5 Actors Who Took Method Acting TOO FAR

Ever hear the legend about the actor who cut off his right arm to play an amputee? He walked into the audition and the casting director said: “other arm.”

Rolling Stone

Method Acting is well-known to us as an immersive way for certain actors to "become" their characters. However, sometimes actors take it too far, and make us ask: what the hell actually is the Method?

ABC

“That's kind of a misconception. The Method is, uh, something that has to do with Lee Strasberg. But staying in character has come to be known as “The Method.” … The best way to be is the most relaxed you can be. So if you're playing a character that has behavior that's not your natural behavior, it only serves you to be comfortable with it.”

Thanks Franco!

So now that we have a reasonable perspective... let's see where actors went a little too far in trying to feel comfortable in their work.

1. Jared Leto

Business Insider

Jared Leto sent his fellow cast-mates a “dead hog” while on the set of Suicide Squad. I don't know what the Joker is doing with one of those. Maybe he was upset when Robert Baratheon died? (SPOILER AL... this happened years ago, come on).

2. Jared Leto

A.V. Club

Jared Leto decided to send used condoms to his cast-mates while playing the Joker. I hope Alfred wears gloves when he goes to check Batman's mailbox.

3. Jared Leto

The Daily Mail

To get in character for the Joker, Jared Leto sent Margot Robbie a rat. Adorable new pet... or bizarre acting technique that involves pretending you are somebody's scruffy kitten bringing unwanted gifts into the house?

4. Jared Leto

EW

Leto decided that his character of the Joker needed some extra spunk! And what is more spunky then giving ANAL BEADS to your fellow actors?

Help. I think I need an adult.

5. Jared Leto

Wn

Apparently if he tried anything on Viola Davis she would have pepper sprayed him. Good. Keep your unnecessarily hyper-sexual version of a comic-book villain away from Viola!

All in all, I think we can all agree that these actors need to tone it down a bit. While Franco's description is reasonable... some of these antics don't seem necessarily relevant to the portrayal of a role. To quote the great Sir Lawrence Olivier when Dustin Hoffman went for nights without sleep for a scene in Marathon Man: "Why don't you try acting?"