I remember reading somewhere that while American Psycho was in production, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent the whole time off set, in interviews, etc. which I think is a good example of (sort of) method acting that is probably more helpful and doesn’t cross a line.
I’ve heard stories about this. He’ll do different accents in his real life depending on the film. Even when he had his infamous rant for Terminator: Salvation, he stayed in the American accent. It’s super fascinating to me.
nicole bryant in doctor who did the same. she was british, but she was hired because the producers though she was american (they had seen her in a play as an american), so in her contract she was required to keep the american accent at all times
not about accents, but jon bernthal who plays the punisher, said he got ‘into character’ atleast hours, to sometimes, a couple of days before he was actually on set at all
I saw this too, I actually only heard his natural accent a few days ago, I've only ever seen him in American psycho and the dark knight trilogy, had no idea he wasn't american
I'll transcribe here what I said about Pattinson in my original comment because I think it's very relevant> "As for Hayden Christensen, you make a GREAT point. I don't see him as that good an actor overall, but the way people went after him for the SW prequels was way too vicious and completely killed his career. Looking it from your angle, makes it even more unjust. I'm reminded of Robert Pattinson, who was TERRIBLE in the Twilight movies from the scenes I saw here and there, but since it was all the rage at the time and everyone was in love with him, he was given the chance to do incredible work in prestigious directors' movies like Cosmopolis (David Cronemberg), Good time (Safdie Brothers) and Tenet (Christopher Nolan). The thing about Twilight, it seems, is that he had absolutely no respect for the material, which I honestly understand."
@@JuPaschoal it wasn't exactly that he had no respect for the material, although after his fame exploded he did kinda feel that way about the franchise since he loathed how people started to act towards him, but it was that he initially had a different idea of how Edward would behave & about his motivations than the directors/producers did so he went in doing his initial version since that was how he prepared. They hated it. He had to completely revamp mid-project in order to keep his job. That's why the movie feels a bit like he is flipping back & forth between personalities. They didn't reshoot the earlier takes so it just kinda feels discombobulated somehow & a little uncanny valley. (My daughters were obsessed so I ended up living Twilight mania.) After the first one where seemingly overnight the resulting fame made his life extraordinarily difficult, he started hating everything about it. He supposedly hates the franchise much less these days.
@@tazhienunurbusinezz1703 Oh, I get what you're saying. I never read the books or sat to watch any of the movies (although from all the posts and commentary I've come across throughout the years I'm pretty sure I have all the scenes covered lol), but I watched quite a few clips of his interviews during actual promotion for the movies, not even later on, and his DVD commentary and he's always making fun not only of the movies and how they look, but the books and the way the author writes as well (not only him, by the way, Kristen Stewart was often with him and in the exact same vibe). Looking at his career post-Twilight, seems clear to me that he took the gig for little to nothing more than money and exposure and was on autopilot throughout, you know? The guy is an INCREDIBLE actor and I'm glad he was able to outlive Edward.
shout out to the actors who have played completely terrible people so well that they get bullied irl bc other ppl hated the character so much. hope they're doing okay these days
@horizonkyun7203 Yeah just misogynists who hated her because she stood in the way of "sigma heisenberg" Atleast Joffrey's character is meant to be a piece of shit, Skylar was a fucking victim of manipulation and Narcissism.
@@blokvader8283skylar wasnt a horrible person lol she was a normal person in an insane situation. People found her annoying, that doesn't mean the character was ontologically evil.
Holding back tears is substantially more impressive than crying. Some people can cry without having to invoke emotion but to have some emotion trying to burst forward but having to subdue it is not only difficult but also relatable
The thing that bothers me so much about the Jared Leto situation is that sending used condoms to your coworkers in ANY other profession would be classified as sexual harassment and would get you justifiably fired. But the fact that he proudly admits to doing it combined with how clearly uncomfortable his castmates are when they're asked about it is so disgusting and goes to show that he's just an asshole
yeah jared leto is honestly just way too full of himself. if you watch interviews and just see how he talks and acts in general... seems like a person that would think he's owed an applause for taking a good shit or smth. he probably thought he was doing something amazing with his deranged "method acting"
I've always found him very mediocre both in acting and music. If you want to be legitimately upset and angry, poke around into the allegations against him. I don't pray on many downfalls, but I pray for his.
The best acting performance I’ve ever seen was by this kid on Vine. I can’t remember who he was, but he really made me FEEL like the road worked ahead.
A great example of non-verbal, facial acting is the last scene of Knives Out. It's basically just a full minute of reaction shots, with no dialogue whatsoever, and you can so clearly understand how each character is feeling in that moment.
I’ll tell you what good acting is. His name is Hayden Christianson in the hit film Little Italy where he says his famous quote “is your hand on my ass?” Goosebumps every time.
I didnt like how they filmed him while that officer was ‘searching’ him, it looked like sexual harassing and they were just laughing about it in the movie. It happens to women but to men as well, double standards
One antagonist character in a movie that absolutely stunned me was J.K Simmons in Whiplash. His performance as an abusive, scary, music teacher no one ever wants to experience is so on point that I get scared watching it, as if he’s yelling at me. It’s one of my favorite performances by an actor in modern movie history.
I thought I was the only one! After seeing him in Whiplash and his voice acting on Invincible, I am honestly terrified whenever I hear/see him, since those two characters he played just pop to mind automatically. And to also think he played a peaceful monk in Legend of Korra? I was honestly flabbergasted by the difference.
Anger is probably the easiest acting to do. I would say crying softly is the most impressive, absolutely breaking down and sobbing seems easier than softly crying. My point is subtle acting is harder
@@tyegordon i feel like for a lot of actors acting angry is basically making your eyes and veins pop out and screaming so hard spit flies out of your mouth. Some do anger better than others..Al Pacino isn't the best at it imo.
True! That and just acting normal. In my experience you can act angry pretty easily, everyone knows what it’s like to be angry and feel angry, it’s an easy emotion to recall and emulate. But just acting normal? I just straight up forget every normal human interaction I’ve ever had. You don’t remember what it’s like to feel mundane emotions because they just don’t stand out.
about method acting: jared leto's behaviour to "prepare" for his role as the joker is just the epitome of all the problems with method acting these days. i appreciate method acting, but hollywood has completely ruined it and turned this style of acting into a marketing gimmick. like, if an actor says they had to do insane things to prepare for the role, the movie will be branded as a must-see and an amazing work of art.
I have a theory about this and it's basically that actors are trying to justify their insanely high salary by showing us (or themselves) that they deserve it since they psychologically torture themselves for a 10 minutes part in a movie. I don't think it's the whole thing but I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of it.
@@kendrasp "Bordering"? You think sending used condoms to a coworker is "BORDERING" sexual harassment? Let's not sugar coat this, pal! It IS sexual harassment!
@@sydnerxx heath locked himself in a hotel room and wrote insane journals to get in the headspace Jared was a s*x pest and conveniently blamed his role 😬
My favourite line from Breaking Bad is “If you really don’t know who I am, then maybe you should tread lightly.” It embodies everything Walter has become and shows that he knows that he knows about the collateral damage he causes and no longer cares.
Agreed. I mean when the movie revealed that he did in fact have feelings for Christie North, I just couldn't believe it, because he'd convinced me last time
also I just wanted to say - please keeping making videos on whatever you want because your passion is what makes them enjoyable to watch regardless of the topic. it’s refreshing to not watch another commentary channel cover the same topic over and over again. great video drew!
Yes! This! The energy and jokes make it fun, it can be about anything. Even if you narrate a weird unknown tv-show front to back for the fun of it - i'd love it
I saw the title and Breaking Bad thumbnail and thought "Eh I'll skip this one and wait for the next video" but then after a few minutes I decided to check it out anyway and ended up enjoying it a lot. I don't think Drew can make EVERYTHING entertaining, definitely not everything, but there's a lot of things that don't look interesting and then end up being a good watch if you give it a few minutes to find out. Maybe this has nothing to do with this comment, but just wanted to share!
the Jared Leto stuff always weirded me out. Like if he wasn’t “method acting” someone could have pressed charges for harassment. Also how does sending people things in the mail help your acting???
What makes it even more cringey is that he was doing things the Joker would never do. "My Joker isn't like the other Jokers! My Joker sends his used condoms to people!" Wow, great take on the character, dude. Exactly what he was missing: Pathetic degenerate incel vibes.
Also that's not even what "method acting" is. People like to throw around the term but don't even know what it means. Method acting has nothing to do with "becoming" a character
At least everyone on Earth hated his performance, he was cut down to less than 5 minutes of screen time, and he wasn't invited back for the sequel. His co-stars undoubtedly got the last laugh
@@AdamQuigley i think the cringiest part is that recently he had the audacity to claim those are fake rumors and he didn't do anything creepy. such a coward scumbag
@@AdamQuigley the joker has killed countless of kids,raped atleast more than once and is honestly not a character that could be redeemed through any normal methods,so I mean the joker is worst than a pathetic degenerate incel,Jared Leto just didn't know what he was doing
The bad example of method acting Jared Leto: He did random things that didn’t actually fit the character, for the sake of “method acting” (he really just wanted to be a dick) And an example of good method acting Christian Bale never speaking with his actual accent on set (convinced his co-workers he was American unintentionally) Learned to (essentially) sweat on command (it’s physically impossible to do it as described but it’s close to what happened) Didn’t do creepy stuff to people he worked with, just acted the same way he would if the cameras were rolling on a scene where he had to act “sane”
Fun fact, Aaron Paul has never taken a single acting class in his entire career, and I find that incredibly impressive. The way he portrays Jesse feels so real and I believe he is by far the most realistic character in Breaking Bad.
Jesse had my heart from the beginning. Aaron Pauls acting just felt so real, and Jesse as a character was fairly relatable, as someone who has never smoked/made meth (lol). He was just a guy, and nothing more. While Walter is this genius maniac, and their various enemies are crazy/also genius druglords, Jesse is just Jesse. He was just a kid. He made mistakes and he handled them in a realistic way. I fucking love that show so much
Same energy as how the author of the godfather adapted it into the screenplay having never written or read one in his life And when he picked up a book on how to write screenplays and chapter one said "watch the godfather"
@@blckk_croww To "be yourself" ie to act and respond like any kind of normal human being in front of a camera crew while trying to recite dialogue and, as this video points out, act like you're surprised by what the other actors are saying, is not the easy win you think it is lol
One example of physical acting I love is Taraji P Henson in Hidden Figures when she physically looks so confident while she’s in the zone focusing on her work and the other people working react like “why she’s walking around like she belongs here?” And once she sees them her whole body shrinks into itself. No one says anything but it tells a story and it crushed me
Benedict Cumberbatch did method acting during filming for Power of the Dog, and he was playing a really awful person. Y'know what he did? He stayed away from the crew and other actors while not filming! He didn't say terrible things or send people used condoms. He just acted like an asshole by not speaking to anyone. That's how you do method acting- it doesn't hurt anyone or make people feel unsafe, it just helps you hold onto your character.
yeah jared leto is honestly just way too full of himself. if you watch interviews and just see how he talks and acts... seems like a person that would think he's owed an applause for taking a good shit or smth. he probably thought he was doing something amazing with his deranged "method acting"
I'm not familiar with the movie and when i read the first sentence i thought this was going to be a joke comment about him acting like a dog for months
And to Drew’s Jack Nicholson point, he did not stay in character 24/7. When the cameras stopped he was himself. When they were on he was Jack Torrance. To me that’s more impressive than staying in character all the time. The fact he was able to just turn it on while acting was true talent.
Drew is actually a professional basketball player, he’s just acting like a goofy youtuber. i mean, did he really think anyone would believe there are TWO drew gooden’s?
I really appreciate the defense of Hayden Christianson as Anakin, I was always inspired by his physical acting and how well he could portray a storm of emotions battling inside him in the Revenge of the Sith. Underrated guy.
