Claire Danes he expresses his first thoughts about an ongoing and controversial trend among actors – undergoing extreme physical changes to better embody a character or role.
“I don't know if I had to change in this extreme way,” Danes, 47, told his fellow actor. Richard Gadd while participating Variety again CNN's Actors in Actors series. “Some roles are more far-fetched than others, and I have to use them more rigorously to integrate them. Those are more rewarding, really — high-risk, high-reward.”
He went on to say, “I was angry with them at first, then I was very grateful and I got a lot of freedom from them.”
Gadd, 37, is currently undergoing a transformation in his body for his role as Ruben in The Half Manthe writer-director-actor's follow-up story to his Netflix, Baby Reindeer. Gadd reportedly gained 90 pounds to embody the hyper-masculine and toxic character.
“I like to try to change as much as possible in the role,” Gadd said on his way out Vanity Fair's As such video series. I always wanted Ruben to be real. I didn't want him to have a Hollywood type of six-pack.
He added, “This play aims to explore why men are attracted to each other in complex ways that encourage each other, but hurt each other.” I thought, 'Well, for something to be poisonous, it has to be drunk first.
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Getty ImagesWhile talking to Danes, Gadd pointed out the weight difference between him The Half Man character Ruben Pallister and his Baby Reindeer character, Donny Dunn.
“Donny Dunn was like 68.8 pounds [151 pounds]. Ruben who was heavier than me was 110 [242 pounds]. I wanted it to be realistic, so a lot of it was putting a lot of fat over the muscles,” he explained.” “It really helps, because as a character, you feel physically strong, and Jamie Bell has a lot less. When I was playing with him, I almost ate him, I was so much bigger than him. It helped that. I love that because – I don't know about you. I hate feeling like I'm sitting down.”
He went on to say, “They'll put you in a shirt and you go to put it on and I'll say, 'I still feel like me.' So how do I feel as a character in my body? I like to feel different. I won't say it's the Way or anything. I just like to feel the body shape, whether it is weak or big. “
Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes won over audiences with Romeo + Juliet, their modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's most famous play. The Titanic star and Homeland alum played the notoriously doomed couple in the 1996 film, which also starred John Leguizamo (Tybalt), Harold Perrineau (Mercutio), Dash Mihok (Benvolio) and Paul Rudd (Dave Paris). Baz […]
Danes plays a grieving mother named Agatha Wiggs in the TV miniseries. The beast in me. Gadd admitted to the Danes that he learned the art of the “guttural sob” by watching the Danes'. Romeo + Juliet to work.
“I'll tell you a little truth.” Back at school, to study Shakespeare, we watched Romeo + Juliet. I remember writing an essay Romeo + Juliet,” Danes told. I remember writing paragraphs about that cry and how impactful it was.”
“He saw my stomach growling, and he picked it up,” Danes replied. “I remember that moment well. I was surprised by that. I remember the shock of being discovered and the shock of my answer, which we hope for. It doesn't happen often.”
