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January 31, 2022
MagazineEvan Kindley
Have Method Actors Gone Too Far?
Some actors go to extremes to get into character. It wasn’t meant to be that way.
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The “Succession” actor’s autobiography is pleasingly horrible.
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Carrie Fisher’s best recent work was on television.
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Stop saying Leonardo DiCaprio is a lock for Best Actor.
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The actor hoped to direct and star in an adaption of my book
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