Hard agree. If those films could make Samuel L Jackson wooden, I seriously don't think Hayden Christensen is the problem. And he's also been really good in almost everything else I've seen him in, so clearly he's talented.
He’s been pretty good in other things, too, depending on the movie. He was great in Shattered Glass and captured the bizarre charm of his character really well.
That Mark Hamill clip at 6:15 was such a great addition to this already awesome video. I think non-actors don't realize how bad actors can look as a result of bad non-acting surrounding them. It's like talented athletes with bad coaches or something.
The thing that always got me about the Leto Joker thing was that I can't really recall a time in the comics or films or anything where the Joker sent used condoms to people? Kinda just felt like something Leto was hunting for an excuse to do.
he literally just thought "well, I guess the joker is weird and fucked up, what's a fucked up thing I can do?" without even bothering to do further analysis of the character beyond "does weird things"
Leto probably got caught sending used condoms and used his joker role as a bad excuse. The guy gives me long haired dude who talks about feminism but will 100% spike your drink vibes.
Omgg yess! That is my favourite bojack episode, the writing was spectacular too- just one monologue and still every scond of the episode was interesting.
Loved the Hayden praise you gave. His physical acting is outstanding. But on his defence, his 'robotic' line delivery was deliberate. He was supposed to sound flat, because that's how Vader spoke. But yeah, Bryan Cranston's acting in Breaking Bad, has to be some of the greatest acting ever put to screen.
School? SCHOOL?! Life is your school Pain is your teacher! _... I'd like to thank the academy for being so easily convinced of talent coming from social fads...."_
Christian Bale is often talked about for his physical changes in different movies but people overlook his acting skills, specially his accents, his American accent in American Psycho is very different to his American accent in the Machinist and to his American accent in Batman Begins as well, it just proves how versatile he really is
The only "critique" I have of this video is that I feel Drew should've mentioned voice acting. I think it's super underrated and the difference between a bad voice actor and a good one is night and day.
@@alejandrovasquez8527 Exactly what I was going to say. That’s it’s own video for sure. There’s so many different elements involved and your performance has to rely on the art you’re voicing rather than your own physicality, so you have to find that balance. Needs to be its own video.
I also think that a form of acting that was not mention is voice acting, which I believe is very underappreciated as you can not see the actors. There's points where the way an actor voiced a line was so well acted that I've been brought to tears.
In the penultimate episode of the second season of invincible Steven Yeun and Zazie Beetz pulled out such good performance so I started to tear up when their character broke up even tho Id been waiting for them to break up the entire season
I actually just started Succession last week so this was a treat to see and I wholeheartedly agree. When Tom swallowed his own load, I thought "Damn, that guy is really acting like how someone who swallowed their own load would"
I think Donald Glover is such a good example of a great physical actor. Troy from Community and Earn from Atlanta seem like two entirely different people just because he carries himself so differently and distinctively in each role. Also his physical comedy in Community is some of the only physical comedy that's made me laugh out loud
danny pudi as abed is great as well! donald glover and danny pudi are seriously the stars of community. i love the show and all the characters so much, but their chemistry is so impressive and enjoyable to watch.
Not to mention Chevy Chase has been an unlikeable ass since the 70s, so in a way he was kinda method acting for the role of Pierce Hawthorne for decades
i never thought of myself as a fan of physical comedy but the "my whole body is crying" scene with troy (donald glover) after they chloroform the janitor will always make me laugh
I went to school for theatre. My acting professor, technical theatre professor, and the head of the theatre department all said DO NOT DO METHOD ACTING. It can literally kill an actor because they get so invested that they lose themselves and when the show/movie/play is over…they don’t know how to find themselves again.
Tame example, Austin Butler, who played Elvis in the Elvis movie. His normal accent was completely overwritten by the stereotypical Elvis accent, so much so it took him months of effort to get it back to his own
As someone whose arms naturally rest in t-rex position when I walk, I don’t know if I should feel validated or upset that an Emily in Paris character shares my habit
i remember hearing about how when asked how she deals with roles that may be traumatic (hereditary, etc), toni collette said “well it’s just a movie” which i think is really incredible especially considering how phenomenal her acting is
@@usrnewxnew5227 sometimes directors can be real assholes abt getting the perfect shot/reaction/interaction. Shelley Duvall suffered a TON whilst filming The Shining, because Kubrick kept pushing her to play the part of the hysterical wife, and eventually it stopped being acting and started being her in actual mental distress. There have been cases of other directors like Quentin Tarantino making actors and actresses get into physically dangerous situations to get the shot, and that can also impact their mental health too. Uma Thurman was nearly killed while filming Kill Bill and had spoken at length about how dehumanized she felt during the entire filming process. it might not necessarily be a role that causes the trauma, but the degree to which people are pushed in order to meet someone elses vision that causes it.
@@maddiepatterson8668 yeah I agree with you too, that there can be some directors for whom ends justify the means, but I meant as in the role itself. I think imo parking lot's comment was maybe the better answer i think
As a professional paid actor I’m shocked at how much you know for someone that’s not trained. “Acting is reacting” is the staple line that everyone has heard, but things like “as humans we try to be okay” is something so many working actors don’t know. We as humans don’t like being vulnerable so we try not to cry. We try not to rage. But our investment has to be equal to our reaction. If you are invested and present with your scene partner then you will automatically give those reaction shots because “the body does not lie”. If you aren’t invested then you just look like surprised pikachu. The best compliment you can ever get is “I didn’t even realise you were acting”.
It was the best feeling when I cried for the first time on camera. Wasn't planned and I can't do it normally on cue. But the character could and would. So I did. That's one thing I love about my job. lol
I very much agree with that last statement some of the best acting I've seen is when I realize it's almost like I'm watching a documentary, that that person perfectly embodies the words and flow of the character. One great example is Melissa McCarthy's character in "Can you ever forgive me?"
Danny Pudi is one of my favorite actors currently because he really embodies every character he plays, like you genuinely can believe that the characters he plays are fully realized people, even if the writing is weird or stiff, he puts /something/ into every performance that just brings the character to life. I think his talent is especially shown in his role as Abed- like there are points where he has to Act like he’s Acting while staying in character as the character he’s acting, and he pulls it off. He’s incredible at facial expressions and subtle physical acting (if you watch him as Brad vs Abed his mannerisms are entirely different it’s actually kind of scary, there have been times where my brain genuinely couldn’t reconcile that the two characters were played by the same person.) I’ve seen him in some truly awful movies, where the writing is weird and the directing is weird, and even then he manages to make the character come to life. I could go on about it forever tbh, Danny Pudi is an incredible actor and deserves more recognition.
The “Gooden Stare" is one of Drew Gooden's most recognizable directorial techniques, a method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement.
One of the most underrated actors is Cillian Murphy. He's embodies every character he's ever played and even in bad movies like "In Time" he never lowers his skills. Watch Inception, Watching Detectives, Batman, Peacock, Peaky Blinders, 28 days later, etc. he's phenomenal in all those rolls and completely different from the last character. There's a video of Cillian preparing for the role and he's methodically practicing the way in which one of his characters should hold themselves, how they should walk and look at other people. It's incredible and it shows in the final performance. He is an actor's actor and I have nothing bad to say about him.
Yes! This one scene towards the end of the last episode of season 2 of Peaky Blinders is burned into my brain because of how good he is in it. And it really came down to the way he was walking in it
@@coolcatalesha No, his actual name is Draw Good. Drew Gooden is his name in past tense. Every clip was actually recorded 40 years ago, now slowly being edited and uploaded to TH-cam by the 66 year old Draw Good because Zooey Deschanel had stopped singing in every single movie and television show she's in, causing the world to stop spinning and life as we know comes to an end. Did you live under a rock?
Succession is honestly the best show I've seen in the last 5 years. It is absolutely fantastic and the actors played their part so perfectly! I'd highly recommend it.
my favorite scene was when Kendall asked Shiv for hug, and Shiv is still talking sh*t to him, and then her reaction suddenly shifted from being sarcastic to being sad and concerned of Kendall. That was one of the best reacting acting that i’ve seen.
I read years ago that Brian Cranston had so many lines taken out when he was playing Walter White because he was such a good actor, he could convey things with just his facial expression and the lines weren’t needed.
I came to the same conclusion when researching good acting, most people tend to give credits to loud screaming and crying, which even isn’t that hard if you got practice and talent. Some subtle stuff is way more effective than being loud.
A great example is Christina Yang in Grey's Anatomy. Shonda Rhimes wrote entire scenes where she had very little dialogue and the actress who plays her, Sandra Oh, filled in the gaps with non-verbal communication and it was incredible
I will literally die on the hill that Robert Pattinson was good in Twilight, he's an anti-social, sexually repressed, 100 year old with a 17 year old brain honestly he nailed it
yeah both him and kristin stewart played their characters perfectly (imo), it was just a shitty movie lmfao. also if u view it as a comedy, it immediately becomes much higher quality
I agree. The movie itself was just horribly written and directed. When good actors give horrible performances that’s usually the case. They actually are doing their jobs well, it’s just the material is so shit it makes everything bad.
@@ssharkbait the first movie is genuinely good tho Catherine Hardwicke did an incredible job given the source material (however, I can not say the same about the sequels ). And to quote Robert “it’s not even cool to be a hater anymore, that’s so 2010.”
The scene in Brokeback Mountain where Anne Hathaway reacts to Ennis on the phone and realizes that he and Jack were lovers was probably one of my favorite acting moments ever. Just sublime.
The best actors are the people you'll see interviews of and be absolutely shocked by their personalities. The best example i can think of off the top of my head is Stephanie Beatriz in brooklyn 99. She plays a cold cop who has no emotions but anger, she's super unfriendly and very disconnected from people and their feelings but, you see an interview and Stephanie is full of joy and energy and is a complete 180. Andy Samberg on the other hand, plays the exact same character in every single show/movie he's ever been in which is just, himself
@@Selrisitai wasn't comparing them in the same show. Andy Samberg is just an easy example of someone that plays the exact same character every movie/show
I see your Stephanie Beatriz and raise you an Anna Torv from Fringe. The first time I ever saw an interview with her my jaw hit the floor with just how different her energy (bubbly, bordering on ditzy) was from her character Olivia (traumatized, intelligent, extremely serious)
I went and watched the entirety of Breaking Bad just so I could watch this video without spoilers. Thank you, Drew. Thank you. Breaking Bad was the best show I have ever seen. Edit: I am watching Better Call Saul and I just finished El Camino.
Me too!! Spent about two weeks watching all five seasons and about ten minutes after the final I opened this video to consume some (very justified) Bryan Cranston praise
that was cool that you finished it quickly, i recommend better call saul, the last season is almost here and it's basically an end to the whole breaking bad universe, please watch it, you won't regret it since it's as good as breaking bad :)
My theatre teacher hated Jim Carrey’s acting because of his “stupid overacting” in his comedies like the Pet Detective movies, but that’s exactly what makes his comedy SO GOOD. He literally put ALL his energy into every bit of his goofiness that it goes above and beyond the average goofy/loud character. If there was even a hair less energy in his performances they would not be as legendary as they are.
You should show your teacher Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind. Carrey absolutely knocked that movie out of the park, and it’s largely a dramatic movie. Even The Truman Show gave him much more room to show his human side, rather than JUST his goofy side. It just shows how amazing his scope is as an actor.
I think sometimes people mix up good vs bad with style I like vs style I don’t like. Like, you can not like Ace Ventura because, well it’s kinda stupid, and you can not like The Number 23 because, well it’s kinda stupid, but Jim Carrey always understands the assignment.
