Jeremy Strong Isn’t Sorry About His Acting Choices
thecut.com • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jeremy Strong is known for immersing himself deeply into his roles, sometimes causing personal injury, and he unapologetically maintains this intense approach regardless of others' reactions.
- On The New Yorker’s Radio Hour podcast, Strong discussed his commitment to portraying Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning, including sending in-character cranky emails to Aaron Sorkin.
- Despite some co-stars finding his methods annoying—Brian Cox notably called it “fucking annoying”—Strong insists he never aims to disrupt others and prioritizes fully serving the material.
- Strong believes that directors generally support his approach and suggests that negative reactions from colleagues are more personal than professional.
- He stands firm that if people are uncomfortable with his process, it reflects their feelings toward him personally, not the validity of his method.
