It seems a lot of people find Jeremy Strong's method acting off-putting, but I watched his Actors on Actors with Anne Hathaway and she seemed so empathetic toward him and in general. It was a good conversation between two people who seemed to be communicating on a similar frequency; Anne Hathaway meeting him halfway, so to speak.
He was staying in character for the film they're in and she gave him grace but told him that she's there whenever as a human person if he needs it. At one point, during filming, he told her "I think I need to come up for air" and she invited him to her house for dinner with her family where they drank rum, got to know each other — and that was very heartwarming because I'm not sure if he was given that grace while filming Succession (I could be wrong). 🥲 She seemed really open and graceful. I don't know anything about her but that was my take watching it.
Succession really has resonated with me. Anne Hathaway called it "an abuse legacy" and she nailed it. It's Shakespearean, truly.
Also, I find it incredible how Jeremy Strong is always quoting books or people. It's hard for me to put into words what I'm watching with him when he's not censoring himself. Sometimes you watch an actor and of course there are layers because they're people. But then you watch and hear someone like Jeremy Strong and... they have so many layers. He's something of a rainbow in human colors.