I feel like that is oneof the things that made the Truman show so good. Because Jim Carrey is known for being so over the top, seeing him just slowly devolve and have a mental break is just astounding
0:45 It's just a little thing I noticed, but I really love how you edited this scene from Nightcrawler to make it look like he went from 100 to 0 in a split second. I had to go watch the actual scene again to realize it was even edited because the cut is so subtle. The way his face changes in an instant makes him feel even more terrifyingly unhinged. I wish that's how it was in the actual movie, too.
@@djaaronix she looked awful in the trailer, but I'll watch it just to give her a chance. My expectations are extremely low from all the movies I've seen her in
Another thing that bothers me about Jared Leto’s performance is that he is just trying to act as insane as possible. Look at Heath Ledger’s Joker - that performance is not good because he plays an insane man. There’s so many layers to the character. He visibly gets annoyed when people call him crazy. He’s shows emotions of pure joy while he’s enacting his plans. He plays the character like he is the only sane man in the room. There’s really just a wealth of really cool things he does beyond screaming and being a fucking maniac.
"He plays the character like he is the only sane man in the room." < That right there sums up the character Heath was playing. Such a good description.
And let's give part of that credit to the director Christopher Nolan! His characters are nuanced and that is part of what leads the actors' performance.
When the cameras were off Heath Ledger was a normal man. Because, ya know, he's a good actor. All the stories that make people decide to method to act as villains usually stem from this deeply false rumor that he went ~crazy~ (and its always used in an ableist way where oh mentally ill people are scary) during filming and became the joker when. by the account of every person who worked with him on that movie thats not what happened. They're all trying to capture that performance but they're not understanding how it came to be or why it actually worked. it wasn't because he started sending animals in the mail guys.
Not to undermine Ledger's peformace, but his character was also written like that. What did Suicide Squad have in terms of character writing, besides stereotypical but still bland cookie-cutter villans? Good acting is also a collaborative effort between the writing/directing and the actors themselves.
For some reason one of the best examples of acting that comes to mind is Emma Thompson in love actually when she realizes her husband bought the expensive necklace for another woman, and she leaves the room to collect herself. There’s something so powerful in that scene, no over the top sobbing just a deeply moving quiet scene before she goes downstairs to her family and has to put on a happy “mother” face for her children
sobbing can fit a scene but i think most of the time it's far more realistic and moving too just sit with the emotion for a moment instead of making it so obvious and dramatic
“Acting is reacting” is one of the first lessons of any beginner acting class. Especially in theatre, you are taught to assume that there is at least one person in the audience who is watching you at all times when you are on stage. Always be in character; always take what your fellow actors give you to work with and give something to them in return. It’s like the number one rule of improv: “yes, and” always add to it, don’t just sit there like a lump. Some of the best acting in my favorite shows and movies is done by background characters who I can tell are fully fleshed-out people with backstories and habits and quirks that inform how they react in any given moment. My favorite kind of scene is a wide angle shot that you rewind multiple times to watch each character’s reactions because each one is unique to the character. Acting when you have dialogue, clear direction, and a lot of material to work with which informs your character work is, in my opinion, often more straightforward than trying to make a unique character out of next to nothing that adds to the scene but does not draw focus. Some of the parts of performances that I have gotten the biggest, most sincere and enthusiastic compliments on are from scenes and even roles where I didn’t speak hardly at all. And the subtlety involved in reacting on camera is so much fun imo.
I just watched The Batman, and I'd say Robert Pattinson has some AMAZING nonverbal acting (and reacting) in that movie. He conveys so much just through his eyes, body language, and facial expressions, even while wearing the mask.
Yes!! He has barely any lines really, they're just the necessary ones, and yet we learn so much about his version of Batman and where he is and what he's thinking.
Jack Nicholson's horrifying faces and overall acting in "The Shining" is classic. Reminds me of Bill Skarsgärd's creepy smile that he does as Pennywise.
My spin on this is the following: I played a lot of psychopaths and over the top killers, but in my opinion what I always fail at is playing normal people in everyday life. To me acting naturally is much harder than acting in an outrageous fashion.
that's not just you. in general being more natural and realistic is hard. i think the actual concept of acting is what gets in the way. people feel like they need to play something instead of focusing on emotion. subtlety is super hard.
Another aspect of good acting to me, that Drew only marginally touched on in this video, is making people hate you. Just think of Joffrey Baratheon from GOT and how much hype was generated on the internet at them time, just around people hating this character. Jack Gleeson played this character's arrogance, carelessness and egoism, but also its basis in a backround of being a spoiled but insecure mommy's boy, so well and so convincing, that literal millions of people felt the need to express their hate for this fictitious character for years and reveled in his on-screen death.
Joffrey is still probably the most hated character in GOT despite the show's amazing villains/anti-heroes portrayed by amazing actors (Tywin, Cersei, Ramsey, Roose, the High Sparrow etc.) and it's in large part due to Jack's performance adding a certain annoying realistic aspect to an almost cartoonishly evil character.
OMG, this! I always said how much I appreciate the person playing Joffrey because everyone and I mean EVERYONE hated that kid. I was one of the few that liked him.
Drew when you said, “..OUR birthday?” to Charlie and his clones, it was so well-acted I tapped the screen to rewatch 15 seconds. You’re a distractingly good actor in bad skits.
@@katmorgan3198 drew is in a penguinz0 video called "meeting my family" or something similar, it's a week or so old if you look for it on the penguinz0 channel. Charlie is the name of the guy in that channel
When Attack of the Clones came out on DVD, I was given the unconventional advice by a friend to watch it with the French voice track. My friend said it made it tolerable and highlighted that the story isn't bad, it's just the acting that drags the story down. What blew me away was how damn engaging Hayden's performance became. You couldn't look away from him, and his reactions and expressions are appropriate and believable. For the first time I understood that the script might be the problem, not the actors trying to speak it
My favourite moments are when a character can be perfectly encapsulated in just one scene, or even one line. The first scene that comes to mind is weirdly in Men in Black, when J says "better to have loved and losses than never to have loved at all" and K just goes "try it". The line was done so perfectly and I suddenly felt like I knew everything I needed to know about him.
In The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins allowed for a natural and tentative chemistry to unfold between his and Jodie Foster's characters by not interacting with her outside of each take - a simple, highly effective, and respectful way of involving your acting process off set/in real life. Meanwhile, Jared Leto sent ANIMAL CARCASES to his cast mates (just thinly veiled, gross harassment) and still gave a shit performance. Method acting isn't your free for all excuse to be a menace.
Subtlety in acting is EVERYTHING. Succession is the show that motivated me to step up my game with acting (specifically voice acting, since that’s what I do) because of how incredibly real and often understated the performances in this show are. I haven’t watched anything where the reactions were so raw and believable like this in a long time. A lot of the cast has extensive experience in theatre and improv, and I think that goes a long way towards not only how each actor embodies their role but also in how they interact so realistically with one another. Watching Succession doesn’t feel like watching acting, which is possibly the best thing an actor can achieve.
@@ylondes9927 No acting, whether voice acting or any other kind, is “easy” per se. Easy to do? Sure. But to do it believably and realistically in a way that doesn’t *feel* like it’s acting is where the true challenge comes in. It’s harder than it sounds!
I have to say, these videos where Drew just talks for a bit about something he's passionate or interested in are definitely my favourites! It's so fun waching someone enthusiastically talk abput something they've been pondering for a while or are just kinda fascinated by, and they're such a joy to watch
i always love watching the background characters in everything but especially theatre, if you just watch the ensemble during a play they’re always acting because you can always see them which i feel like relates to what you were saying about succession and acting with your body. the background characters in any play have to be acting all the time and they usually aren’t talking so they have to use their body’s. anyways, there’s my theatre kid rant
This is so true. My sister was in a small production of Les Misérables as part of the ensemble. All of the background characters were told to improvise their actions while the main cast were singing/doing their thing. Long story short, her character was in the back trying to sell a head of lettuce, and a kid pretended to be interested before snatching it and running away. It was funny to watch her chase after him in shock knowing that she actually hadn't expected that to happen.
As someone with terrible fashion sense, but constantly wearing heels, I can confirm: I often do the T-Rex arms. It just happens. You feel so elegant doing it, so… important
@La Cupcake i get it, it feels like you have a scarf that is hanging off your elbows at all times and it just makes me feel important. "no i wont stretch my arms out for you, you are not important enough for that much work"
I guess if your hands are like that, you're not carrying anything, you're not opening doors for yourself, you're not preoccupied with anything around you.. I thoroughly enjoy it
The fact Drew said that scenes of men lashing out in anger are overrated and followed it with "a good reaction shot can be just as powerful or devastating as whatever they're reacting too" set to shots of women reacting to lashing-out men is a _power move._ It says so much so subtly.
One actor that I always thought was amazing was Heath Ledger. He didn’t do too much but he went from being a heart throb in “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Knights tale” to being one of the best jokers in a Batman movie. It still amazes me how well he did at both and they were so different.
some of the best acting ive seen has been from schitts creek annie murphy, catherine o hara, dan levy and eugene levy all have such memorable characters each with their own distinct mannerisms and the character development is also just amazing the writing and directing of that show is really exactly what you're talking about, not to mention its one of the funniest shows ive ever watched it deserved the emmy's sweep
I would also say NBC’s Hannibal has some incredible acting as well. A lot of that show is hardly spoken, rather, seen. The emotions between the characters are non verbal over half of the time. The progressions of the characters are some of the best I’ve seen.
Just clarifying: method acting isn’t actually just being your character off stage or screen. It’s this idea that you can relate to your character enough that, when it’s time to act, you don’t really have to. It’s not acting all the time, it’s just knowing your character really well because you did a lot of work fleshing them out. If youre an ass on set, then that’s all you are. Method isn’t about that. Most trained actors do method because that’s a huge part acting in general. Because it works. And because most people who do it aren’t assholes. If you want to see what the method actually looks like, watch Uta Hagens masterclass. Okay, done. Just point that out.
You might be right, but sadly there are a handful of Hollywood actors who have given "the method" approach a bad name. So now it's pretty much shorthand for being an asshole to everyone around you until the shoot is over.
Nice pull; Uta Hagen wrote the book on acting (literally). I kinda dislike this video because it waxes about something Drew doesn't understand by his own admission and mostly reinforces existing misconceptions like the one you pointed out.
personally i think a great example of what you spoke about with physicality (with the jack nikelson example) is millie bobby brown as eleven. she has come under plenty of scrutiny because her character ‘didn’t say anything’ but that’s the beauty of it. she played this role amazingly. her character only had 40 lines in the entire first season, but she was able to convey eleven’s emotions without actually speaking. we were able to empathise with her and understand her wants and needs simply by her facial expressions.
I will never forget Heath Ledger's Joker. I remember before seeing the dark knight the only movie I'd seen him in was a knights tale and when I heard THAT guy was the joker, I was skeptical to say the least. Then I saw the film and was absolutely floored. The gang meeting and explanation of how he got his scars are some of the most captivating and sinister scenes of any movie
I agree, but if playing the Joker played as big of a role in Heath’s death as people say it did, it wasn’t worth it, no matter how incredible his performance was
@@orphanion9468 yeah, I always thought those theories were kind of an exaggeration. I haven’t seen the documentary but I know he struggled a lot with insomnia and was taking a lot of pills because of it
An actor who I think is amazing in all areas of acting, is Jake Gyllenhaal. Every single movie he’s in has been absolutely amazing. Jake Gyllenhaal just displays emotions so well, it amazes me. The characters he plays are usually very unstable or insane, and the way he portrays their characters with facial expressions and line delivery makes me feel like I’m in the story.
Absolutely, and he can clearly act on the opposite side of the spectrum too. Mysterio starts off as a typical hero character, and he sells it really well.
True, I was especially impressed by his performances in Prisoners, and Night Crawler. Like after seeing him in other stuff, and then that? I was like, is this the same person?
