Jeremy Strong says he will not apologise for taking acting seriously
Jeremy Strong says he will not apologise if other people feel he takes acting too seriously.
He gave that answer on The New Yorker Radio Hour in a conversation about his method acting approach with host David Remnick, according to Variety. Method acting, put simply, is working from inside the character for long stretches, often staying in role away from the camera. Strong said he does not see a reason to say sorry for working that way.
He plays Mark Zuckerberg. The part comes in writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s film The Social Reckoning.
The film is due for release on Oct. 9, Variety reported. The cast lists Strong with Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin and Billy Magnussen. The story follows whistleblower Frances Haugen as she teams up with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose the inner workings of Facebook. A whistleblower, in plain terms, is an insider who brings hidden practices to light, while Horwitz covers technology and corporate accountability for the newspaper.
The longer conversation was published by The New Yorker under the title “Jeremy Strong Is Not Quite Over It” on Oct. 2, and it was conducted for The New Yorker Radio Hour, according to The New Yorker. The Radio Hour is presented by Remnick and is a co-production with WNYC Studios. The timing puts the interview days before the film’s arrival in cinemas.
The sequence helps readers sort the coverage. The New Yorker published on Oct. 2. Variety followed with its report on Oct. 3. The film itself is dated for Oct. 9. Each account builds on the last as release week approaches.
Sorkin answered the profile with an open letter. He described it as a distorted picture that asks readers to roll their eyes at Strong’s acting, according to The New Yorker. The letter sits alongside the interview record rather than replacing it. It gives readers both the actor’s own words and his director’s objection in one place.
For fans, this means the week before release is as much about preparation as plot. Strong is clear on his method. Sorkin is clear in his defence.
