chad some psychological difficulty at one point towards the end of filming\u201d as she started adjusting back to her normal life.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austin_Butler\"><\/span>Austin Butler<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Austin Butler Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Austin Butler Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7_Austin-Butler_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images; Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection             <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Austin Butler went all in to channel the King of Rock\u00a0\u2018n\u2019\u00a0Roll for Baz Luhrmann\u2019s <em>Elvis<\/em>. During an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/features\/austin-butler-janelle-monae-elvis-method-acting-knives-out-2-notes-1235451429\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/features\/austin-butler-janelle-monae-elvis-method-acting-knives-out-2-notes-1235451429\/\">interview last year<\/a>, the actor revealed that he didn\u2019t see his family for three years while filming the 2022 movie, saying he even went months when he didn\u2019t talk to anyone. Butler added that when he did speak with his family and friends, he never left character. \u201cWhen I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis,\u201d he said. \u201cI was speaking in his voice the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    After taking on the intense acting approach, Butler admitted that it took a toll on him. \u201cYou can lose touch with who you actually are,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I definitely had that when I finished <em>Elvis<\/em> \u2014 not knowing who I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hilary_Swank\"><\/span>Hilary Swank<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hilary Swank Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hilary Swank Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8_Hilary-Swank-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Pier Marco Tacca\/Getty Images; Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Hilary Swank also has fully dedicated herself to some of her roles. While now she admits that a transgender man should have played her role in 1999\u2019s <em>Boys Don\u2019t Cry<\/em>, at the time, she bandaged her chest, deepened her voice and lost weight to portray her character in the most authentic way. A few years later, in 2004\u2019s <em>Million Dollar Baby<\/em>, she altered her body again, gaining nearly 20 pounds of muscle while training like a professional boxer for her role as Maggie Fitzgerald. While training, she reportedly contracted a staph infection from a blister on her foot.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joaquin_Phoenix\"><\/span>Joaquin Phoenix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Joaquin Phoenix Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Joaquin Phoenix Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-Joaquin-Phoenix__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Albert L. Ortega\/Getty Images; Niko Tavernise \/ Warner Bros. \/ Courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In 2019\u2019s <em>Joker<\/em>, Joaquin Phoenix was nothing but committed to his role as Gotham\u2019s troubled clown. He told the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/movies-arts-and-entertainment-general-news-9dfc87d4243e4f4abdfa7b03b05e71a1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/movies-arts-and-entertainment-general-news-9dfc87d4243e4f4abdfa7b03b05e71a1\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em> that he lost 52 pounds of weight for the character, which ended up impacting his mental health. \u201cOnce you reach the target weight, everything changes,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cLike so much of what\u2019s difficult is waking up every day and being obsessed over like 0.3 pounds. Right? And you really develop like a disorder. I mean, it\u2019s wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He continued, \u201cBut I think the interesting thing for me is what I had expected and anticipated with the weight loss was these feelings of dissatisfaction, hunger, a certain kind of vulnerability and a weakness. But what I didn\u2019t anticipate was this feeling of kind of fluidity that I felt physically. I felt like I could move my body in ways that I hadn\u2019t been able to before. And I think that really lent itself to some of the physical movement that started to emerge as an important part of the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Natalie_Portman\"><\/span>Natalie Portman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Natalie Portman Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Natalie Portman Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10-Natalie-Portman__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Ernesto Ruscio\/Getty Images; Fox Searchlight Pictures             <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Although she had experience with ballet as a child, Natalie Portman went several steps further when preparing for her role in 2010\u2019s <em>Black Swan<\/em>. Before filming, she reportedly trained several hours a day with a professional dancer as well as swimming and cross-training. She also limited how much she ate, which led to her losing 20 pounds of weight. \u201cI was barely eating, I was working 16 hours a day. I was almost method acting without intending to. I do wonder now how people can do this kind of role when they have a family,\u201d she told the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1344902\/Natalie-Portman-cert-best-actress-Oscar-says-I-barely-ate-Black-Swan.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1344902\/Natalie-Portman-cert-best-actress-Oscar-says-I-barely-ate-Black-Swan.html\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIt was more difficult than anything I\u2019ve ever experienced before. I like to go home and be myself, but with this one I didn\u2019t get the chance. It didn\u2019t leave me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daniel_Day-Lewis\"><\/span>Daniel Day-Lewis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Daniel Day-Lewis Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Daniel Day-Lewis Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11-Daniel-Day-Lewis__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Jim Spellman\/WireImage; Miramax\/courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Daniel Day-Lewis has never failed to fully commit to a role, staying in character for months to get the full effect. Most notably, in 1989\u2019s <em>My Left Foot<\/em>, the actor, who played Christy Brown, a writer and painter who was born with cerebral palsy and could only use his left foot, not only spent time in a cerebral palsy clinic but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/culture\/film\/g15335475\/daniel-day-lewis-craziest-method-acting-stories\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/culture\/film\/g15335475\/daniel-day-lewis-craziest-method-acting-stories\/\">reportedly<\/a> had crew members carry him around on set and feed him food. Day-Lewis also remained in a wheelchair throughout filming for the movie.