Mads Mikkelsen Explains Why He Doesn't Like Method Acting
Mads Mikkelsen reveals the reasons why he doesn't care for the method acting approach of some actors. After becoming well-known to American audiences for starring as the villain in 2006's Casino Royale, Mikkelsen would go on to play another villainous character in the acclaimed NBC show, Hannibal. Mikkelsen made his MCU debut in 2016's Doctor Strange, once more playing the villain, and is also set to appear in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and the currently untitled Indiana Jones 5.
Method acting is a practice used by some actors to more fully immerse themselves in a character. Daniel Day-Lewis is well-known for his method approach to acting, a strategy that would seem to the paying off for him considering he has won three Oscars for Best Actor. Jared Leto is another actor who uses the method approach for his roles, most recently on Morbius. Director Daniel Espinosa recently confirmed that Leto would use crutches on Morbius to limp to the bathroom between takes, a practice that took so long the actor was eventually encouraged to use a wheelchair to speed things up.
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In a new interview with GQ, Mikkelsen shares his thoughts on method acting, ultimately calling the practice "bulls--t". Mikkelsen explains that preparation to that degree, especially when the movie ends up being bad is just not impressive or something to be lauded. Check out Mikkelsen's full comment below:
“What if it’s a sh-t film – what do you think you achieved? Am I impressed that you didn’t drop character? You should have dropped it from the beginning! How do you prepare for a serial killer? You gonna spend two years checking it out?”
Although Day-Lewis has experienced success with
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