Jeremy Strong calls the ‘drama’ surrounding his controversial method acting style ‘just noise’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Strong has addressed the “drama” surrounding his commitment to method acting, calling it “just noise”. Titled “On Succession, Jeremy Strong doesn’t get the joke”, Schulman’s feature characterised the 43-year-old as an intense actor, deeply committed to his craft, who takes every role he lands as “seriously as his own life”. After it was published last December, it drew mixed reactions from fans and fellow actors, with Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Aaron Sorkin, and others condemning the piece for painting a “distorted” picture of Strong. “And the drama of all that I feel is just noise.” Jeremy Strong The controversial article included quotes from his Succession co-stars, including Brian Cox, who said at the time: “The result that Jeremy gets is always pretty tremendous.” “I just worry about what he does to himself.