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heath_Ledger\"><\/span>Heath Ledger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Heath Ledger Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Heath Ledger Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-Heath-Ledger__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Evan Agostini\/Getty Images; Warner Bros.\/Courtesy Everett Collection              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix aren\u2019t the only actors to take on the immersive acting approach for their roles as the infamous manic clown. Heath Ledger, who played Joker, Batman\u2019s most notorious villain in 2008\u2019s <em>The Dark Knight<\/em>, reportedly locked himself away from others for a month and kept a diary during pre-production to fully dive into the character. <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> also previously reported that Ledger experimented with different vocal tones for the character as well as started to adopt certain mannerisms by the end that were actually a part of the Joker. Christian Bale also has said that Ledger asked him to hit him for real to make the interrogation scene in the film more authentic. Ledger died in January 2008 before <em>The Dark Knight<\/em> was released.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jim_Carrey\"><\/span>Jim Carrey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jim Carrey Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jim Carrey Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-Jim-Carrey-__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic ; Universal Pictures\/ Courtesy: Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    When taking on the role of Andy Kaufman in the 1999 biopic\u00a0<em>Man on the Moon<\/em>, Jim Carrey went to great lengths to portray the legendary co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n accurately. He <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2017\/11\/jim-carrey-andy-kaufman-documentary\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2017\/11\/jim-carrey-andy-kaufman-documentary\">reportedly<\/a> stayed in character the entire time while filming the movie, on and off set, even insisting crew members refer to him as Andy or as Tony when he was taking on the persona of Kaufman\u2019s Tony Clifton character.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charlize_Theron\"><\/span>Charlize Theron<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Charlize Theron Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Charlize Theron Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14_Charlize-Theron-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Archivio Marilla Sicilia\/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images; Warner Brothers\/courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Charlize Theron isn\u2019t a top name that comes to mind when one thinks of method actors because, in recent years, she has been outspoken about her aversion to the acting technique. But Theron did take on the intense approach for 1997\u2019s <em>The Devil\u2019s Advocate<\/em> because <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QrYDNm70j5I\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QrYDNm70j5I\">she said<\/a> the director was a fan of method acting and encouraged the cast to stay in character throughout filming. But it wasn\u2019t the most positive experience for her, as she has described it as being tiresome and challenging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI can\u2019t do the method thing,\u201d she told the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/movies\/story\/2020-01-27\/how-charlize-theron-found-the-hidden-megyn-kelly-for-bombshell\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/movies\/story\/2020-01-27\/how-charlize-theron-found-the-hidden-megyn-kelly-for-bombshell\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em> in 2020. \u201cI did it once, for <em>Devil\u2019s Advocate<\/em>, and I was just exhausted. It was really hard to go to those deep, dark places because I was so tired. It was good for me to figure this out, and I am much better now at understanding and living and breathing in the moment with the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forest_Whitaker\"><\/span>Forest Whitaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Forest Whitaker Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Forest Whitaker Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15-Forest-Whitaker__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Toni Anne Barson\/FilmMagic; Fox Searchlight\/courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    To embody his performance as Ugandan president\/dictator Idi Amin for 2006\u2019s <em>The Last King of Scotland<\/em>, Forest Whitaker reportedly spent months preparing for the role. Not only did he gain more than 30 pounds, but he also immersed himself in the culture by living in Uganda, meeting friends, family members and victims as well as learning how to speak Swahili. Once filming began, Whitaker stayed in character the entire time so he wouldn\u2019t lose Amin\u2019s dialect.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leonardo_DiCaprio\"><\/span>Leonardo DiCaprio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leonardo DiCaprio Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leonardo DiCaprio Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16-Leonardo-DiCaprio__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Archivio Spaziani\/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images;0th Century Fox Film Corp. \/Courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Leonardo DiCaprio has taken on countless roles, but none of them could compare to what he went through for 2015\u2019s <em>The Revenant<\/em>. To take on the role of Hugh Glass, the actor camped out in the wilderness in freezing temps, slept in animal carcasses and ate raw bison. \u201cI can name 30 or 40 sequences that were some of the most difficult things I\u2019ve ever had to do,\u201d he told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/leonardo-dicaprio-on-fighting-a-1281529422913590.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/leonardo-dicaprio-on-fighting-a-1281529422913590.html\"><em>Yahoo Entertainment<\/em> <\/a>that year. \u201cWhether it\u2019s going in and out of frozen rivers, or sleeping in animal carcasses, or what I ate on set. [I was] enduring freezing cold and possible hypothermia constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Following the film\u2019s debut, <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> also learned how the shoot became a \u201cliving hell,\u201d with some veteran crewmembers saying filming was one of the worst experiences of their careers.