Method Acting is WRONG

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  • @TheActorsAcademy
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  • @osmanyousif7849
    @osmanyousif7849 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    There’s a major difference between learning what your character does or who they are, and doing things that will hurt people or yourself.

  • @RitikBenipal
    @RitikBenipal หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I feel like method acting does have its merits. It's not that method acting has to always be extreme, it's more so that we typically hear about the actors that take it way too far. I think that method actors can find smarter ways to internalize their characters without crossing the line externally or completely damaging themselves in the process. There is a balance that can be made imo.

    • @box0choco593
      @box0choco593 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes and I think Christian Bale for American Psycho did this balance well

  • @fit_actress
    @fit_actress หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Thank you !!! My coach is big on method acting and I honestly started living the studio as an emotional mess and thought to myself … this is not healthy!! I love acting but I don’t want to feel like this ! I thought it was just me … so glad to have a professional speaking about this topic !!

    • @stuffetal
      @stuffetal หลายเดือนก่อน

      As someone who studied Method Acting, I can tell that after the first three months I was sensitive to everything. I would cry about anything, but then it passed. Now, I never left a class feeling like an emotional mess, and the teachers never allowed ourselfes to progress until they were sure we could handle the next exercise, so perhaps is not the technique but your coach 😉

  • @VivienTodd-h5e
    @VivienTodd-h5e หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Maryl told afterwards that she's never done same anymore because it was way too traumatizing both for her and the crew

  • @LizzieShiro
    @LizzieShiro หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    I still hate Jared Leto’s method acting for Joker. What in the hell made him think that was okay? The Joker literally wouldn’t do that.

    • @drakearvidsson6936
      @drakearvidsson6936 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Be glad that he didn’t actually act like the comic book character.If he was to truly act like the joker then new york would be the real world manifestation of gotham right now with no batman to save it from itself

    • @LizzieShiro
      @LizzieShiro หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@drakearvidsson6936I would much rather him give the damn cast and crew a bunch of personal pies from the grocery store and call them bombs. Because Joker would actually do that.
      What Jared did was still fucking stupid and honestly I’m surprised his co-stars just went along with it.

    • @drakearvidsson6936
      @drakearvidsson6936 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LizzieShiro
      Surely you can smell the sarcasm from my own comment.I’m not actually on the guys side here.I don’t do sides especielly not when it comes to the ultra rich.Would be to many scandals for me to uncover

    • @Trysaratop
      @Trysaratop หลายเดือนก่อน

      I liked him

  • @jros4057
    @jros4057 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I had an acting teacher get a call from a director. One of his past students was in a play he was directing that had a puppet that the actor had to physically punch. The actor called the director after their first night crying and asked if the puppet was hurt.The director called the teacher the next morning to tell him to cut it out because "He doesn't do that sh*t".

  • @YeahManMillionaire
    @YeahManMillionaire หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Whenever I see the term method acting, Brian Cox's words always play in my head.
    "Why don't you try acting?"
    He's got a point, you know. An obvious point.

    • @rebeccag8589
      @rebeccag8589 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I love the story that Laurence Olivier said "my dear boy, why don't you try acting?" back in the day to Dustin Hoffman on the set of Marathon Man.

  • @jacobwest7
    @jacobwest7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Its acting so it makes sense it can be turned on and off, the method part of it isn't needed

    • @blaqcvts
      @blaqcvts หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      exactly, you're acting not being, it's a film not a documentary

    • @TheActorsAcademy
      @TheActorsAcademy  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Brilliantly said 👏🏼

    • @MicukoFelton
      @MicukoFelton หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@blaqcvts But if the emotions aren't real you can feel that. It doesn't come off genuine.

    • @jacobwest7
      @jacobwest7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MicukoFelton you might be surprised at how good of "liars" some people are and you don't have to go method to feel certain emotions

    • @stuffetal
      @stuffetal หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Method part of acting can also be turned on and off... This is just a way for you to reach certain emotions, and in its essence it doesn't require you to be an a**hole like Leto to do it

  • @stuffetal
    @stuffetal หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    To be fair, what Jared Leto and Meryl Streep are doing in these examples, is NOT Method Acting, at least according to the technique created by Lee Strasberg. Just like Lady Gaga, I studied at the Strasberg Institute, so I understand what she is trying to say in that clip, and I assure you, it has nothing to do with what Leto or Streep did. It actually comes closer to what Tom Holland talks about, although it is a much broader technique than what he conveys. I hate when actors use "the method" as an excuse to be a**holes and I wish people learned more about this technique, what it is truly about, not judge it by what people like Leto do and then criticize it.