I'm amazed at actors who can cry on cue. And I don't mean silently letting a few years, I mean full on sobbing. One of my favorite scenes in anything is in the Tudors. Natalie Dormer plays Anne Boleyn and just saw her brothers head chopped off. The fear and pain in her performance left me lost for words. I have never seen anyone give such an amazing performance. Seriously check it out.
Crying on cue is kind of exhausting doe, you pretty much have to have good sobbing and everything else in your performance to go perfect for the director to keep it in the cut, and doing all that many takes over is a bit much to keep the momentum going
@@Devon.with.an.i funnily enough I found your channel through this comment and it’s actually really good and underrated, but are you genuinely upset because I used the joke?
I want you to make a part 2 to this where you talk specifically about actors who have had drastically different roles and whether or not they did a good job at both
One of the best exemple I can think of lately is Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems. I mean just look at his entire filmography, and then watch what the Sadfie brother pulled of with him in this movie. It’s amazing
3:35 such a good point, “holding back from anger comes across stronger than just being angry” it’s similar to watching somebody crying is not as emotional as seeing somebody TRYING not to cry. I think it’s because it’s more human, most people don’t suddenly burst into an emotion, there’s a whole series of progression into the moment where u let go
Also let's remember good acting can be seen and should be appreciated in goofy comedies (like Malcolm in the Middle). It's not just tears and rage that prove an actor's skill.
Will Smith barely did any acting lessons when he started on Fresh Prince and he had a very natural talent for improvising scenes and lines, especially in the bloopers where he always makes the other actors lose their shit LOL
Literally everyone casted in Breaking Bad was unbelievable at their role and really added to how completely breathtaking that series was. I’m spoiled forever for tv shows after seeing that one
11:17 You mentioned that there’s writers that make good actors bad and Twilight is the most perfect example. I couldn’t distance Robert Pattinson from his role in Twilight but after movies like Devil All the Time and The King I realize that that man is a GOOD actor, seriously one of the better ones in our modern time but it’s hard to imagine him as anything but a sparkly vampire
7:11 Yeah, I also went back and rewatched them, and the entirety of the 3 original Spiderman movies makes SO much more sense if, at any time someone is talking to Peter, you imagine there's a cymbal monkey hammering away inside his head. He acts like he genuinely doesn't understand how human interactions are supposed to work. And you know what? It fits perfectly with the script he's given. I had also completely forgotten just how much J.K. Simmons absolutely just highway robbery's every scene he's in. The way he delivers his snappy comebacks were Oscar worthy
Talking about physicality acting can we give Daniel Radcliffe more credit for his role in Swiss army man, the guy literally acted as dead corpse that farts and literally killed it
Method acting isn’t actually staying in character the whole time. It is actually trying to actually feel the emotion the character is feeling. Hollywood is just really fucked up.
method acting is personally going through an experience the character goes through so you know what they're feeling (ex: almost drowning, going weeks without talking to people, stealing). What you described is regular acting
Kristen Bell on The Good Place is one of my favourite examples of impeccable acting. The moments where she gets sad and almost cries are so human and expressive and they're such profound reactions to everything going on it's hard not to be impressed and immersed. D'Arcy Carden also gets a shoutout for genuinely making me believe that she can be in multiple places at once, summon any object, answer any question, and isn't human
fun fact, d’arcy garden actually partook in method acting off-camera by teleporting inside her coworker’s houses and reciting the definition of every word in the english language. such a talented woman
Good acting is me acting like I want to watch this
Or like me acting like your comment is good
Good acting is me acting like I like this comment 😈
exactly
nice
Holy shit you killed him dude.
I remember reading somewhere that while American Psycho was in production, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent the whole time off set, in interviews, etc. which I think is a good example of (sort of) method acting that is probably more helpful and doesn’t cross a line.
I’ve heard stories about this. He’ll do different accents in his real life depending on the film. Even when he had his infamous rant for Terminator: Salvation, he stayed in the American accent. It’s super fascinating to me.
Daniel Day Lewis does the same. He stays in character the whole time he's off camera. He's won three Oscars.
nicole bryant in doctor who did the same. she was british, but she was hired because the producers though she was american (they had seen her in a play as an american), so in her contract she was required to keep the american accent at all times
not about accents, but jon bernthal who plays the punisher, said he got ‘into character’ atleast hours, to sometimes, a couple of days before he was actually on set at all
I saw this too, I actually only heard his natural accent a few days ago, I've only ever seen him in American psycho and the dark knight trilogy, had no idea he wasn't american
“You only ever see people do method when they’re playing an asshole” Robert Pattinson spitting straight facts, holy shit.
Little do people know Mr. Rogers was actually a hardcore method actor
People aren’t that complicated…. They just need an excuse to be shitty
I'll transcribe here what I said about Pattinson in my original comment because I think it's very relevant>
"As for Hayden Christensen, you make a GREAT point. I don't see him as that good an actor overall, but the way people went after him for the SW prequels was way too vicious and completely killed his career. Looking it from your angle, makes it even more unjust. I'm reminded of Robert Pattinson, who was TERRIBLE in the Twilight movies from the scenes I saw here and there, but since it was all the rage at the time and everyone was in love with him, he was given the chance to do incredible work in prestigious directors' movies like Cosmopolis (David Cronemberg), Good time (Safdie Brothers) and Tenet (Christopher Nolan). The thing about Twilight, it seems, is that he had absolutely no respect for the material, which I honestly understand."
@@JuPaschoal it wasn't exactly that he had no respect for the material, although after his fame exploded he did kinda feel that way about the franchise since he loathed how people started to act towards him, but it was that he initially had a different idea of how Edward would behave & about his motivations than the directors/producers did so he went in doing his initial version since that was how he prepared. They hated it. He had to completely revamp mid-project in order to keep his job. That's why the movie feels a bit like he is flipping back & forth between personalities. They didn't reshoot the earlier takes so it just kinda feels discombobulated somehow & a little uncanny valley. (My daughters were obsessed so I ended up living Twilight mania.)
After the first one where seemingly overnight the resulting fame made his life extraordinarily difficult, he started hating everything about it. He supposedly hates the franchise much less these days.
@@tazhienunurbusinezz1703 Oh, I get what you're saying. I never read the books or sat to watch any of the movies (although from all the posts and commentary I've come across throughout the years I'm pretty sure I have all the scenes covered lol), but I watched quite a few clips of his interviews during actual promotion for the movies, not even later on, and his DVD commentary and he's always making fun not only of the movies and how they look, but the books and the way the author writes as well (not only him, by the way, Kristen Stewart was often with him and in the exact same vibe). Looking at his career post-Twilight, seems clear to me that he took the gig for little to nothing more than money and exposure and was on autopilot throughout, you know? The guy is an INCREDIBLE actor and I'm glad he was able to outlive Edward.
Drew didn't mean anything he said in this video. He was just acting. Good acting.
Good acting
Gooden acting
*Great* acting, perhaps?
@@kingayy9267 No no no, no. Just good.
Greaten acting
shout out to the actors who have played completely terrible people so well that they get bullied irl bc other ppl hated the character so much. hope they're doing okay these days
Joffrey and Skylar White type beat.
@@blokvader8283 skylar hate was just angry walter white fanboys tbh
@horizonkyun7203 Yeah just misogynists who hated her because she stood in the way of "sigma heisenberg"
Atleast Joffrey's character is meant to be a piece of shit, Skylar was a fucking victim of manipulation and Narcissism.
Abbey from TLOU
@@blokvader8283skylar wasnt a horrible person lol she was a normal person in an insane situation. People found her annoying, that doesn't mean the character was ontologically evil.
Holding back tears is substantially more impressive than crying. Some people can cry without having to invoke emotion but to have some emotion trying to burst forward but having to subdue it is not only difficult but also relatable
This is a common acting tip! You're spot on
Cry about it
Relatable??? You mean acting??
@@WinterGamesYT no I mean like we’ve all been in a situation where we had to hold back tears
Am I now thinking of Emma Thompson in Love Actually? Absolutely.
The thing that bothers me so much about the Jared Leto situation is that sending used condoms to your coworkers in ANY other profession would be classified as sexual harassment and would get you justifiably fired. But the fact that he proudly admits to doing it combined with how clearly uncomfortable his castmates are when they're asked about it is so disgusting and goes to show that he's just an asshole
yeah jared leto is honestly just way too full of himself. if you watch interviews and just see how he talks and acts in general... seems like a person that would think he's owed an applause for taking a good shit or smth. he probably thought he was doing something amazing with his deranged "method acting"
honestly there is no explanation for why that wouldn't be sexual harassment. "Sorry I traumatized you, I did it for my job!", like what
Yeah Jared Leto should’ve been charged with a sex crime and put on a Sex Offender list for that.
Samuel H I couldn't find anywhere where that was confirmed. It all kept saying it didn't actually happen.
I've always found him very mediocre both in acting and music. If you want to be legitimately upset and angry, poke around into the allegations against him. I don't pray on many downfalls, but I pray for his.
The best acting performance I’ve ever seen was by this kid on Vine. I can’t remember who he was, but he really made me FEEL like the road worked ahead.
He sure hoped it did, anyway.
Man, I wonder where that kid is now.... He must be doing amazing things!
@@emma48586 well, he moved on to invent youtube! Crazy right?
the candid fear and suspense of whether or not the road did indeed work was portrayed flawlessly
Harley 💙💚 crazy how big youtube is even though he’s the only one uploading
A great example of non-verbal, facial acting is the last scene of Knives Out. It's basically just a full minute of reaction shots, with no dialogue whatsoever, and you can so clearly understand how each character is feeling in that moment.
YES YES YES. It’s one of my favorite movie scenes EVER
"My house, my rules, my coffee."
Ooo we’re going to watch that movie in English class soon!
@@Rauvi did you like it
Knives Out is one of my favorite movies ever, for every reason you can think of...
I’ll tell you what good acting is. His name is Hayden Christianson in the hit film Little Italy where he says his famous quote “is your hand on my ass?” Goosebumps every time.
😂
For me it’s “afraid you might get… whet?” It just brings a tear to my eye
Or what about “Hey pa! That’s not oregano!”
I didnt like how they filmed him while that officer was ‘searching’ him, it looked like sexual harassing and they were just laughing about it in the movie. It happens to women but to men as well, double standards
weT
good acting is when drew pretends like he knows what he’s doing and we believe him
good acting is his "wife"..
Wait are you the actors or is he ? Is she ???
Why does this have 4.3K likes and 2 comments
Fair enough
@@jacksonray3596 Everyone simply agrees, there's only replies if it's something people wanna argue about :)
looks like I’ll be tweeting more often 😎
please no I can only make so many videos 😩
yes sir
how is this not like hella popular also hey there mayor nice to see you here :)
update: it has indeed become popular
woah i feel like i’m at a secret party
don’t listen to him, kurtis !! MORE TASTY CONTENT PLZ
One antagonist character in a movie that absolutely stunned me was J.K Simmons in Whiplash. His performance as an abusive, scary, music teacher no one ever wants to experience is so on point that I get scared watching it, as if he’s yelling at me. It’s one of my favorite performances by an actor in modern movie history.
My favourite film of all time
@Kristian Alexis He plays J Jonah Jameson
@Kristian Alexis Oh, okay
I thought you meant their names were similar
I thought I was the only one! After seeing him in Whiplash and his voice acting on Invincible, I am honestly terrified whenever I hear/see him, since those two characters he played just pop to mind automatically. And to also think he played a peaceful monk in Legend of Korra? I was honestly flabbergasted by the difference.
@@almogazoulay4454 you should hear him in Portal 2
Anger is probably the easiest acting to do. I would say crying softly is the most impressive, absolutely breaking down and sobbing seems easier than softly crying. My point is subtle acting is harder
Crying is just laughter without Visine artificial tear drops.
True subtle crying is amazing
Idk, I'm really bad at acting angry tbh, that's probably the hardest for me unless I'm genuinely upset.
