Daniel Day-Lewis takes dig at method actors acting like ‘lunatics’

Daniel Day Lewis is addressing a specific type of immersive actors, which are giving the art a bad reputation with their approach to it.

The legendary method actor talked about the public perception with the craft and how it is being used as an excuse for inexcusable behaviour.

In an interview with The New York Times the Phantom Thread actor stated, “I don’t really like thinking of acting in terms of craft at all. Of course, there are techniques you can learn, and I know that the Method has become an easy target these days.”

“I’m a little cross these days to hear all kinds of people gobbling off and saying things like ‘gone full Method,’ which I think is meant to imply that a person’s behaving like a lunatic in an extreme fashion,” he added.

Daniel explained that method acting should be about internal work and not something that makes the actor severely uncomfortable and impacts their mental health.

The three-time Oscar winner has recently made his comeback to acting with Anemone since he co-wrote the film with his son, Ronan Day-Lewis.

Have actors spoke out against method actors?

Yes, notable names like Andrew Garfield, Chloë Sevigny and Brian Cox have been vocal about how some actors will use the guise of method acting to justify their bad behaviour.

RELATED: Daniel Day-Lewis reverses retirement decision: Here's why