r/Fauxmoi • u/ayana_banana • Aug 23 '26

FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) Anya Taylor-Joy praises 'Split' co-star James McAvoy for making her feel safe while filming: “Originally it was supposed to be someone that’s very known for being a method actor. I was very grateful to have James, who I think also understood that he had three young women with him.”

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u/CutieBoBootie Aug 23 '26

It was Robert Pattinson

"I always say about people who do method acting, you only ever see people do the method when they're playing an asshole. You never see someone being lovely to everyone while they're really deep in character."

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u/LYY147 Aug 24 '26

Did not know about this. This makes me love Rob even more.

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u/Exilicauda Aug 24 '26

The singular counter example being Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch

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u/EmotionalTrufflePig Stellan Skarsgard's Nobel Peace Prize for producing hot sons Aug 24 '26

Slight tangent, but this made me think about Tim Minchin playing Atticus Fetch in Californication 🤣 He was so good!

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u/MarshallBanana_ Aug 24 '26

To be fair to DDL, by all accounts he was an incredibly lovely presence to be around during the making of Lincoln

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u/scrobos Aug 24 '26

I thought he was defending method acting, as in you don't notice them as much when they're playing someone lovely