@@tyegordon i feel like for a lot of actors acting angry is basically making your eyes and veins pop out and screaming so hard spit flies out of your mouth. Some do anger better than others..Al Pacino isn't the best at it imo.
True! That and just acting normal. In my experience you can act angry pretty easily, everyone knows what it’s like to be angry and feel angry, it’s an easy emotion to recall and emulate. But just acting normal? I just straight up forget every normal human interaction I’ve ever had. You don’t remember what it’s like to feel mundane emotions because they just don’t stand out.
about method acting: jared leto's behaviour to "prepare" for his role as the joker is just the epitome of all the problems with method acting these days. i appreciate method acting, but hollywood has completely ruined it and turned this style of acting into a marketing gimmick. like, if an actor says they had to do insane things to prepare for the role, the movie will be branded as a must-see and an amazing work of art.
I have a theory about this and it's basically that actors are trying to justify their insanely high salary by showing us (or themselves) that they deserve it since they psychologically torture themselves for a 10 minutes part in a movie. I don't think it's the whole thing but I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of it.
@@kendrasp "Bordering"? You think sending used condoms to a coworker is "BORDERING" sexual harassment?
Let's not sugar coat this, pal! It IS sexual harassment!
I agree with you and everyone commenting here
Didn't Heath Ledger also do method acting? Makes me think that Jared Leto was just trying to do the same thing hoping for a good outcome.
@@sydnerxx heath locked himself in a hotel room and wrote insane journals to get in the headspace Jared was a s*x pest and conveniently blamed his role 😬
My favourite line from Breaking Bad is
“If you really don’t know who I am, then maybe you should tread lightly.”
It embodies everything Walter has become and shows that he knows that he knows about the collateral damage he causes and no longer cares.
And the whole line is Walt speaking, until he says “tread lightly” you could hear Heisenberg come out with those two words
waltuh
Ugh, that entire scene. Hank eyes. The best scene of the entire series
Mine is univocally a random lunch scene in season 2 between Skyler, Walter and Flynn. It’s like so tense but still maintains that fake normalcy
@@colleenharding8665 finally someone touches upon that. the way dean norris is able to display his emotions just through his eyes is incredible
Good acting is “I do NOT have feelings for Christie North.”
Agreed. I mean when the movie revealed that he did in fact have feelings for Christie North, I just couldn't believe it, because he'd convinced me last time
Gawd
YEEES
BAHAHA I remember that
*fEELINGS
also I just wanted to say - please keeping making videos on whatever you want because your passion is what makes them enjoyable to watch regardless of the topic. it’s refreshing to not watch another commentary channel cover the same topic over and over again. great video drew!
Yes! This! The energy and jokes make it fun, it can be about anything. Even if you narrate a weird unknown tv-show front to back for the fun of it - i'd love it
this!!
ALL OF THIS MAN'S VIDEO ESSAYS ARE PHENOMENAL. Could literally put so many video essayists to shame.
yes this ^^^^
I saw the title and Breaking Bad thumbnail and thought "Eh I'll skip this one and wait for the next video" but then after a few minutes I decided to check it out anyway and ended up enjoying it a lot. I don't think Drew can make EVERYTHING entertaining, definitely not everything, but there's a lot of things that don't look interesting and then end up being a good watch if you give it a few minutes to find out. Maybe this has nothing to do with this comment, but just wanted to share!
the Jared Leto stuff always weirded me out. Like if he wasn’t “method acting” someone could have pressed charges for harassment. Also how does sending people things in the mail help your acting???
What makes it even more cringey is that he was doing things the Joker would never do. "My Joker isn't like the other Jokers! My Joker sends his used condoms to people!" Wow, great take on the character, dude. Exactly what he was missing: Pathetic degenerate incel vibes.
Also that's not even what "method acting" is. People like to throw around the term but don't even know what it means. Method acting has nothing to do with "becoming" a character
At least everyone on Earth hated his performance, he was cut down to less than 5 minutes of screen time, and he wasn't invited back for the sequel. His co-stars undoubtedly got the last laugh
@@AdamQuigley i think the cringiest part is that recently he had the audacity to claim those are fake rumors and he didn't do anything creepy. such a coward scumbag
@@AdamQuigley the joker has killed countless of kids,raped atleast more than once and is honestly not a character that could be redeemed through any normal methods,so I mean the joker is worst than a pathetic degenerate incel,Jared Leto just didn't know what he was doing
The bad example of method acting
Jared Leto: He did random things that didn’t actually fit the character, for the sake of “method acting” (he really just wanted to be a dick)
And an example of good method acting
Christian Bale never speaking with his actual accent on set (convinced his co-workers he was American unintentionally)
Learned to (essentially) sweat on command (it’s physically impossible to do it as described but it’s close to what happened)
Didn’t do creepy stuff to people he worked with, just acted the same way he would if the cameras were rolling on a scene where he had to act “sane”
What? I thought Christian Bale was American.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 nah hes British
@@DuchyCountholy shit so he has been method acting for years????
I think that one of the best method acting examples is Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly. Subtle, but very powerful
wtff i always thought he was american 😭😭
Fun Fact!
Since Christian Bale is a method actor, he actually killed 20 people to prepare for his role as Patrick Bateman
Then how was he able to play Batman?
@@CG-fg5pr He put multiple people into a coma in the snow
@@CG-fg5pr he travelled back in time to kill his parents in front of his younger kid self
@Evermore Stay True he already had experience killing so Batman was a breeze.
or did he…
Fun fact, Aaron Paul has never taken a single acting class in his entire career, and I find that incredibly impressive. The way he portrays Jesse feels so real and I believe he is by far the most realistic character in Breaking Bad.
Jesse had my heart from the beginning. Aaron Pauls acting just felt so real, and Jesse as a character was fairly relatable, as someone who has never smoked/made meth (lol). He was just a guy, and nothing more.
While Walter is this genius maniac, and their various enemies are crazy/also genius druglords, Jesse is just Jesse. He was just a kid. He made mistakes and he handled them in a realistic way.
I fucking love that show so much
Same energy as how the author of the godfather adapted it into the screenplay having never written or read one in his life
And when he picked up a book on how to write screenplays and chapter one said "watch the godfather"
Its just that Jesse plays Aaron Paul
@@blckk_croww nah he didn't but nice pfp bro lol
@@blckk_croww To "be yourself" ie to act and respond like any kind of normal human being in front of a camera crew while trying to recite dialogue and, as this video points out, act like you're surprised by what the other actors are saying, is not the easy win you think it is lol
On a side note, Drew and Nathan Zed doing these “normal guy talks about technical aspects of media and pop culture” is very refreshing content
I’m pretty sure Nathan Zed is a massive fan of Drew as well
@@ra44erty60 I've always thought they're both fans of each other's content, you can sometimes see Drew wearing Nathan's merch
Never heard of Nathan Zed so thank you for bringing him to my attention! I love these types of videos.
Even Noel doing movie/show reviews is pretty cool :)
Yes agree!!!
One example of physical acting I love is Taraji P Henson in Hidden Figures when she physically looks so confident while she’s in the zone focusing on her work and the other people working react like “why she’s walking around like she belongs here?” And once she sees them her whole body shrinks into itself. No one says anything but it tells a story and it crushed me
she's so good in that movie !!!
I checked the scene after reading and…
AGREE ! 💯
I loved this movie when it came out, I haven’t watched it since💕
Agreed! Love that movie!
Benedict Cumberbatch did method acting during filming for Power of the Dog, and he was playing a really awful person. Y'know what he did? He stayed away from the crew and other actors while not filming! He didn't say terrible things or send people used condoms. He just acted like an asshole by not speaking to anyone. That's how you do method acting- it doesn't hurt anyone or make people feel unsafe, it just helps you hold onto your character.
yeah jared leto is honestly just way too full of himself. if you watch interviews and just see how he talks and acts... seems like a person that would think he's owed an applause for taking a good shit or smth. he probably thought he was doing something amazing with his deranged "method acting"
Boring ass movie
I'm not familiar with the movie and when i read the first sentence i thought this was going to be a joke comment about him acting like a dog for months
And he didn't shower for a while.
And to Drew’s Jack Nicholson point, he did not stay in character 24/7. When the cameras stopped he was himself. When they were on he was Jack Torrance. To me that’s more impressive than staying in character all the time. The fact he was able to just turn it on while acting was true talent.
Drew is actually a professional basketball player, he’s just acting like a goofy youtuber. i mean, did he really think anyone would believe there are TWO drew gooden’s?
yeah drew stop lying we all know that you're a 6'10" power forward with the Washington Wizards
He retired in 2016 to focus on YT actually
we all know he won those 40 championships in a row on every nba team without missing a shot
Nah, he's that world renowned Kids Bop star!
He looks like a young pau gasol.Look up rookie pau gasol,practically identical.
I really appreciate the defense of Hayden Christianson as Anakin, I was always inspired by his physical acting and how well he could portray a storm of emotions battling inside him in the Revenge of the Sith. Underrated guy.
Thats just how he normally looks. He can literally do only one face. go watch life as a house.
Hard agree. If those films could make Samuel L Jackson wooden, I seriously don't think Hayden Christensen is the problem. And he's also been really good in almost everything else I've seen him in, so clearly he's talented.
@@RobinHearts loved him in little Italy
He’s been pretty good in other things, too, depending on the movie. He was great in Shattered Glass and captured the bizarre charm of his character really well.
i'm so ready for his return in the obi-wan show so he can prove all his haters wrong
That Mark Hamill clip at 6:15 was such a great addition to this already awesome video. I think non-actors don't realize how bad actors can look as a result of bad non-acting surrounding them. It's like talented athletes with bad coaches or something.
Normal people always talk about how much they hate sand in front of their crush.
The thing that always got me about the Leto Joker thing was that I can't really recall a time in the comics or films or anything where the Joker sent used condoms to people? Kinda just felt like something Leto was hunting for an excuse to do.
he literally just thought "well, I guess the joker is weird and fucked up, what's a fucked up thing I can do?" without even bothering to do further analysis of the character beyond "does weird things"
He definitely just used the “trying to be the insane character” as an excuse to do weird stuff
Leto probably got caught sending used condoms and used his joker role as a bad excuse. The guy gives me long haired dude who talks about feminism but will 100% spike your drink vibes.
Leto is certainly a weirdo, honestly. Aggressively so.
I think he also wanted his co-workers to actually fear him and psyche them out, so he could feel the kind of power that comes from being a villain.
"Free Churro" of Bojack Horseman is an incredible example of powerful voice acting as well as incredible writing
YES.
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Omgg yess! That is my favourite bojack episode, the writing was spectacular too- just one monologue and still every scond of the episode was interesting.
I need to rewatch Bojack Horseman. Such a good show.
And the twist at the end just knocks it out of the fucking park
Danny, you can stop the acting. Your Drew impression is spot on, we get it.
I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am TH-cam's ALPHA MALE. Acknowledge it, dear matt
@@AxxLAfriku no i am more epic
@@AxxLAfriku k.
@@AxxLAfriku thank god your types are dying out
Loved the Hayden praise you gave. His physical acting is outstanding. But on his defence, his 'robotic' line delivery was deliberate. He was supposed to sound flat, because that's how Vader spoke. But yeah, Bryan Cranston's acting in Breaking Bad, has to be some of the greatest acting ever put to screen.
Didn't George go on to say Hayden played Anakin perfectly?
@@Rahnonymous because he did, it does represent George's vision and this is what people fail to realise whether they like the prequels or not.
Episode II Anakin especially makes me so perfectly uncomfortable rewatching as an adult. Appreciating it much more now than as a teen
That’s how Vader spoke? That’s an insult to James Earl Jones…
@@heatherduke7703 No it isn't. James played Vader with very monotone, as he was directed to. Hayden did the same thing.
as someone who is currently in school for acting, this felt like a lecture. great job drew!
School? SCHOOL?!
