Daniel Day-Lewis Rejects Responsibility for Jeremy Strong
While Daniel Day-Lewis was temporarily absent from acting, much was said about his approach. Brian Cox, a noted critic of Method acting, suggested that Day-Lewis’ intense dedication to the Method contributed to his early retirement. Cox also expressed concern that his Succession co-star, Jeremy Strong, emulates Day-Lewis’ Method techniques.
Day-Lewis, however, has distanced himself from these discussions. Speaking to Big Issue magazine, he said:
“Listen, I worked with Brian Cox once and got somehow drawn into this handbags-at-dawn conflict inadvertently. Brian is a very fine actor who’s done extraordinary work. As a result, he’s been given a soapbox… which he shows no sign of climbing down from. Any time he wants to talk about it, I’m easy to find.”
He added:
“If I thought during our work together I’d interfered with his working process, I’d be appalled. But I don’t think it was like that. So I don’t know where the fuck that came from. Jeremy Strong is a very fine actor, I don’t know how he goes about things, but I don’t feel responsible in any way for that.”
Day-Lewis has made it clear that Method acting is not a cult he has drawn others into, nor does he believe it heavily influences his colleagues. Strong himself has described it as “a very solitary thing.”
Summary
Daniel Day-Lewis denies any responsibility for Jeremy Strong’s Method acting style and dismisses criticisms linking him to Strong’s approach or Brian Cox’s remarks.
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