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Jeremy Strong is famous for immersing himself so deeply into his roles that he causes himself injuries, and if that bothers one of his co-stars, well, they can just deal with it. That’s more or less what he said. The New YorkerIt is Radio time podcast Friday while promoting The social reportfor which he wholeheartedly committed to becoming Mark Zuckerberg.
When asked if his approach – which, for this project, involved sending Aaron Sorkin grumpy emails in character – is actually appreciated by his directors and castmates (his Succession his co-star Brian Cox called it “fucking annoying”), Strong said he “can’t really talk about it”. Even if he never intended to interfere with anyone else’s process, he’s still going to go broke. “I’m just here to fully commit to serving the material,” Strong said. “And so, if some people feel like I’m taking this too seriously or that it’s changing the molecules in the room in a way that makes something uncomfortable, I guess that’s something I don’t think I need to apologize for.” Frankly, Strong feels that every director he works with agrees with him, and he thinks “a lot of reactions are personal in nature.” Which implies, I suppose, that if you don’t like Strong’s methods, it’s because you just don’t like Strong.
In all honesty, we cannot say that any of Strong’s colleagues were warned, neither by his profile in THE New Yorkers or by Sorkin himself. At this point, anyone working with Strong should know to always expect the most.
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