Life is your school
Pain is your teacher!
_... I'd like to thank the academy for being so easily convinced of talent coming from social fads...."_
@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 what 💀
@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 whatever you're on, i want it
what is that like? i'm curious
I'd love to pursue a career in acting some day. You're in school for it, so I'm wondering what that process is like?
Christian Bale is often talked about for his physical changes in different movies but people overlook his acting skills, specially his accents, his American accent in American Psycho is very different to his American accent in the Machinist and to his American accent in Batman Begins as well, it just proves how versatile he really is
Versatile? In every role he's just an actor playing a part and reading a script...
@@juggmkj It's how he does it everytime genius, you can make the most interesting job sound boring if you take it that way.
He's no Kevin though
@@arvind6821 Which Kevin?
@@mememachine6658 14:45
The only "critique" I have of this video is that I feel Drew should've mentioned voice acting. I think it's super underrated and the difference between a bad voice actor and a good one is night and day.
Maybe for another, more dedicated video? 👀
OMG YES! I know instantly when a character's voice is not portrayed by a professional voice actor, like something seems off.
OMG YES. Especially when he mentioned Mark Hamill, the legend of voice acting
@@alejandrovasquez8527 Exactly what I was going to say. That’s it’s own video for sure. There’s so many different elements involved and your performance has to rely on the art you’re voicing rather than your own physicality, so you have to find that balance. Needs to be its own video.
@david gallagher 😎👉👉 nice reference
I also think that a form of acting that was not mention is voice acting, which I believe is very underappreciated as you can not see the actors. There's points where the way an actor voiced a line was so well acted that I've been brought to tears.
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In the penultimate episode of the second season of invincible Steven Yeun and Zazie Beetz pulled out such good performance so I started to tear up when their character broke up even tho Id been waiting for them to break up the entire season
“I did not hit her. I did naht.” 💀
I actually just started Succession last week so this was a treat to see and I wholeheartedly agree. When Tom swallowed his own load, I thought "Damn, that guy is really acting like how someone who swallowed their own load would"
I love you man
When he w h a t?
@@SwizzleDrizzl it's exactly what he meant. i _almost_ watched that episode with my mom.
Bro you’re my favorite
I've never seen succession and I'm deeply concerned
"You can't make a Tomlette with breaking some Greggs" is probably the best line in anything ever.
makes me cackle every time lmao
The way the actor delivers it is gold too. He’s so matter-of-fact about it
Love it 😂😂😂😂
his majesty the spinach
that and Greg's "if it is to be said, so it is - so it be".
I think Donald Glover is such a good example of a great physical actor. Troy from Community and Earn from Atlanta seem like two entirely different people just because he carries himself so differently and distinctively in each role. Also his physical comedy in Community is some of the only physical comedy that's made me laugh out loud
danny pudi as abed is great as well! donald glover and danny pudi are seriously the stars of community. i love the show and all the characters so much, but their chemistry is so impressive and enjoyable to watch.
There are incredible physical performances from every main cast member of Community, but you're right, Donald Glover still stands out.
Not to mention Chevy Chase has been an unlikeable ass since the 70s, so in a way he was kinda method acting for the role of Pierce Hawthorne for decades
You should see his standup special, Weirdo. Someone else said it, but he moves like a Pixar character
i never thought of myself as a fan of physical comedy but the "my whole body is crying" scene with troy (donald glover) after they chloroform the janitor will always make me laugh
I went to school for theatre. My acting professor, technical theatre professor, and the head of the theatre department all said DO NOT DO METHOD ACTING. It can literally kill an actor because they get so invested that they lose themselves and when the show/movie/play is over…they don’t know how to find themselves again.
The staff there must not understand the method very well.
@@412FaithPodcasti agree
There are a lot of great actors who aren’t method actors
Tame example, Austin Butler, who played Elvis in the Elvis movie. His normal accent was completely overwritten by the stereotypical Elvis accent, so much so it took him months of effort to get it back to his own
I don't think your professor understood Stanislawskys method but ok.
As someone whose arms naturally rest in t-rex position when I walk, I don’t know if I should feel validated or upset that an Emily in Paris character shares my habit
It means you're a girlboss, don't worry about it
Phillippine Leroy-Beaulieu is a great actress, emily in Paris didn’t deserve her. But even in that garbage show she played her character fantastically
i remember hearing about how when asked how she deals with roles that may be traumatic (hereditary, etc), toni collette said “well it’s just a movie” which i think is really incredible especially considering how phenomenal her acting is
how the hell can roles be traumatic? for the actor i mean
"it ony a movie"
Toni: "Well.. it ony a movie!"
@@usrnewxnew5227 sometimes directors can be real assholes abt getting the perfect shot/reaction/interaction. Shelley Duvall suffered a TON whilst filming The Shining, because Kubrick kept pushing her to play the part of the hysterical wife, and eventually it stopped being acting and started being her in actual mental distress. There have been cases of other directors like Quentin Tarantino making actors and actresses get into physically dangerous situations to get the shot, and that can also impact their mental health too. Uma Thurman was nearly killed while filming Kill Bill and had spoken at length about how dehumanized she felt during the entire filming process. it might not necessarily be a role that causes the trauma, but the degree to which people are pushed in order to meet someone elses vision that causes it.
@@maddiepatterson8668 yeah I agree with you too, that there can be some directors for whom ends justify the means, but I meant as in the role itself. I think imo parking lot's comment was maybe the better answer i think
As a professional paid actor I’m shocked at how much you know for someone that’s not trained. “Acting is reacting” is the staple line that everyone has heard, but things like “as humans we try to be okay” is something so many working actors don’t know. We as humans don’t like being vulnerable so we try not to cry. We try not to rage. But our investment has to be equal to our reaction. If you are invested and present with your scene partner then you will automatically give those reaction shots because “the body does not lie”. If you aren’t invested then you just look like surprised pikachu. The best compliment you can ever get is “I didn’t even realise you were acting”.
It was the best feeling when I cried for the first time on camera. Wasn't planned and I can't do it normally on cue. But the character could and would. So I did. That's one thing I love about my job. lol
I very much agree with that last statement some of the best acting I've seen is when I realize it's almost like I'm watching a documentary, that that person perfectly embodies the words and flow of the character. One great example is Melissa McCarthy's character in "Can you ever forgive me?"
Danny Pudi is one of my favorite actors currently because he really embodies every character he plays, like you genuinely can believe that the characters he plays are fully realized people, even if the writing is weird or stiff, he puts /something/ into every performance that just brings the character to life. I think his talent is especially shown in his role as Abed- like there are points where he has to Act like he’s Acting while staying in character as the character he’s acting, and he pulls it off. He’s incredible at facial expressions and subtle physical acting (if you watch him as Brad vs Abed his mannerisms are entirely different it’s actually kind of scary, there have been times where my brain genuinely couldn’t reconcile that the two characters were played by the same person.)
I’ve seen him in some truly awful movies, where the writing is weird and the directing is weird, and even then he manages to make the character come to life.
I could go on about it forever tbh, Danny Pudi is an incredible actor and deserves more recognition.
THIS!! he is so good at body language and mannerisms, it's like a masterclass on how to really emboy a character
Yes and he can do so many amazing voices and impressions
He's just so good at embodying a nerdy boy scout duck
This comment is streets ahead!
Was gonna watch Succession after this video, but now I'm pulling up Community, one of my fave shows. Thank you
The “Gooden Stare" is one of Drew Gooden's most recognizable directorial techniques, a method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement.
I heard some Kubrick guy copied his technique, what an asshole! 🙄
One of the most underrated actors is Cillian Murphy. He's embodies every character he's ever played and even in bad movies like "In Time" he never lowers his skills. Watch Inception, Watching Detectives, Batman, Peacock, Peaky Blinders, 28 days later, etc. he's phenomenal in all those rolls and completely different from the last character.
There's a video of Cillian preparing for the role and he's methodically practicing the way in which one of his characters should hold themselves, how they should walk and look at other people. It's incredible and it shows in the final performance. He is an actor's actor and I have nothing bad to say about him.
Yes!! I second this. Cillian is just perfection!
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO WAS MY INTRO TO CILLIAN & HE'S BEEN A FAVE EVER SINCE.
Yes! This one scene towards the end of the last episode of season 2 of Peaky Blinders is burned into my brain because of how good he is in it. And it really came down to the way he was walking in it
Do you happen to know the name of the video?? I’m super interested in checking it out
YESSS
Anyone else feel like Andrew is selling himself short for his critically acclaimed role of "Landlord"
yes
is that actually his full name lmao
@@coolcatalesha No, his actual name is Draw Good. Drew Gooden is his name in past tense. Every clip was actually recorded 40 years ago, now slowly being edited and uploaded to TH-cam by the 66 year old Draw Good because Zooey Deschanel had stopped singing in every single movie and television show she's in, causing the world to stop spinning and life as we know comes to an end. Did you live under a rock?
@@vv285 Are we gonna make a movie on this or not
@@vv285 this is fucking hilarious
Succession is honestly the best show I've seen in the last 5 years. It is absolutely fantastic and the actors played their part so perfectly! I'd highly recommend it.
my favorite scene was when Kendall asked Shiv for hug, and Shiv is still talking sh*t to him, and then her reaction suddenly shifted from being sarcastic to being sad and concerned of Kendall. That was one of the best reacting acting that i’ve seen.
im so happy this video brought that show up, i just finished it and i fully agree its one of the best shows i've watched in a LONG while.
“I’ll take down the Empire when you fix this damn door!”
This, sir, deserves an Oscar. And an Emmy. Maybe even a Kid’s Choice Award.
I read years ago that Brian Cranston had so many lines taken out when he was playing Walter White because he was such a good actor, he could convey things with just his facial expression and the lines weren’t needed.
Makes sense, given his character on Malcolm in the Middle had basically done everything and anything acting-wise
Honestly one of the best compliments they could give you as an actor
Drew is so good at making jokes but he’s also good at analysis. I love his deep dives just as much as his comedy!
Fr! These types of videos are the best!
me too! he puts them together in a really engaging way, its always funny and interesting at the same time
Completely agree. Videos are so strong on both fronts.
I came to the same conclusion when researching good acting, most people tend to give credits to loud screaming and crying, which even isn’t that hard if you got practice and talent. Some subtle stuff is way more effective than being loud.
A great example is Christina Yang in Grey's Anatomy. Shonda Rhimes wrote entire scenes where she had very little dialogue and the actress who plays her, Sandra Oh, filled in the gaps with non-verbal communication and it was incredible
@@Random-sk6hm Sounds awesome, gotta Check that ! 👌
I will literally die on the hill that Robert Pattinson was good in Twilight, he's an anti-social, sexually repressed, 100 year old with a 17 year old brain honestly he nailed it
yeah both him and kristin stewart played their characters perfectly (imo), it was just a shitty movie lmfao. also if u view it as a comedy, it immediately becomes much higher quality
I agree. The movie itself was just horribly written and directed. When good actors give horrible performances that’s usually the case. They actually are doing their jobs well, it’s just the material is so shit it makes everything bad.
@@ssharkbait the first movie is genuinely good tho Catherine Hardwicke did an incredible job given the source material (however, I can not say the same about the sequels ). And to quote Robert “it’s not even cool to be a hater anymore, that’s so 2010.”
YES! he did edward spot on.
@@bellatohill8213 catherine hardwicke is such an underrated director
The scene in Brokeback Mountain where Anne Hathaway reacts to Ennis on the phone and realizes that he and Jack were lovers was probably one of my favorite acting moments ever. Just sublime.
@@HamChex are you 12
@@lanac5793 I'm not sure but he is certainly giving "13 years ago"
The best actors are the people you'll see interviews of and be absolutely shocked by their personalities. The best example i can think of off the top of my head is Stephanie Beatriz in brooklyn 99. She plays a cold cop who has no emotions but anger, she's super unfriendly and very disconnected from people and their feelings but, you see an interview and Stephanie is full of joy and energy and is a complete 180.