  • @victoriavanderholt2086
    @victoriavanderholt2086 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video! I totally agree with everything you’re saying. If a child actor had to play a sick or abused character, who in their right mind would support method acting! It would literally be child abuse to encourage a child actor in any way to stay in such a character. This is common sense, if it wouldn’t be allowed for a child actor to protect their physical and mental health, why would anyone encourage an approach that is potentially so self destructive?

  • @HollyOdds
    @HollyOdds หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I believe there's also a different type of method acting. There are a lot of actors and actresses who used method but able to snap out of it as soon as the camera stop rolling, and there are also a lot of them who stayed on character throughout the filming (like you pointed out in this video) which became an issue in the long run.
    Can you give advice about how to snap out of character in doing method acting in case it was really necessary for the actors or actresses to do it?

  • @kpierce1111
    @kpierce1111 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "Method acting" has gotten a bad reputation sadly. What people refer to as method acting is often just extreme immersion from the Lee Strasberg method.
    I kind of hate that the term has been watered down because it's actually a fascinating subject.
    It's funny to use Pattinson as an example though, since he did a good bit of method work when filming The Lighthouse, including some weird stuff that even Willem Dafoe thought was a bit too much like eating mud lmao.

    • @kpierce1111
      @kpierce1111 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      On a side note, I'm a big fan of the Meisner method. My biggest obstacle as an actor is getting in my own head and thinking more about my next line than I am about what's happening right then and there. Focusing on just being present and reacting truthfully to however the actor opposite me says their line really helps me overcome my own neuroses and just be there in the moment.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because every actor thinks that going to the extreme means causing harm to yourself or others. And they should realize that there’s a line that must be crossed.

