Jeremy Strong has caused many eyes to roll on the Succession set.
Despite offering a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the tragic corporate sellout, his method acting approach has caused genuine strain and friction amongst his co-stars.
Both Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin, who play Logan and Roman Roy respectively, have criticized Jeremy Strong’s method acting approach, in which he stays in character the whole time. Furthermore, Strong self-isolated on set and refused to rehearse scenes so he could jump into character more organically.
Unsurprisingly, stepping into the shoes of an entitled yet tortured billionaire isn’t exactly the best company to be around, so it makes sense that his Succession co-stars sometimes got annoyed. But still, there’s no denying the fact that Strong has offered one of the most exceptional performances we’ve ever seen in television history.
What Did Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin Say Against Jeremy Strong?
While Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin both have a deep respect for Strong’s talent, they’ve disagreed with his immersive acting style, since it’s a nuisance for the remaining cast and crew. According to Cox, Strong’s full transformation as Kendall Roy, even when the cameras weren’t rolling, caused “hostility” on the Succession set.
Meanwhile, when Strong compared being an actor to that of a “storyteller”, Culkin slammed his on-screen brother’s statement in a later interview, since he thinks it’s inaccurate to the actor’s job. “I sort of object to when actors call themselves storytellers,” he revealed in an Actors on Actors sit down with Variety. “I don’t think that I’m telling the story when I’m doing a scene,” Culkin said. “Someone else is telling the story… I’m not.”
Jeremy Strong Defended His Behavior Behind The Scenes of Succession
Strong stuck to his guns, and seemingly called out his former castmates for their critiques about his method acting.
“Lately, people have felt a need to take shots at me or say disparaging things, which I don’t really think there’s any need for,” Jeremy Strong said, per People Magazine. “The way I approach things, my process. I feel we’re storytellers. I think about those performances I just mentioned. Those are actors telling story through character, which to me is the highest bar. That’s the holy grail for me, creating a character, which is sort of creating an instrument that’s never existed before… That’s the kind of acting that I love. And it does require a kind of, I don’t know, devil may care attitude towards what anybody might think of what you’re doing.”
Succession Fans Defend Jeremy Strong Over Kieran Culkin’s Statements
Succession fans decided to stick up for their number one boy, Jeremy Strong, by praising his transformative performance.
“Jeremy nailed in Succession, while Kieran played himself,” one fan commented via the Actors on Actors interview.
Another agreed, citing the differences between Culkin and Strong. They wrote of the two, “The difference between a person who sees acting as it is a profession ..and a person that sees acting as this raw and sentient art form.”
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