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The common criticism of Method actors is that they often play very similar character types (Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino among them). Does anyone know where I can find sources for this so that I may include it? Arthurian Legend (talk) 19:05, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Bully for Matt Jones.
This is irrelevant and unecyclopedic at best or vandalism at worst. Either way it doesn't belong here. Please let me know if there some importance behind Matthew Jones, son of Jacob Henry (son of? is this the Middle Ages?), otherwise I'm removing it. The Cap'n (talk) 00:01, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I've heard about some actors having psychological distress after dark and troubled roles. I don't know if this should be added here, but the method actors are the ones that connect more with their emotions. Here are some links about this (I think) 1 2 3. Someone with psychological training may be interested in this. Comu_nacho (spanish speaker) (talk) 00:14, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
This is certainly a topic to consider when it comes to Method Acting. Can you imagine the psychological implications of emulating a sociopath in your every day life? Taking on the persona of a sociopathic alcoholic, such as Daniel Day-Lewis did in "There Will Be Blood", might have had long-lasting impacts on his emotional state. It is the fearless pursuit of emulation that method actors pursue, for the sake of theatrics, that could potentially bring long-term harm to their identities. I could find many sources about (non-method) supporting actors who have felt legitimate fear because their main (method) actor was becoming to emotionally involved in their character's identity. Paul Dano (non-method actor), who played the charismatic Christian preacher, Eli, in the movie "There Will Be Blood" expressed dismay in an interview when he felt Daniel Day-Lewis (a renown method actor) expressed deeply personal hate for his character and proceeded to ad-lib the scene (which made it into final cut) by throwing bowling balls at his legs. In the movie, you see the supporting actor feeling true panic, not as his character, but as his true self because the method actor is forcing him to express fear the way he would feel it. To summarize, I have read that working with a method actor as a non-method actor can sometimes produce emotionally disruptive outcomes and investigating this phenomenon would be extremely interesting not only for the sake of theatrics, but for psychology as well. Metacyn (swedish speaker) (talk) 2:31, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
Is it common in the sources to capitalize "method" in this context? I confess never having seen it capitalized. Robert K S (talk) 17:30, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
Seems to me that it refers to a specific type of acting, and the requirement for being a proper noun is met. --Rlsaine (talk) 06:41, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
Would Nicole Kidman apply as a practitioner of method acting? From what she said about her work in The Paperboy, where she immersed herself in the character, interviewing women who's husband's were in jail, stayed in character the whole time they were filming, and studied speaking in a southern accent,it sounds to me like method acting, but not entirely sure if this makes her a method actor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.122.152.204 (talk) 03:08, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Should Shahrukh Khan be added to the list of practitioners of method acting? Reference 2 does not even mention his name. And Shahrukh Khan in reality does not follow method acting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.49.68.142 (talk) 03:17, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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I've removed the reference to "archetype" work. It's the opposite of a Method approach. For Stanislavski/Strasberg etc., character is the ensemble of given circumstances. The conception is modern (i.e., post-Darwin) in that respect. Archetype work is romantic, relying on a notion of an essence. Although Drama Centre, London's approach, for example, confuses the two, nonetheless, that's because they're fusing Jung (!) with Stanislavski and Laban. It's not Method. • DP • {huh?} 04:03, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
I've just removed this new edit:
After the release of Suicide Squad and reports of Jared Leto's over-the-top, method-based preparation for the part of the Joker, the use of "extreme" method acting techniques mainly by male Hollywood actors has been criticized as drawing attention away from similarly skilled but less extreme performances by female actors: "Method acting, as it’s practiced today, depends on framing less drastic techniques as feminine, and therefore inferior...But the gendered nature of modern method acting has had the unfortunate consequence of sidelining the transformative work of actresses who found authenticity without billing themselves as somehow 'above' their art form."[1]
I read the article at the time. It's nonsense and doesn't belong in an encyclopaedia. The only basis on which it would, would constitute original research -- that is, the journalist doesn't understand what method acting is in any way. No method acting practitioner has ever recommended the things claimed here. It may be a frequent misunderstanding in the popular press, but we shouldn't be perpetuating it here. I know, given the terrible state of this article, it may seem besides the point. It's fluff designed to stir up a bit of faux controversy in order to promote the movie. • DP • {huh?} 12:05, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
As promised on the current talk page, placing the removed list of Method actors here, if anyone wants it for a List of Method actors article:
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