Willem Dafoe is a master of character acting, sharing the secret of his craft and what it is that keeps him ticking.

One of the most talented actors in Hollywood, Taron Egerton, refuses to stay in character when not filming on set, and for ...

Portman’s point about Method acting being a luxury women can’t afford checks out, when you imagine her slipping into someone as conniving as her “May December” character while attending a ...

Get ready to see Austin Butler like never before in Eddington, the newest psychological thriller that sees Austin shed his ...

Method acting is the most discussed methodology in Hollywood—admired for its zeal, attacked for its excesses, and talked about in acting schools and movie sets equally. For some, it’s the ...

Several actors have weighed in on the recent debate over method acting, with Mads Mikkelsen, Will Poulter, and Samuel L. Jackson amongst the stars criticizing parts of the practice.

According to Studio Binder, the method acting system was developed in the early 1900s by Konstantin Stanislavski, a Russian actor and director. At the time, Stanislavski did not call it by this name.

Method acting was never made to look easy, but in a modern world where workers' rights and protections are centered, it is understandable that actors may be less likely to employ these techniques.

Method acting may be seen as controversial, but accordingly to Natalie Portman, it's not available to adopt for some actors. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Portman suggested that ...

Method acting is a methodical technique in which an actor essentially trains to be their character by living and thinking like them. It becomes more physiological than acting due to the lengths ...

”Method acting,” like ”supply-side economics” or ”New Age philosophy,” is a phrase that has made its way into everyday conversation even though most of us have only the vaguest idea ...