Succession star Brian Cox disses co-star Jeremy Strong’s method acting AGAIN

Actor Brian Cox, who plays the distant Roy family patriarch on HBO’s “Succession,” is doubling down on his stance against co-star Jeremy Strong’s performance of Method.

In a new interview on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’, the 76-year-old Scotland native mocked his ‘harsh’ words about Strong’s acting approach, which he called ‘fucking annoying’ in a previous interview. .

Telling Fallon that he wanted to apologize and “set the record straight”, Cox previewed a skit. MasterClass in which she teaches acting, with the number one tip seemingly aimed squarely at her on-screen son.

‘Just do it. Say the damn lines and don’t trip over the damn furniture,” says Cox as his top piece of advice to aspiring actors.

The MasterClass parody is the latest jab at the 44-year-old Strong, whose performance of Method has made headlines and prompted Cox to say: ‘don’t make me go on that.’

Cox appeared on the late-night TV show to promote the upcoming final season of ‘Succession,’ which begins airing on Sunday, March 26.

In their nearly ten-minute discussion, Fallon and Cox discuss everything from their long careers to their favorite non-work activities before the conversation turns to Strong.

“In fact, you’ve gone viral for some of your opinions on Method acting,” says Fallon.

“Well, you know, Jimmy, I’ve been a little harsh,” Cox says before being briefly interrupted by laughter from the audience.

‘No, no, I’ve done it, watch out,’ he says to the audience members who are still laughing.

I’ve been a little harsh on that and I’m sorry. I’ve actually been trying to set the record straight in a series of acting MasterClasses I just did,” says Cox.

“I didn’t know you did a MasterClass,” Fallon replies.

‘It is not. Actually, I brought a clip if you want to see it. And I think this most eloquently explains my feelings about acting,” she says.

The parody video begins with Cox himself addressing the audience, saying, “Hello, I’m Brian Cox, and this is my MasterClass on the art of acting.”

Then a quick cut shows Cox ranting and telling the audience to “just do it”, before the camera returns to Fallon, who jokes and wipes away tears.

“It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,” Fallon jokes.

The parody is the latest dig in Cox’s history to simplify his craft. While Strong’s name didn’t come up directly during her interview with Fallon, it seems to address the recent spate of media coverage involving the co-star.

in a Town Country In an interview last month, Cox said Strong, who plays the rebellious, heartbroken Kendall Roy in “Succession,” is a “very good actor,” but being around someone who’s always in character can get old quickly.

He’s a very good actor. And the rest of the set is fine with this. But knowing a character and what he does is just one part of the skill set,” Cox said.

Strong, a Yale graduate, made major headlines in 2021 when a New Yorker article detailed the scope of his Method acting in a now-viral interview.

At the time, the author of the piece spoke with Cox, who discussed Strong’s ‘intense’ style.

“I’ve worked with intense actors before. I think it’s a particularly American disease, this inability to separate while doing the job,” Cox said in 2021.

In that article, Strong and Cox’s other co-stars, including Kieran Culkin, talked about their methods and their experience with him on set.

“After the first season, he [Strong] He said something to me like, “I’m worried that people might think the show is a comedy.” And I said, ‘I think the show is a comedy,’ said Culkin, who plays another of Roy’s sons. He thought he was joking.

The show’s executive producer, Adam McKay, said the intensity Strong brings to the role is part of the reason he plays the character of Kendall.

“That’s exactly why we cast Jeremy in that role,” McKay said. New Yorker magazine. ‘Because he’s not interpreting it as a comedy. He’s playing Hamlet.

In the same interview, Cox agreed, saying, “The result Jeremy gets is always pretty tremendous. I’m just worried about what he does to himself. I’m worried about the meltdowns he puts himself through to prepare.

In a more recent interview, Cox doubled down on his 2021 statement, expressing concern that Strong will “wear out” if he doesn’t part ways with the job.

“He’s obsessed with work,” Cox told late-night host Seth Myers.

And I worry about what it does to him, because if you can’t break away, why are you dealing with all this stuff every day. You can’t live in it. Eventually, you get tired of it,” the Scottish actor continued.

Despite disputes over acting styles, there doesn’t appear to be any bad blood between the co-stars, who were pictured together this week at the show’s fourth season premiere.

In addition, Strong has responded to Cox’s statements, saying that the older actor has ‘earned the right’ to speak ill of certain ways of acting.

Everyone has the right to have their feelings. I also think that Brian Cox, for example, has earned the right to say whatever he wants,” Strong said. “There was no need to address that or do damage control.”

Cox also hasn’t been shy about sharing her thoughts on the blockbuster show ending after 48 Emmy nominations and there will almost certainly be more after season four.

The actor said he respects series creator Jesse Armstrong who chose to end the show.

“Jesse will not let anything go beyond what is necessary,” Cox said. “A lot of shows run longer than expected, and I think our show is perfect and neat, the way it is.”

‘In a good way. I’m glad it’s over,” Cox said.