Brian Cox has had some choice words to say about his “Succession” co-star’s acting methods, so he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Cox, 76, has doubled down on his opinions about Method acting, an approach used by Jeremy Strong, who plays his mercurial middle son on the HBO series.
Strong, 44, made headlines in 2021 when the New Yorker revealed his full-immersion acting methods, which he has employed for his role as Kendall Roy.
Cox, who plays Logan Roy, has previously said that Strong’s Method acting is “f–king annoying” — and he made his opinion known once again in a spoof of a MasterClass on acting.
In an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the actor admitted that he’s been “a little harsh” regarding Method acting.
“I’m sorry about that. In fact, I’ve been trying to set the record straight in a MasterClass series of acting that I’ve been doing,” he told Fallon, 48, before introducing the parody.
A video of a MasterClass bit plays with the text: “Brian Cox Teaches the Craft of Method Acting.”
Cox then appears and shouts, “Just f–king do it! Say the f–king lines, and don’t bump into the f–king furniture!”
Last month, Cox did an interview with Town & Country where he spoke about Strong, saying, “He’s a very good actor. And the rest of the ensemble is all OK with this. But knowing a character and what the character does is only part of the skill set.”
“It’s f–king annoying,” Cox added of Strong always being in character. “Don’t get me going on it.”
Cox has also previously expressed concern about Strong’s techniques.
“I’ve worked with intense actors before. It’s a particularly American disease, I think, this inability to separate yourself off while you’re doing the job,” he told the New Yorker in 2021.
“The result that Jeremy gets is always pretty tremendous,” Cox went on. “I just worry about what he does to himself. I worry about the crises he puts himself through in order to prepare.”
Cox again addressed his worry that year in an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” sharing, “He does get obsessed with the work. And I worry about what it does to him, because if you can’t separate yourself — because you’re dealing with all of this material every day. You can’t live in it. Eventually, you get worn out.”
In an interview with British GQ for this month’s cover, Strong admitted his TV dad “earned the right” to trash talk Strong.
“Everyone’s entitled to have their feelings. I also think Brian Cox, for example, he’s earned the right to say whatever the f—k he wants,” Strong reasoned. “There was no need to address that or do damage control.”
Cox has opinions about “Succession” beyond who employs Method acting — including being happy that the show is coming to an end.
While walking the red carpet at the Season 4 premiere, he told “Entertainment Tonight” that he was “happy” the show was coming to a close.
“I think we’ve, you know, got to the point where the show has reached its natural closure,” he told the outlet.
Cox explained that he believes Jesse Armstrong, the series’ creator and showrunner, made the right decision.
“Jesse won’t let anything go on further than it needs to,” Cox said. “A lot of shows outstay their welcome, and I think our show is perfect, and neat, in the way it is.”
He added, “In a good way. I’m happy it’s over.”
The fourth and final season of HBO’s “Succession” premieres this Sunday, March 26.
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