Daniel Day-Lewis, Jared Leto, Christian Bale, and Dustin Hoffman are famous for method acting, but they're also known for taking things too far.
Actors who took method acting way too far have a disputed place in the history of filmmaking. Developed during the Golden Age of Hollywood, method acting is when actors willingly experience key aspects of their character's lives, which often involves also dressing, looking, and acting like their roles off camera. Method actors do this in order to establish an encompassing and authentic emotional connection with the most important characters in their careers.
11 Leonardo DiCaprio In The Revenant Leonardo DiCaprio's role as the fur trapper Hugh Glass in The Revenant cements his place among actors who took method acting way too far. At the same time, it also famously won DiCaprio his first-ever Best Actor Oscar, which many felt was long overdue.
7 Dustin Hoffman In Kramer Vs. Kramer Possibly still the greatest movie about a failed marriage, Kramer vs. Kramer sees two of the greatest Hollywood actors ever — Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep — on opposite sides of a bitter divorce. Apart from Hoffman smashing a glass of wine without informing Streep beforehand to elicit genuine surprise, Streep later revealed that Hoffman actually slapped her off-camera to "help" her acting. "It was overstepping," said Streep .
4 Shia LaBeouf In Fury Shia LaBeouf, who played the tank gunner Bible in Fury, is another infamous example when it comes to actors who took method acting way too far. Rather than sitting at the makeup chair, LaBeouf used a knife to make cuts on his own cheek, which he kept opening before takes for continuity. During filming, LaBeouf told co-star Logan Lerman, "Hey man, wanna see something fun? Check this out," Lerman recalled "And he takes out a knife and cuts his face.
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