Jeremy Strong on 'Succession' Season 4 and Why He Isolates Himself From His Co-Stars On Set
21.02.2023 - 20:49
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's return with season 4, the cast is opening up about what's in store for the Roy family in the upcoming episodes and what it's like to work on the Emmy-winning HBO drama, particularly when it comes to Jeremy Strong's notorious style of method acting on set. While playing Kendall Roy, the 44-year-old actor tends to isolate himself from the rest of the cast. «It’d be one thing if I was working on or something,» Strong says in defense of himself while speaking to .
«I worked on a Guy Ritchie movie, and I approached that very differently.»This season, he even created a playlist that included tracks by A$AP Ferg, Kanye West and Phil Collins to help him stay in Kendall's headspace. A post shared by GQ (@gq)And according to Brian Cox, who plays Roy patriarch Logan, it can sometimes be frustrating — but it doesn't take away from his co-star's performance. «It's f**king annoying,» Cox tells .
«Don’t get me going on it.» The longtime performer, however, does note that Strong «is 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.» In fact, Cox has a suggestion for Strong. «When you’ve got the gift, celebrate the gift.
Go back to your trailer and have a hit of marijuana, you know?» he offers. Acting aside, one thing is for sure: "[The family] gets tested more than it ever has been," Sarah Snook tells . Not only that, but creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong teases that they are in for «a bumpy ride» filled with a «lot of hard rendering and conflict.» After Kendall (Strong), Shiv (Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) formed a loose alliance in order to take over Waystar Royco from their father, Logan (Cox), and prevent its sale to GoJo
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