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nor is he the only one to criticise Strong about this - Culkin, Robert Downey Jr, Sorkin have all commented on him. RDJ pretty much said he lost the plot, Culkin said the Strong's process negatively impacted him. He has been getting shit on for his over-the-top method acting for a few years now. They like him, they don't like his prep - refusing to socially engage with them, injuring himself on set, etc.Cox is hardly the first actor to call out Method Acting. While shooting Marathon Man, Hoffman decided to stay awake for 72 hours so he would look and feel like a man at the end of his endurance during the infamous, "Is it safe?" scene. When he informed his co-star, Laurence Olivier, the legendary thespian asked,
"Have you considered just acting, dear boy?""