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Why Natalie Portman Thinks Method Acting Is ‘A Luxury Women Can’t Afford’
Natalie Portman shares her thoughts about the controversial ‘method acting’ some actors use
Portman, 42, shared her thoughts about women using method acting, the controversial practice where an actor immerses themself into a character even when the cameras aren’t rolling, in a Monday, January 8, interview with the Wall Street Journal. May December is a film about a couple struggling under the weight of their age gap, which takes inspiration from the story of Mary Kay Letourneau‘s infamous affair with her student Vili Fualaau, who was 22 years her junior. Strong said in the profile that he took playing Kendall as seriously as his own existence, saying, “To me, the stakes are life and death.” But he’s only one in a long line of actors who go hard on the method, including Robert DeNiro, Christian Bale, Al Pacino and Lady Gaga.
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