    • @kpierce1111
      @kpierce1111 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@osmanyousif7849 Absolutely. I really think the only result of actual method acting should be that your fellow actors and viewers get a better performance out of you, it shouldn't have to impact them at all otherwise. It's a personal thing, not an attention seeking thing like the Jared Letos of the world turn it into.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@kpierce1111 , For me, I can let slide:
      1. An actor/actress practicing their character's language with others offset in order to sound like their from the story's setting.
      2. An actor/actress working out, practicing sports or taking up bootcamp in order to look actual physical for their character if they're playing an athlete or action hero.
      3. Actors/actresses finding something to cause an emotional impact on them if the scene is something of dramatic sadness.
      4. Actor/actresses staying in their character's clothing if it's for a certain job or career they have, like being a cop, lawyer, accountant, doctor, dock worker, or even construction worker.
      5. Actors/actresses even taking up the actual job their character's do for real. As many would want to show a truthful depiction, and want to show that it's not as easy as it looks. And would gain insight into how to do it better or where they're doing good.
      6. Actors/actresses playing someone with a severe illness or disability, and would request for the cast and their companions offset to assist them with anything in order to learn how such an illness or disability should be depicted.
      7. Actors/actresses living for a long time like their characters in a historical time for authenticity, that's IF THEY'RE DOING IT ON THEIR OWN.
      Some things I'd have mixed feelings about are:
      1. Actors/actresses falling in love and dating in real life if they're playing an actual couple, in order to sell romantic chemistry. Because, if one of them is married or seeing someone, then it will start controversy and toxicity within. For me, if both of actors/actresses are single people, then I wouldn't see no issue with it.
      2. An actor/actress getting physical with themselves if their in a comedy with slapstick violence. Now for this, if they consented with others about what they'd do, and promise to pay for any pain and suffering they will inflict, then I'd be okay with this. Since the cast members are aware that the audience are watching a comedy but laugh very hard to seeing them in pain.
      3. Actors/actresses dressing up in an "absurd" way (I'm thinking of clown/mimes, cross-dressers, robots, supernatural monsters or primitive wild human.). Again, as long as the cast, crew, and your companions offset are aware of the character you're playing, and aren't causing any form of harassment to them, then there's no problem. Since you don't want to be a problem for them, but also want to be convincing as such a character, therefore need everyone to believe that you are one.
      4. Actors/actresses losing or gaining weight to play someone insanely skinny or fat. For this, if they speak with a doctor and understand the consequences but still get recommendations to learn how to get help if they're in pain, then I'd be okay with this. Since they'll know that they'll need medical attention when things get out of hands and see that this amount of weight they've gain or lost is more than enough and won't overexert themselves that it may kill them.
      5. Actors/actresses smelling like they haven't showered in weeks. Again, if they speak with those around them beforehand, and explain that's it's how their character would look, then there's no problem.
      6. Actors/actresses playing someone antagonistic that they get physical. Most would want to make such an antagonistic so horrible and evil so that the audiences will be disgust when they become physical with someone very innocent and sweet. But if they don't tell their cast members beforehand, this will be lead for them to believe they're being assaulted or bullied for real. Again, CONSENT BEFORE DOING
      7. Having everyone address an actor/actress by their character name. Now I can understand not wanting to forget that you're playing a character, but if you're just ordering everyone to do so for attention, then that's a problem. Now if it's because you're playing an important figure like a world leader, military commander/general, or politician, then I see that as fine, since these are very important figures who have an authoritative presence about them, and not just some normal person.
      But then there's just actors/actresses being just sick a-holes:
      1. Showing up late to set or stopping the production, but claiming "it's what my character would do".
      2. Causing a scene offset, to the point of making everyone's life a nightmare to be around you, but claiming, "It's in my character.".
      3. Not reading or memorizing their lines and just "talking shop" on at the camera, that nobody understands what to say next, or if they should cut.
      4. Invading the cast and crew's personal space and calling them names, for no other reason but to "be in character".
      5. Making absurd demands despite having no bearing to the character or even having any effect in general.
      6. DRUGS. I mean, what can I say other than that?
      And the worst part about all of these is that while most actors who behave this way end up getting fired or facing a lawsuit, if you're Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Edward Norton, Sean Penn, Marlon Brando, Joan Crawford, Marylin Monroe, Madonna, Lea Michele, or Faye Dunaway nobody would bat an eye at them because they're a BIG NAME IN HOLLYWOOD, who are in good with the head producers. They'll throw out any newcomers who tried acting like this, but anyone who brings them the money will be entitled to do whatever and however they want. Therefore, shielding them from the consequences of their self destructive behaviors. That's not acting or method acting, that's just a jerk who's getting away with things that should put you in prison.

  • @melanniegregersen6020
    @melanniegregersen6020 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have so much respect for you for sharing this! THANK YOU! 🙏🙏

  • @matiasblaken
    @matiasblaken 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just discovered your channel and I loved it! It's amazing how distorted the concept of "method acting" is, to the point of justifying inappropriate behavior on sets. In fact, there is another type of practice that is both deified and overrated, and that is what we could call "method directing," where you literally have directors mistreating their actors to get better performances. Cases like Kubrick's with Shelley Duvall in "The Shining," or Michel Gondry telling Jim Carrey that he hopes he doesn't recover from his depression because he would look "beautiful" for Eternal Sunshine... It's terrible. For me, literally, if a director is not capable of creating his vision without mistreating his crew, then he is not a good director at all, just a visionary. And this type of behavior is celebrated quite a bit in some schools. I remember that I literally had a classmate who told me that if he had to cut off his actor's finger for a shot, he would do it. And then he would see how to pay him or compensate him. Well, "anything goes for the film, anything goes" and the same thought "we're not just making a film, we're changing the world." Disturbing. Very, very good content! I loved it! And it gives us a lot to talk about how we can lead this industry in the future in a safer, more exciting and fun way. Greetings! ✨

  • @meeko1026
    @meeko1026 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In all the movies and shows I’ve seen Lady Gaga in, I’ve never seen the character she’s playing. I’ve only ever seen Lady Gaga. Seems weird that she calls herself a method actor when audiences can only ever see Lady Gaga playing Lady Gaga in a movie. She’s not immersive enough, she plays herself constantly

