Kieran Culkin Says Jeremy Strong’s Acting Process Was Not Affected by ‘Succession’ Cast Criticisms: ‘We’re Professionals’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Kieran Culkin said in a new Esquire digital cover story that Jeremy Strong’s acting process was never affected by various criticisms made about his Method acting, most notably by his “Succession” cast members in an infamous New Yorker profile published in December 2021. “It’s hard for me to actually describe his process, because I don’t really see it,” Culkin told The New Yorker at the time. “He puts himself in a bubble….The way Jeremy put it to me is that, like, you get in the ring, you do the scene, and at the end each actor goes to their corner.
I’m, like, This isn’t a battle. This is a dance.” Regarding Strong’s self-isolation process, Culkin added, “That might be something that helps him.
I can tell you that it doesn’t help me.” The New Yorker profile was also the first time Brian Cox expressed worry over Strong’s Method acting process, telling the publication: “I just worry about what he does to himself.
I worry about the crises he puts himself through in order to prepare.” Cox would go on to share even harsher words about Method acting.
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