Jeremy Strong has received heaps of praise for playing the role of Kendall Roy in HBO’s television series ‘Succession.’ The role has earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award. However, he is notorious for his method acting.
Kieran Culkin, who is his co-star on the HBO series, has talked about Strong’s method acting. He said that Strong’s acting process was not affected by the cast’s criticism. This comes after Brian Cox had talked about Strong. So let’s find out in detail what they said.
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Kieran Culkin Talks About Jeremy Strong’s Method Acting
Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong play brothers Roman and Kendall Roy in HBO’s drama series ‘Succession.’ Strong’s method acting approach towards his role has been the talk of the town.
In a cover story interview for Esquire Magazine, Culkin said that Strong’s style of acting was not affected by all the criticism he has received for it from the cast members of the show.
“It’s hard for me to actually describe his process, because I don’t really see it,” Culkin said earlier. He was asked “if it affected their working relationship”, which he denied. “We’re professionals,” he said.
“We like to go to work and do the thing. I don’t think it affected the way he did his work at all. Wouldn’t have affected mine. I think it was fine.”
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Brian Cox Criticized Strong’s Method Acting
Brian Cox plays the role of billionaire and Roy family patriarch Logan Roy in ‘Succession.’ His character is always at loggerheads with his son Kendall, played by Jeremy Strong. However, he is not fond of Strong’s acting process.
“Oh, it’s fucking annoying. Don’t get me going on it,” he said. Calling him a good actor, Cox said that “knowing a character and what the character does is only part of the skill set. He’s still that guy, because he feels if he went somewhere else he’d lose it.”
Strong later responded that everyone to entitled to have an opinion. He said that Cox has earned a right to speak his mind and there is no need to “address that or do damage control.”
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