Andy Samberg on the other hand, plays the exact same character in every single show/movie he's ever been in which is just, himself
I think that's the difference between a. . . uh, character actor and, um. . . .
@@Selrisitai wasn't comparing them in the same show. Andy Samberg is just an easy example of someone that plays the exact same character every movie/show
Cillian Murphy and Sam Heughan
I see your Stephanie Beatriz and raise you an Anna Torv from Fringe. The first time I ever saw an interview with her my jaw hit the floor with just how different her energy (bubbly, bordering on ditzy) was from her character Olivia (traumatized, intelligent, extremely serious)
angela kinsey from the office is another great example! her character is a cold asshole but she’s actually so sweet, bubbly and cute in real life
Drew really changed the thumbnail and thought we wouldn’t notice
I went and watched the entirety of Breaking Bad just so I could watch this video without spoilers. Thank you, Drew. Thank you. Breaking Bad was the best show I have ever seen.
Edit: I am watching Better Call Saul and I just finished El Camino.
i was already on season 2 when he released this video, and i literally finished it so quickly to watch this video RN. finished a few hours ago
is it really worth it? I've been meaning to watch for a while now but im still not sure
@@cookkies_ Best show I've ever seen; very stressful, but it's amazing.
Me too!! Spent about two weeks watching all five seasons and about ten minutes after the final I opened this video to consume some (very justified) Bryan Cranston praise
that was cool that you finished it quickly, i recommend better call saul, the last season is almost here and it's basically an end to the whole breaking bad universe, please watch it, you won't regret it since it's as good as breaking bad :)
My theatre teacher hated Jim Carrey’s acting because of his “stupid overacting” in his comedies like the Pet Detective movies, but that’s exactly what makes his comedy SO GOOD. He literally put ALL his energy into every bit of his goofiness that it goes above and beyond the average goofy/loud character. If there was even a hair less energy in his performances they would not be as legendary as they are.
I hate that man but yeah. Incredible at his job
You should show your teacher Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind. Carrey absolutely knocked that movie out of the park, and it’s largely a dramatic movie. Even The Truman Show gave him much more room to show his human side, rather than JUST his goofy side. It just shows how amazing his scope is as an actor.
@@gezh88 Woah, hate's a strong word
I think sometimes people mix up good vs bad with style I like vs style I don’t like. Like, you can not like Ace Ventura because, well it’s kinda stupid, and you can not like The Number 23 because, well it’s kinda stupid, but Jim Carrey always understands the assignment.
I feel like that is oneof the things that made the Truman show so good. Because Jim Carrey is known for being so over the top, seeing him just slowly devolve and have a mental break is just astounding
I love how Bryan Cranston has the most memorable reactions to both comical situations and the most dramatic moments possible.
0:45 It's just a little thing I noticed, but I really love how you edited this scene from Nightcrawler to make it look like he went from 100 to 0 in a split second. I had to go watch the actual scene again to realize it was even edited because the cut is so subtle. The way his face changes in an instant makes him feel even more terrifyingly unhinged. I wish that's how it was in the actual movie, too.
Wasn't expecting that clip of Robert Pattinson dropping sage wisdom in this video essay but thoroughly enjoyed it
100% Agree, it's upsetting how many people don't realize he's a really good actor all because of twilight
Kristen Stewart on the other hand, is trash no matter what she's in lmao
@@ariistra195 maybe 10 years ago. I'm pretty sure everyone knows he's a phenomenal actor.
@@ariistra195 she delivered probably the best performance of last year with “Spencer”
@@djaaronix she looked awful in the trailer, but I'll watch it just to give her a chance. My expectations are extremely low from all the movies I've seen her in
Another thing that bothers me about Jared Leto’s performance is that he is just trying to act as insane as possible. Look at Heath Ledger’s Joker - that performance is not good because he plays an insane man. There’s so many layers to the character. He visibly gets annoyed when people call him crazy. He’s shows emotions of pure joy while he’s enacting his plans. He plays the character like he is the only sane man in the room. There’s really just a wealth of really cool things he does beyond screaming and being a fucking maniac.
"He plays the character like he is the only sane man in the room." < That right there sums up the character Heath was playing. Such a good description.
And let's give part of that credit to the director Christopher Nolan! His characters are nuanced and that is part of what leads the actors' performance.
When the cameras were off Heath Ledger was a normal man. Because, ya know, he's a good actor. All the stories that make people decide to method to act as villains usually stem from this deeply false rumor that he went ~crazy~ (and its always used in an ableist way where oh mentally ill people are scary) during filming and became the joker when. by the account of every person who worked with him on that movie thats not what happened. They're all trying to capture that performance but they're not understanding how it came to be or why it actually worked. it wasn't because he started sending animals in the mail guys.
Not to undermine Ledger's peformace, but his character was also written like that. What did Suicide Squad have in terms of character writing, besides stereotypical but still bland cookie-cutter villans? Good acting is also a collaborative effort between the writing/directing and the actors themselves.
Have you seen Heath on Brokeback Mountain? It's the epitome of subtlety.
For some reason one of the best examples of acting that comes to mind is Emma Thompson in love actually when she realizes her husband bought the expensive necklace for another woman, and she leaves the room to collect herself. There’s something so powerful in that scene, no over the top sobbing just a deeply moving quiet scene before she goes downstairs to her family and has to put on a happy “mother” face for her children
That scene hits every time.
the first time i saw that scene, i cried with her. it was heart wrenching.
@@bo-banski2883 I still do every time 💀😢
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sobbing can fit a scene but i think most of the time it's far more realistic and moving too just sit with the emotion for a moment instead of making it so obvious and dramatic
Drew, as a trained Actor. You are absolutely nailing everything that someone would learn in a BFA program. Well done 👏
“Acting is reacting” is one of the first lessons of any beginner acting class. Especially in theatre, you are taught to assume that there is at least one person in the audience who is watching you at all times when you are on stage. Always be in character; always take what your fellow actors give you to work with and give something to them in return. It’s like the number one rule of improv: “yes, and” always add to it, don’t just sit there like a lump. Some of the best acting in my favorite shows and movies is done by background characters who I can tell are fully fleshed-out people with backstories and habits and quirks that inform how they react in any given moment. My favorite kind of scene is a wide angle shot that you rewind multiple times to watch each character’s reactions because each one is unique to the character. Acting when you have dialogue, clear direction, and a lot of material to work with which informs your character work is, in my opinion, often more straightforward than trying to make a unique character out of next to nothing that adds to the scene but does not draw focus.
Some of the parts of performances that I have gotten the biggest, most sincere and enthusiastic compliments on are from scenes and even roles where I didn’t speak hardly at all. And the subtlety involved in reacting on camera is so much fun imo.
Got any recommended scenes of that?
I just watched The Batman, and I'd say Robert Pattinson has some AMAZING nonverbal acting (and reacting) in that movie. He conveys so much just through his eyes, body language, and facial expressions, even while wearing the mask.
i haven't watched batman yet...i'd like to hear your thoughts without spoilers if you don't mind :)
@@liptasamantray8980 it is really good! It's the first Batman movie where we see him do detective work. I would highly recommend it
Yes!! He has barely any lines really, they're just the necessary ones, and yet we learn so much about his version of Batman and where he is and what he's thinking.
Jack Nicholson's horrifying faces and overall acting in "The Shining" is classic. Reminds me of Bill Skarsgärd's creepy smile that he does as Pennywise.
They are both very Stephen King-esque actors
It’s the Kubrick Stare!!
Jack Michelson
but that's just what Jack Nicholson looks like.
It's easy to play an ugly character when you're just an ugly person irl 🤣
@@thefinkie6459 and angry person
My spin on this is the following:
I played a lot of psychopaths and over the top killers, but in my opinion what I always fail at is playing normal people in everyday life. To me acting naturally is much harder than acting in an outrageous fashion.
that's how i am also
that's not just you. in general being more natural and realistic is hard. i think the actual concept of acting is what gets in the way. people feel like they need to play something instead of focusing on emotion. subtlety is super hard.
Another aspect of good acting to me, that Drew only marginally touched on in this video, is making people hate you. Just think of Joffrey Baratheon from GOT and how much hype was generated on the internet at them time, just around people hating this character. Jack Gleeson played this character's arrogance, carelessness and egoism, but also its basis in a backround of being a spoiled but insecure mommy's boy, so well and so convincing, that literal millions of people felt the need to express their hate for this fictitious character for years and reveled in his on-screen death.
Even better/ a character you love to hate and then end up rooting for… Regina Mills aka Evil Queen on OUAT.
This is exactly how I felt about Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in Gladiator. He played that role so beautifully haha
Joffrey is still probably the most hated character in GOT despite the show's amazing villains/anti-heroes portrayed by amazing actors (Tywin, Cersei, Ramsey, Roose, the High Sparrow etc.) and it's in large part due to Jack's performance adding a certain annoying realistic aspect to an almost cartoonishly evil character.
OMG, this! I always said how much I appreciate the person playing Joffrey because everyone and I mean EVERYONE hated that kid. I was one of the few that liked him.
thanks for reminding me how insufferable the average got fan (reddit user) is
Drew when you said, “..OUR birthday?” to Charlie and his clones, it was so well-acted I tapped the screen to rewatch 15 seconds. You’re a distractingly good actor in bad skits.
Waddaya mean bad skit???
Where was this from?
@@katmorgan3198 drew is in a penguinz0 video called "meeting my family" or something similar, it's a week or so old if you look for it on the penguinz0 channel. Charlie is the name of the guy in that channel
@@Natalie-101 wait he was there?!?!
'bad' skit? 🧐🧐
When Attack of the Clones came out on DVD, I was given the unconventional advice by a friend to watch it with the French voice track. My friend said it made it tolerable and highlighted that the story isn't bad, it's just the acting that drags the story down. What blew me away was how damn engaging Hayden's performance became. You couldn't look away from him, and his reactions and expressions are appropriate and believable. For the first time I understood that the script might be the problem, not the actors trying to speak it
Did Hayden himself do the French dialogue, or was he dubbed? I'm always curious how localizations are done.
@@JadeFoxAlpha Unless he spoke French, it's probably another actor. It's rare for actors to do their own dubs.
My favourite moments are when a character can be perfectly encapsulated in just one scene, or even one line. The first scene that comes to mind is weirdly in Men in Black, when J says "better to have loved and losses than never to have loved at all" and K just goes "try it". The line was done so perfectly and I suddenly felt like I knew everything I needed to know about him.
In The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins allowed for a natural and tentative chemistry to unfold between his and Jodie Foster's characters by not interacting with her outside of each take - a simple, highly effective, and respectful way of involving your acting process off set/in real life. Meanwhile, Jared Leto sent ANIMAL CARCASES to his cast mates (just thinly veiled, gross harassment) and still gave a shit performance. Method acting isn't your free for all excuse to be a menace.
So where did you plagiarize this paragraph from bro
it wasn't really Leto's fault that his performance was shit but alright
Subtlety in acting is EVERYTHING. Succession is the show that motivated me to step up my game with acting (specifically voice acting, since that’s what I do) because of how incredibly real and often understated the performances in this show are. I haven’t watched anything where the reactions were so raw and believable like this in a long time. A lot of the cast has extensive experience in theatre and improv, and I think that goes a long way towards not only how each actor embodies their role but also in how they interact so realistically with one another. Watching Succession doesn’t feel like watching acting, which is possibly the best thing an actor can achieve.
Voice acting is easy, just gotta get into the character a bit
@@ylondes9927 No acting, whether voice acting or any other kind, is “easy” per se. Easy to do? Sure. But to do it believably and realistically in a way that doesn’t *feel* like it’s acting is where the true challenge comes in. It’s harder than it sounds!
