Daniel Day-Lewis recently told the U.K.’s Big Issue that Brian Cox is one of the reasons he’s been dragged into an unwanted debate around Method acting . Cox has spoken out against Method acting in various interviews over the last few years, frequently citing his “Succession” co-star Jeremy Strong as an example of why the acting style is “fucking annoying.” Cox once speculated that Day-Lewis had to break from acting at 55 years old due to the burn out of being a Method actor, saying Day-Lewis “couldn’t go on doing that every day.”

“Listen, I worked with Brian Cox once and got somehow drawn into this handbags-at-dawn conflict inadvertently,” Day-Lewis now told Big Issue (via The Telegraph ). “Brian is a very fine actor who’s done extraordinary work. As a result, he’s been gi

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