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adrien_Brody\"><\/span>Adrien Brody<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Adrien Brody Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Adrien Brody Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17-Adrien-Brody__Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic;  Focus Features\/courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Adrien Brody dedicated himself to the demanding role of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist and survivor of the Holocaust, for 2002\u2019s <em>The Pianist<\/em>. To prepare for the part, the actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/entertainment\/2688547.stm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/entertainment\/2688547.stm\">reportedly<\/a> sold several of his belongings, leaving only the fundamental items, and separated himself from public life. Brody also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/adrien-brody-ageing-its-a-cruel-business-w2xfn3290\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/adrien-brody-ageing-its-a-cruel-business-w2xfn3290\">reportedly<\/a> took on an intense diet and lost 30 pounds to try and comprehend Szpilman\u2019s experience with starvation. And he spent hours a day practicing the piano. After filming was complete, Brody allegedly struggled to return to his daily life and take on other projects.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jamie_Foxx\"><\/span>Jamie Foxx<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jamie Foxx Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jamie Foxx Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_-Jamie-Foxx_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic;Universal\/courtesy Everett Collection             <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    When Jamie Foxx portrayed blind blues musician Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic\u00a0<em>Ray<\/em>, the actor went to great lengths for the role. He told <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/09\/12\/movies\/moviesspecial\/jamie-foxx-goes-dark-to-play-a-musical-hero.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/09\/12\/movies\/moviesspecial\/jamie-foxx-goes-dark-to-play-a-musical-hero.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em> that he followed a strict diet and workout regimen and lost 30 pounds to play Charles, who died from liver disease earlier that year. But that wasn\u2019t all: Director Taylor Hackford also asked Foxx to have his eyes glued shut and wear prosthetics of damaged eyelids, modeled from Charles\u2019. Foxx admitted that he suffered panic attacks due to the claustrophobic feeling, but eventually adapted to it. \u201cImagine having your eyes glued shut for 14 hours a day,\u201d Foxx told the outlet at the time. \u201cThat\u2019s your jail sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Val_Kilmer\"><\/span>Val Kilmer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Val Kilmer Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Val Kilmer Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19-Val-Kilmer_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Europa <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>wire\/Gado\/Getty Images;  riStar Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Val Kilmer was very serious about his role as musician Jim Morrison in 1991\u2019s <em>The Doors<\/em>. While filming the biopic, which followed the rock band\u2019s frontman\u2019s journey to fame, the actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/style\/1991\/03\/03\/val-kilmer-lighting-the-fire\/5cc605c8-1896-42d4-9aeb-04e094204977\/?utm_term=.c1750d399c77\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/style\/1991\/03\/03\/val-kilmer-lighting-the-fire\/5cc605c8-1896-42d4-9aeb-04e094204977\/?utm_term=.c1750d399c77\">reportedly<\/a> was so committed to his character that he had crew members call him Jim. Kilmer also learned most of the singer-songwriter\u2019s music catalog and put in 100 hours of research. Following the movie\u2019s release, he allegedly went to therapy to help move past the character.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meryl_Streep\"><\/span>Meryl Streep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Meryl Streep Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Meryl Streep Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20-_Meryl-Streep_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic; 20th Century Fox Film Corp             <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Meryl Streep is known for adapting to many different types of characters over her decades-long career in the industry. But after committing to method acting for her role as Miranda Priestly in 2006\u2019s <em>The Devil Wears Prada<\/em>, she admitted that she has forgone the acting technique. She remained in character as the evil boss the entire time while filming, but later opened up about how miserable she was on set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt was horrible! I was [miserable] in my trailer. I could hear them all rocking and laughing. I was so depressed! I said, \u2018Well, it\u2019s the price you pay for being boss!&#8217;\u201d Streep told\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/devil-wears-prada-cast-reunion\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/devil-wears-prada-cast-reunion\/\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em> in 2021. \u201cThat\u2019s the last time I ever attempted a method thing!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_Garfield\"><\/span>Andrew Garfield<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Andrew Garfield Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Andrew Garfield Method Actors List\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21-Andrew-Garfield-_Method-Actors-List_split_template-H-2023.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>\n                    Image Credit: Karwai Tang\/WireImage;  Kerry Brown\/Paramount Pictures\/courtesy Everett Collection                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Andrew Garfield has been publicly outspoken about his support for the controversial acting approach. He himself went method to play a 17th-century Jesuit priest in 2016\u2019s\u00a0<em>Silence<\/em>. He has previously revealed that, for six months, he abstained from sex and also fasted to lose weight for the part. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI had an incredibly spiritual experience. I did a bunch of spiritual practices every day, I created new rituals for myself. I was celibate for six months, and fasting a lot, because me and Adam [Driver] had to lose a bunch of weight anyway,\u201d he said on Marc Maron\u2019s\u00a0<em>WTF<\/em>\u00a0podcast in 2022. \u201cIt was very cool, man. I had some pretty wild, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>py experiences from starving myself of sex and food at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    (function(d, s, id) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}\n    (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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