@@ylondes9927 Voice acting is arguably *harder* than typical acting because you have convey a wide range of emotions with just your voice. Stfu
@@ClaireSamuelsVA i feel like anyone can be an actor as long as theyre an incredibly gifted liar. But honestly most ppl suck at lying so 🤷🏽
@@shiannafoxx u stfu. I could easily convey any emotion ong. I would win mad oscars n shit. Actor of the year type beat. Easy clap no problem
I have to say, these videos where Drew just talks for a bit about something he's passionate or interested in are definitely my favourites! It's so fun waching someone enthusiastically talk abput something they've been pondering for a while or are just kinda fascinated by, and they're such a joy to watch
i always love watching the background characters in everything but especially theatre, if you just watch the ensemble during a play they’re always acting because you can always see them which i feel like relates to what you were saying about succession and acting with your body. the background characters in any play have to be acting all the time and they usually aren’t talking so they have to use their body’s. anyways, there’s my theatre kid rant
This is so true. My sister was in a small production of Les Misérables as part of the ensemble. All of the background characters were told to improvise their actions while the main cast were singing/doing their thing. Long story short, her character was in the back trying to sell a head of lettuce, and a kid pretended to be interested before snatching it and running away. It was funny to watch her chase after him in shock knowing that she actually hadn't expected that to happen.
As someone with terrible fashion sense, but constantly wearing heels, I can confirm: I often do the T-Rex arms. It just happens. You feel so elegant doing it, so… important
lol same, but I feel like Alexis from Schitt's Creek when I do it
@La Cupcake i get it, it feels like you have a scarf that is hanging off your elbows at all times and it just makes me feel important. "no i wont stretch my arms out for you, you are not important enough for that much work"
I find myself ALWAYS walking like that and when I notice it, I'm like GIRL WHY
I guess if your hands are like that, you're not carrying anything, you're not opening doors for yourself, you're not preoccupied with anything around you.. I thoroughly enjoy it
Roger?
The fact Drew said that scenes of men lashing out in anger are overrated and followed it with "a good reaction shot can be just as powerful or devastating as whatever they're reacting too" set to shots of women reacting to lashing-out men is a _power move._ It says so much so subtly.
oh my god you're so right. I did notice "hey that was all women, cool" but didn't make the connection to what was before it
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One actor that I always thought was amazing was Heath Ledger. He didn’t do too much but he went from being a heart throb in “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Knights tale” to being one of the best jokers in a Batman movie. It still amazes me how well he did at both and they were so different.
I was also really impressed with him in Brokeback Mountain!
some of the best acting ive seen has been from schitts creek
annie murphy, catherine o hara, dan levy and eugene levy all have such memorable characters each with their own distinct mannerisms and the character development is also just amazing
the writing and directing of that show is really exactly what you're talking about, not to mention its one of the funniest shows ive ever watched
it deserved the emmy's sweep
I LOVE schitts creek omg "ew David!"
This is why I think Anya Taylor Joy’s performance in Emma is incredible.
YES. One of my favourite Austen adaptations!
Ur so right, Emma is great!
Also, The VVitch
YES Emma and Pride and Prejudice (2005) fill my heart with joy
What about The Witch, her best in my opinion.
I would also say NBC’s Hannibal has some incredible acting as well. A lot of that show is hardly spoken, rather, seen. The emotions between the characters are non verbal over half of the time. The progressions of the characters are some of the best I’ve seen.
YESS I’m so sad it got canceled
100%. The acting in that show is incredible. It made me feel like I was slowly going insane whenever I was watching Will slip further and further
My favorite show of all time
Mads Mikkelson knocked it out of the park as Hannibal Lector.
OH MY GOD YES it's so underrated, Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy really made that show what it is.
Just clarifying: method acting isn’t actually just being your character off stage or screen. It’s this idea that you can relate to your character enough that, when it’s time to act, you don’t really have to. It’s not acting all the time, it’s just knowing your character really well because you did a lot of work fleshing them out.
If youre an ass on set, then that’s all you are. Method isn’t about that. Most trained actors do method because that’s a huge part acting in general. Because it works. And because most people who do it aren’t assholes.
If you want to see what the method actually looks like, watch Uta Hagens masterclass. Okay, done. Just point that out.
You might be right, but sadly there are a handful of Hollywood actors who have given "the method" approach a bad name. So now it's pretty much shorthand for being an asshole to everyone around you until the shoot is over.
Nice pull; Uta Hagen wrote the book on acting (literally). I kinda dislike this video because it waxes about something Drew doesn't understand by his own admission and mostly reinforces existing misconceptions like the one you pointed out.
Thank you for your service Congressman.
@@rockcriedout7679 no problem, citizen.
What you described in the first paragraph is just straight up regular acting.
bob odenkirk in better call saul is just... amazing. i have no words for how that show made me feel
personally i think a great example of what you spoke about with physicality (with the jack nikelson example) is millie bobby brown as eleven. she has come under plenty of scrutiny because her character ‘didn’t say anything’ but that’s the beauty of it. she played this role amazingly. her character only had 40 lines in the entire first season, but she was able to convey eleven’s emotions without actually speaking. we were able to empathise with her and understand her wants and needs simply by her facial expressions.
"I'm not happy with this video"
That is good acting right there
Good acting is Drew convincing us Amanda didn’t die in Afghanistan
@@diegosandokan I'm pretty sure that's Danny
@@nananakeson whats the difference
@@itterbitter707 Damnit you're right
I will never forget Heath Ledger's Joker. I remember before seeing the dark knight the only movie I'd seen him in was a knights tale and when I heard THAT guy was the joker, I was skeptical to say the least. Then I saw the film and was absolutely floored. The gang meeting and explanation of how he got his scars are some of the most captivating and sinister scenes of any movie
I agree, but if playing the Joker played as big of a role in Heath’s death as people say it did, it wasn’t worth it, no matter how incredible his performance was
@@guen4413 it didn't. Watch the documentary Heath. It'll clear that theory up for you
@@orphanion9468 yeah, I always thought those theories were kind of an exaggeration. I haven’t seen the documentary but I know he struggled a lot with insomnia and was taking a lot of pills because of it
An actor who I think is amazing in all areas of acting, is Jake Gyllenhaal. Every single movie he’s in has been absolutely amazing. Jake Gyllenhaal just displays emotions so well, it amazes me. The characters he plays are usually very unstable or insane, and the way he portrays their characters with facial expressions and line delivery makes me feel like I’m in the story.
Absolutely, and he can clearly act on the opposite side of the spectrum too. Mysterio starts off as a typical hero character, and he sells it really well.
True, I was especially impressed by his performances in Prisoners, and Night Crawler. Like after seeing him in other stuff, and then that? I was like, is this the same person?
I'm amazed at actors who can cry on cue. And I don't mean silently letting a few years, I mean full on sobbing. One of my favorite scenes in anything is in the Tudors. Natalie Dormer plays Anne Boleyn and just saw her brothers head chopped off. The fear and pain in her performance left me lost for words. I have never seen anyone give such an amazing performance. Seriously check it out.
YESSS! viola davis is also amazing at sobbing on cue, snot and all! its amazing what ppl are capable of ☺️
@@wearykindred Viola Davis is fucking incredible!!
Crying on cue is kind of exhausting doe, you pretty much have to have good sobbing and everything else in your performance to go perfect for the director to keep it in the cut, and doing all that many takes over is a bit much to keep the momentum going
Apparently Christian Bale was able to sweat on cue filming the business card scene of American Psycho
It’s always “What is good acting?” and not “How is good acting?”
I’ll give you a better one. Why is good acting?
Man, let the joke die. It’s inhumane to keep it alive while it’s suffering from such an old and over used state :(
@@Devon.with.an.i funnily enough I found your channel through this comment and it’s actually really good and underrated, but are you genuinely upset because I used the joke?
I want you to make a part 2 to this where you talk specifically about actors who have had drastically different roles and whether or not they did a good job at both
One of the best exemple I can think of lately is Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems. I mean just look at his entire filmography, and then watch what the Sadfie brother pulled of with him in this movie. It’s amazing
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@doire aintu when what
@doire aintu i know exactly what you mean! i got back into pro wrestling a couple years ago, started watching AEW and was *so* impressed by his range.
My choice in that vein would be Timothy Omundson (specifically Psych vs Galavant).
3:35 such a good point, “holding back from anger comes across stronger than just being angry” it’s similar to watching somebody crying is not as emotional as seeing somebody TRYING not to cry.
I think it’s because it’s more human, most people don’t suddenly burst into an emotion, there’s a whole series of progression into the moment where u let go
Also let's remember good acting can be seen and should be appreciated in goofy comedies (like Malcolm in the Middle). It's not just tears and rage that prove an actor's skill.
Will Smith barely did any acting lessons when he started on Fresh Prince and he had a very natural talent for improvising scenes and lines, especially in the bloopers where he always makes the other actors lose their shit LOL
Literally everyone casted in Breaking Bad was unbelievable at their role and really added to how completely breathtaking that series was. I’m spoiled forever for tv shows after seeing that one
lmao i read your comment too fast and thought you were calling the actors “unbelievable” as in bad and fake-seeming. was about to start a fight
@@singerofsongss lol yikes. If anyone else actually thinks that I’d join you in that fight
11:17 You mentioned that there’s writers that make good actors bad and Twilight is the most perfect example. I couldn’t distance Robert Pattinson from his role in Twilight but after movies like Devil All the Time and The King I realize that that man is a GOOD actor, seriously one of the better ones in our modern time but it’s hard to imagine him as anything but a sparkly vampire
if you like robert pattinson’s acting definetly watch the lighthouse ! he kills it so does willem dafoe. they go absolutely ham in that movie
The same with Kristen Stewart for me. She was Bella for a long time in my head, up until things like Happiest Season and Spencer.
He's amazing as Batman
@@iterumm Yes! The Lighthouse and Good Time. Incredible range.
@@miaferrari958 yes I love him in good time! He’s an amazing actor
7:11 Yeah, I also went back and rewatched them, and the entirety of the 3 original Spiderman movies makes SO much more sense if, at any time someone is talking to Peter, you imagine there's a cymbal monkey hammering away inside his head. He acts like he genuinely doesn't understand how human interactions are supposed to work. And you know what? It fits perfectly with the script he's given.
I had also completely forgotten just how much J.K. Simmons absolutely just highway robbery's every scene he's in. The way he delivers his snappy comebacks were Oscar worthy
Talking about physicality acting can we give Daniel Radcliffe more credit for his role in Swiss army man, the guy literally acted as dead corpse that farts and literally killed it
I loved that movie! I like him in Miracle Workers too
I like him too bad people still see him as wizard boy. He has so much more range.
i love that movie!
Actually, that was method acting. He spent 22 days as a farting corpse. They had to do CPR to get him back.
Method acting isn’t actually staying in character the whole time. It is actually trying to actually feel the emotion the character is feeling. Hollywood is just really fucked up.
>actually
lol no..thats just acting
Im going to pretend I read that, as Im too lazy
method acting is personally going through an experience the character goes through so you know what they're feeling (ex: almost drowning, going weeks without talking to people, stealing). What you described is regular acting
Kristen Bell on The Good Place is one of my favourite examples of impeccable acting. The moments where she gets sad and almost cries are so human and expressive and they're such profound reactions to everything going on it's hard not to be impressed and immersed. D'Arcy Carden also gets a shoutout for genuinely making me believe that she can be in multiple places at once, summon any object, answer any question, and isn't human
The episode when everyone was Janet is one of my favorites. D’Arcy played each part well.
D’Arcy in the episode Janet(s) was so good
fun fact, d’arcy garden actually partook in method acting off-camera by teleporting inside her coworker’s houses and reciting the definition of every word in the english language. such a talented woman
I genuinely really enjoy watching Drew’s full video essays on shows I’ve never ever seen before.