21 Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine
Director Michel Gondry found Jim Carrey’s emotional state after a breakup in 2004 “so beautiful, so broken” that he asked him to maintain that demeanor for a year to fit his character in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”
22 Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot
During the filming of “My Left Foot” (1989), Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis remained in character throughout the production. He stayed in a wheelchair for the duration, requiring the film crew to lift him over obstacles and even feed him. Additionally, to prepare for “The Age of Innocence” (1993), he wore 1870s-period aristocratic clothing around New York City for two months, including a top hat, cane, and cape in cold weather.
23 Tim Curry – IT
While filming “IT” (1990), Tim Curry stayed in character the entire time, unsettling everyone on set. He was also the top choice to play the Joker in the 1989 “Batman” film, though the role later went to Jack Nicholson. Curry later voiced the Joker in the 1992 animated series but was quickly replaced by Mark Hamill, as his voice was deemed “too scary.”
24 Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
While filming “Tropic Thunder” (2008), Robert Downey Jr. stayed in character even when the cameras weren’t rolling. He even provided his DVD commentary as Lincoln Osiris, a nod to a joke in the film that Lazarus never breaks character until he completes the DVD commentary.
25 Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones
To prepare for her role in Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), Renée Zellweger worked undercover for three weeks as a trainee in the publicity department at London publisher Picador, answering phones, filing press clippings (even ones criticizing her casting), and assisting with launches.
26 Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton actually got drunk for scenes in “Bad Santa” (2003). During the escalator fall scene, Thornton passed out after drinking three glasses of red wine for breakfast, followed by vodka and cranberry juice and a few Bud Lights.
27 Ryan Gosling – The Lovely Bones
Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones” (2009). However, he was later told he was too heavy for the part, and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.
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28 R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket
In “Full Metal Jacket” (1987), R. Lee Ermey, who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, created 150 pages of insults on his own. The original actor for the role couldn’t yell for more than 30 minutes, but when Ermey took over, his energy never waned.
29 Vincent D’Onofrio – Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D’Onofrio gained 70 pounds (32 kg) for the role of Pvt. Leonard Lawrence in “Full Metal Jacket” (1987). Initially written as a “skinny, ignorant redneck,” director Stanley Kubrick decided the character would have more impact if he was big and clumsy.
30 Donnie Wahlberg – The Sixth Sense
Donnie Wahlberg lost 43 pounds to play Vincent Grey in “The Sixth Sense” (1999), a role with less than three minutes of screen time, to demonstrate his dedication to acting.
RE: Fact #2 (Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight) – Dear Diary,
Guess what? I just heard Batman’s looking for me! He’s super cool. We’re actually pretty similar, you know? I really hope we can be friends and that he thinks I’m awesome too. I bet Batman and I will be total besties and do all sorts of stuff together.
Anyway, gotta hit the hay. Catch you tomorrow!
~Joker <3
RE: Fact #35 (Dustin Hoffman – Marathon Man) – So, one thing I’m scratching my head about with method acting is this: if you’re actually doing the thing for real, is that even acting anymore? Doesn’t that just mean you’re, like, doing it?
Like, take DiCaprio in The Revenant. I was thinking, “Yeah, that’s cool and all, but he looks like he’s freezing in that river, but it’s probably not *that* cold there.” It wasn’t until I saw behind-the-scenes stuff and realized the weather wasn’t as brutal that I was like, “Whoa, he totally fooled me into thinking it was freezing.” Honestly, to me, that’s way more impressive than actually almost drowning in freezing water.
Honestly, fu*k your dumb ass opinion.
RE: Fact #44 (Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant) – he ate raw bison live because the fake crap didn’t look right on camera. This is not method acting.
RE: Fact #44 (Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant) – Wrong. He never slept in a dead animal carcass. The horse was a prop made of latex. And eating the raw bison, as mentioned before, was for camera depiction and not from method acting.
RE: Fact #45 (Tom Hanks – Cast Away) – this is not “extreme lengths” by any means whatsoever.
RE: Fact #44 (Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant) – Leo did NOT sleep in an animal carcass. The horse used was made of latex rubber. And eating the bison liver was done for a better look on screen. This is not method acting by any means. Don’t believe Mr moderator? I googled it.
RE: Fact #49 (Martin Lawrence – Big Momma’s House) – So, yeah, what happened was heat stroke, not just heat exhaustion. And get this, heat stroke is fatal one out of every three times it happens.
RE: Fact #23 (Tim Curry – IT) – So on the DVD commentary, the actors mentioned that Tim Curry was so super creepy and good as Pennywise that everyone pretty much stayed away from him when they were filming.
