method acting
Natalie Portman: Method acting is a “luxury women can’t afford”
Even though Portman has gone above and beyond to prepare for roles, Method acting is one thing she hasn’t had the privilege of trying. Natalie Portman: Method Acting Is a “Luxury Women Can’t Afford” Jo Vito
Jared Leto’s House of Gucci Method Acting Involved “Snorting Lines of Arrabbiata Sauce”
Jared Leto is a proud method actor who often goes to bizarre and uncomfortable lengths to portray a particular role. In preparing for Requiem for a Dream, Leto lived on the streets with a group of heroin addicts and went as far as to shoot up water. He gained nearly 70 pounds in order to play Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27, and after being cast as the Joker in Suicide Squad he tormented his fellow cast members by mailing them live rats and bullets. For his latest role, Leto portrays fashion designer and business magnate Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. In an interview with i-D, Leto detailed how he got into character, which involved “snorting lines of arrabbiata sauce.” “I did it all. I was snorting lines of arrabbiata sauce by the middle of this movie. I had olive oil for b...