  • @HaydenReviews5
    @HaydenReviews5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The only exception to method acting is Daniel Day-Lewis (Christian Bale is not a true method actor, so I am not mentioning him. He stays himself through sets, just changes his weight and accent). I know people would say he's insane, which he is, but he seems to figure it out. Leto is clearly trying to be like Day-Lewis, but it's not working. Day-Lewis is the actor who can consistently put out all-time great performances, therefore I do believe he has figured it out. What benefits him though is how few films he's done and the directors he's worked with. When a solid chuck of all films he's been on are from Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, and Jim Sheridan (all three extremely passionate filmmakers), I think that helps Day-Lewis. Some people just know how to balance things, such as Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino. Some people just go too far, such as Jared Leto. Some people just perfect method acting, such as Daniel Day-Lewis.

  • @ARTISTICADDICTION-t6n
    @ARTISTICADDICTION-t6n 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for delving in this topic! as a college theatre actor myself that joins competitions, I myself have dealt with the cons of sole idea of method, specifically stanislavski, and as I found my craft improving in the chekhov, I learned that each actor indeed prospers in different styles.

  • @paulbacchus1015
    @paulbacchus1015 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well said.

  • @brooklynmona5780
    @brooklynmona5780 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm waiting for him to explain fighting holding guns shooting guns .... to learn that before going into an action movie method acting

  • @luanavostok3542
    @luanavostok3542 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For me there is an exception for Daniel day Lewis

    • @vcello6450
      @vcello6450 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think he's so brilliant any technique he tried would work

    • @luanavostok3542
      @luanavostok3542 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vcello6450 YESSSSSS, AGREE. He is the goat ☝️

  • @Minyassa
    @Minyassa 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's rather transparent when you look at the people that use Leto's type of "method acting"--Pattinson nailed it. You see rebellious edgelords getting carried away with unpleasant or creepy characters because it is a fun excuse to just lash out with every taboo thing they can think of without consequences. It's a niche variety of people being extremely vulgar and rude online because they can hide behind anonymity there...imagine the illicit thrill some might get from being PAID to treat others badly and then just call it art. I'm sure some of them have convinced themselves that they are being all sorts of artistic, but I am also sure that a few of them are privately laughing all the way to the bank.

  • @BuddyNovinski
    @BuddyNovinski 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Method acting finished Eric Stoltz in "Back to the Future". Did Heath Ledger succeed in "The Dark Knight" by method acting?

  • @MrzRoblox
    @MrzRoblox หลายเดือนก่อน

    woahh i never knew!

  • @emilyneuls
    @emilyneuls หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi there! I love your videos and think you're an awesome person! Would you be interested in analyzing one of my fovourite actors that is gaining a lot of poularity these days? I noticed you did a Tom Holland acting video, would you please analyze another Marvel actor? Please please please? I really want to hear what your take is on his acting, in the marvel movies or in one of his other new movies. ~ Sebastian Stan ~
    tysm!

  • @gairickdam18
    @gairickdam18 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please give me the link of the funny video

  • @omariwalker1006
    @omariwalker1006 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It comes across as pretentious to me...

  • @kingjaries
    @kingjaries หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah Jared was on something else which is why his Joker was a joke er..

  • @ButterfliesAreFreeBB
    @ButterfliesAreFreeBB 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is not Method acting at all though so why call it this? Another big mistake made with this term being thrown around.
    One should first learn more about the actual one and only Method acting whose founder in the west is Lee Strasberg who based his Method approach based on Stanislavsky’s Method. None of these behaviors were ever taught by Lee Strasberg or the Method we all are referring to.
    Don’t spread wrong information about the Method please as it only fuels the propaganda of what a lot of actors do that never ever has fallen under that actual umbrella and yet people go around spreading the word. Totally wrong.
    I studied the Method for 4 years at the Strasberg Institute and recommend anybody needing to know what it is to go inform themselves there.
    All the best of luck to all. ❤

  • @Zhiar_d
    @Zhiar_d หลายเดือนก่อน

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @noxy5806
    @noxy5806 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This early

  • @chairman6044
    @chairman6044 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeahhh you don’t know what you’re talking about