RE: Fact #29 (Vincent D’Onofrio – Full Metal Jacket) – Pyle being a big, clumsy guy who wasn’t too bright really hit harder than just calling him a redneck.
I’m not sure I’m on board with that. It feels too easy to just write off his character as someone who’s brought it on himself because of his weight. For me, it’s more compelling to picture him as a healthy marine who’s just messed up in the head, rather than some cartoonish figure who clearly isn’t cut out for the job.
What hooked me on Pyle was the fact that he totally didn’t fit in, and he ended up being a victim of this system built to mess with people’s heads before rebuilding them. He was just this unlucky, a bit slow guy who had no idea what he was signing up for.
RE: Fact #33 (Brad Pitt – Fight Club) – If that were Daniel Day Lewis, he’d totally hit up a real fight club just to get his teeth busted.
RE: Fact #25 (Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones) – Seriously, Daniel Day-Lewis was a vampire slayer when he was getting ready to play Abraham Lincoln.
RE: Fact #29 (Vincent D’Onofrio – Full Metal Jacket) – That movie totally nailed how intense USMC boot camp is, except for Private Pyle somehow not dropping any weight at all.
RE: Fact #46 (Michael Fassbender – Hunger) – Man, I totally skipped dinner one night and didn’t eat until like 9 PM. That was rough.
You should really avoid Italy.
RE: Fact #17 (Shia LaBeouf – Fury) – Man, his acting when he’s furious is seriously incredible. He’s probably the best actor in that flick, right up there with Jon Bernthal.
RE: Fact #30 (Donnie Wahlberg – The Sixth Sense) – Man, I had no clue that was him! He was awesome in Band of Brothers, for real. I actually think he’s a better actor than his brother.
He’s a solid supporting actor, kind of like in The Departed.
RE: Fact #13 (Tom Hardy – Bronson) – So, I’m watching this movie while my wife’s baking for a party. Every time she walks by, this guy’s buck naked on screen. The third or fourth time it happens, she just stops, looks me dead in the eye, and asks, “What are you, gay or something?”
So?
Seriously, who wouldn’t be into Tom Hardy?
RE: Fact #11 (Hugh Jackman – Wolverine) – And performance enhancers
The big thing no one’s talking about…
Seriously, it’s not even a big deal. Any guy in Hollywood doing these kinds of roles is pretty much on steroids, plus they’ve got personal chefs and trainers who get them back in shape super fast. That’s part of the job and what they’re paid for. It doesn’t mean they don’t work their butts off, but it’s good for younger, easily influenced folks to know that playing characters like Captain America or Wolverine also means taking supplements.
RE: Fact #27 (Ryan Gosling – The Lovely Bones) – So, he actually put on that weight without anyone’s say-so because he and Peter Jackson weren’t really on the same page about how the character should be.
It’s pretty cool that he’s just casually sipping on melted cookies and cream, moose tracks, and chocolate cookie dough all the time.
Like, he’ll be at the mall, in the car, or just out and about, all while drinking melted ice cream.
When people ask him what’s up, he’s just like, “It’s for a role!”
Totally makes sense since he mentioned drinking melted ice cream when he was parched.
Look, Richard, it’s not an issue for me!
Man, I just shed 40 pounds! That was seriously tough and took a ton of effort and self-control.
Seriously, who puts on that much weight without asking first?
Seriously though, run it by your managers before you do something like that! It’ll save you a world of hassle.
Honestly, famous folks like Gosling totally pull stuff like that all the time. Keep in mind, when they’re not filming, they’ve got way more downtime than most people, and their main gig between projects is usually just getting ready for the next one. Plus, they’ve got the cash for personal trainers, nutritionists, and all that. So, for Gosling, gaining and then shedding 40 pounds is just no big deal, it’s literally part of what he does.
So, they have more free time to hit the gym and more cash to drop on personal trainers and chefs who’ll tell them exactly what’s up with their diet and workouts.
Rob McElhenney, who got totally ripped for the latest Always Sunny season, basically said:
Seriously, it’s not rocket science. Just gotta hit the weights six days a week, ditch the booze, no eating after 7 PM, cut out carbs and sugar completely – basically, avoid anything tasty. Then, snag the personal trainer from Magic Mike, get nine hours of sleep, jog three miles daily, and have the studio foot the bill for about six to seven months. I don’t get why everyone isn’t doing this. It’s totally doable and a totally normal body type to aim for. #hollywood
Oh, and yeah, probably steroids too. But even on those, you still gotta put in the work and eat clean.
