Most Intense Method Actors

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Take a look at some of the most intense method actors in movie business. Hollywood, Heath Ledger, Robert De Niro, Al Pachino, Daniel Day Lewis, Hilary Swank, Christian Bale, Jim Carrey

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Take a look at some of the most intense method actors in movie business:

Heath Ledger: Heath Ledger played the role of Batman’s arch-nemesis The Joker in The Dark Knight. In order to play the psychopathic and schizophrenic clown, Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to enter the mind of the character. Apparently, after the completion of the film, Ledger suffered a mental breakdown which left him insomniac and exhausted. He was found dead on January 22, 2008 of what was believed to be an accidental overdose.

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in a still from Hollywood film Brokeback Mountain.

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Robert De Niro: Hollywood powerhouse performer Robert De Niro is known for his extreme dedication when it comes to his craft. He has given some of the most memorable performances in films like Taxi Driver, The Godfather II and Cape Fear. Apparently, Robert De Niro gained almost sixty pounds to play boxer Jake La Motta in Martin Scorcese’s Raging Bull.

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Robert De Niro in a still from Hollywood film Taxi Driver.

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Al Pacino: Al Pacino is regarded as one of the greatest Hollywood actors, who is best known for his method acting skills. Al Pacino’s was greatly admired in works like Serpico, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, Scent Of A Woman and The Merchant of Venice to name a few.

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Al Pacino in a still from Hollywood film Serpico.

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Daniel Day Lewis: English actor Daniel Day Lewis is known for pushing boundaries for every role he undertakes. Aparently, while playing a paralysed poet in My Left Foot, he made sure that he stayed in the character during the shooting of the film. While filming for Last of The Mohicans, Daniel Day Lewis preferred living in isolation. And while playing Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, the actor started preparing for his role a year before shooting the film.

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Daniel Day Lewis in a still from Hollywood film My Left Foot.

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Hilary Swank: American actress Hilary Swank played the role of Brandon Teena – a female-to-male transgender in Kimberly Peirce’s film Boys Don’t Cry. Apparently, a month before shooting for the film, Swank lived like a man, cropped her hair and disguised her feminine features to pass on as a boy.

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