Martin Freeman calls Method Acting "F*cking B*llocks"

[trekkiepetrelli]

Martin Freeman calls method acting “the most self-aggrandizing, selfish, narcissistic f**king bollocks I have ever seen.”

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- DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 31, 2021

• In a recent appearance on the Off Menu podcast (via The Telegraph), Martin Freeman criticized the practice of method acting

Comments

[rihaty]

My theory is that actors that need to do method acting are lacking empathy or something, as they can't understand their character unless they *are* the character. Most method actors are assholes so I think my theory holds (I still love DDL roles though...)

Also, below (around 3:45ish I think) Stephen asks Anthony how he got into the role and Anthony is just like "IDK I just learned my lines and remembered them and came to set," that's it. And this truly was one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen.

[sibylblack]

He was amazing, I was crying at the end of the movie and just felt his pain as if he was there in front of me. Well-deserved Oscar.

[sibylblack]

It's all sad except maybe the first 10 minutes, I mean I think the trailer shows it clearly...

[hardcoreninja11]

Same here. I was sobbing. His performance and the entire production of the movie were amazing.

But the movie also hit very close to home for me because right now my aunt and I are living with my 90-year-old grandfather (my grandma died last year) to help take care of him and he has early-onset dementia. Nothing like Hopkin's character in the film but there are definite similarities.

[sibylblack]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things are not unbearable and I wish you all the best ♥ I can only imagine how hard it must be.

[deja_vu822]

the "i just learned my lines and remembered them and came to set" is also the approach Michael Shannon takes and he's incredible.

[boomstick]

I still love DDL roles though

He's such an incredible actor but I get the impression that he's probably a pretentious ass irl

[hiimtish]

I mean we did just learn that he dumped his pregnant girlfriend of 7 years via fax soooo

[hellojeds]

Still shocked at this reveal. I guess he was good at keeping his personal business relatively quiet because I had no idea, I only know him through his roles.

[hiimtish]

I will say I was super impressed with how he gave absolutely nothing away for why he was retiring after Phantom Thread. He truly does keep his life on lock.

[syntheses]

He’s good at keeping his personal business quiet because you need a fax machine for the tea!

[boomstick]

I did not know that. What a diiiiick

[hiimtish]

I don’t think there’s a whole lot of info out there on this but it was on that recent post here from that Buzzfeed breakup list if you wanna see it in the flesh!

[rihaty]

I feel like Phantom Thread is somewhat autobiographical in a way for both PTA and DDL which.. says a lot (it's one of my favorite movies ever though).

[boomstick]

That movie was amazing. Both my husband and I agree that Vicky Krieps was the star of that show.