Actor Emily Watson has recalled the response Daniel Day-Lewis gave her when she asked him about his method acting.
The pair co-starred in the 1997 Ira drama The Boxer together. Day-Lewis, who is now retired, was known for using method acting techniques when inhabiting roles.
In a new interview with The Guardian, Watson remembered questioning Day-Lewis on why he chose that approach.
“He said to me: ‘I’m not a good enough actor not to,” she said.
Watson herself does not method act, but spoke about the lengths she would go to prepare for a role.
“I need to immerse myself very fully for a role. It’s really about kidding your body that this is real,” she said. “You can find all sorts of different ways of tricking yourself.”
The 56-year-old actor was speaking ahead of her new film God’s Creatures, co-starring Paul Mescal, in which she plays a mother...
The pair co-starred in the 1997 Ira drama The Boxer together. Day-Lewis, who is now retired, was known for using method acting techniques when inhabiting roles.
In a new interview with The Guardian, Watson remembered questioning Day-Lewis on why he chose that approach.
“He said to me: ‘I’m not a good enough actor not to,” she said.
Watson herself does not method act, but spoke about the lengths she would go to prepare for a role.
“I need to immerse myself very fully for a role. It’s really about kidding your body that this is real,” she said. “You can find all sorts of different ways of tricking yourself.”
The 56-year-old actor was speaking ahead of her new film God’s Creatures, co-starring Paul Mescal, in which she plays a mother...
- 3/20/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Film
Emily Watson will receive the Donostia Award in recognition of her career. Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival Emily Watson will receive the Donostia Award at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival. The award for the Oranges And Sunshine star is in recognition of her film career and comes in the same year she was awarded an OBE. Watson will collect the Award at a gala on September 25 in the Kursaal Auditorium.
The Islington-born actress made her film debut in Lars von Trier's controversial Breaking The Waves and other films include Hilary And Jackie, Punch Drunk Love, War Horse and Gosford Park.
Watson also participated in the television series Appropriate Adult, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination and won the Best Actress BAFTA. Her television credits include The Politician’s Husband, The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe and A Song For Jenny.
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The Islington-born actress made her film debut in Lars von Trier's controversial Breaking The Waves and other films include Hilary And Jackie, Punch Drunk Love, War Horse and Gosford Park.
Watson also participated in the television series Appropriate Adult, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination and won the Best Actress BAFTA. Her television credits include The Politician’s Husband, The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe and A Song For Jenny.
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- 9/16/2015
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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