RE: Fact #1 (Christian Bale – The Machinist) – Or Maybe just do what Antony Starr did for Homelander, just slap on a muscle suit.
Seriously, it’s super symbolic of how narcissistic and deceptive Homelander is. He’s never had to put in any effort, so he doesn’t, and deep down he’s actually pretty scrawny and weak, though hardly anyone ever gets to see that side of him.
That makes total sense why he was always dressed!
I figured he was one of those never-nudes.
Honestly, it’s kinda weird for someone with super strength to have huge muscles, especially when you think about what it actually takes to build that kind of muscle mass.
So, like, there are actual medical things that make muscles grow without you even hitting the gym. It kinda makes sense then that superheroes might have something similar happening with them.
You’d be surprised how often these characters work out.
Bob Parr, as mentioned, lifts and trains a lot.
Superman’s got this alien gear that helps him lift weights.
Tony Stark makes workout gear for the Avengers.
Plus, pretty much all the super strong heroes can heal up fast, which basically keeps their bodies in top shape all the time.
RE: Fact #34 (Christian Bale – American Psycho) – So I checked out that one video he talks about, and honestly, Tom came across as a pretty regular dude. I get the feeling folks are just looking for excuses to dislike the guy.
RE: Fact #1 (Christian Bale – The Machinist) – I heard somewhere that for the Dick Cheney movie, he’d microwave pints of ice cream and drink them to gain weight. He’s super talented, but man, that guy’s got some serious sociopath vibes.
RE: Fact #35 (Dustin Hoffman – Marathon Man) – I’m probably gonna get flak for saying this, but while Olivier was a fantastic actor, he’s nowhere near as good as today’s Daniel Day-Lewis types. Things were just different back then, you know?
Back then, I feel like actors really nailed monologues and those super long dialogue scenes. They kinda had to, ’cause making movies, especially in color, was seriously pricey.
RE: Fact #28 (R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket) – That’s ’cause Ermey was actually a drill sergeant in the Marines.
That’s pretty neat. He wasn’t actually a Gunnery Sergeant when he was in the military; he retired as a Staff Sergeant, a step below. But then, back in 2002, the Commandant of the Marine Corps decided to give Ermey an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant. That made his nickname, “Gunny,” official, which is what most folks had been calling him for ages anyway.
RE: Fact #31 (Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody) – Bummer that the flick isn’t based on reality. A lot of folks think it’s the real deal about the Queen, but it’s actually a pretty fictionalized take, made up to make a better movie.
RE: Fact #39 (Sandra Bullock – Speed) – But she was just a passenger at the start of the movie, right?
Alright, so knowing she could actually drive a bus already makes the whole movie feel a bit off, huh?
RE: Fact #3 (Jared Leto – Suicide Squad) – Robert Pattinson once said that folks doing Method acting, you only ever see them go all out when they’re playing a jerk. Nobody’s ever just being super nice to everyone and saying, “I’m really deep in character.”
RE: Fact #17 (Shia LaBeouf – Fury) – Not sure if this was when he first started going off the rails or right in the middle of it, but I gotta say, he really nailed it in Fury.
Honestly, I think it all kicked off with Eagle Eye and then really started showing its true colors at Lawless.
RE: Fact #45 (Tom Hanks – Cast Away) – Plus, they were saying this gig might have really kicked off his type 2 diabetes.
RE: Fact #34 (Christian Bale – American Psycho) – So, I’ve never actually met Tom, but I’ve heard so much about him from folks I’ve worked with on Jack Reacher and other projects.
He’s a decent dude, for sure, but man, he’s super focused. People describe him as, like, “aggressively optimistic.” On Jack Reacher, it started pouring out of nowhere, right? While everyone else was scrambling for cover, Tom was just standing there in the rain, all pumped up, saying stuff like, “Nah, this is awesome! I work better in the rain! Let’s get this done!” And honestly, I get why Christian Bale mentioned him. Everyone I’ve talked to who’s worked with Tom says he’s genuinely nice, but there’s this, like, unsettling vibe to just how nice he is.
Plus, he’s all about doing everything himself, not just the stunts. There was this close-up shot of Jack Reacher’s feet, and normally that’s a job for a stunt double, but Tom insisted it was his feet doing the walking. It’s a whole different story with Eddie Murphy, though. If the camera’s more than like 20 feet away, he’ll use a double.
I’m a big fan of Tom Cruise, he always picks movies I’m in the mood for. When I hear people say he’s “creepy” nice, it just sounds like you can’t win, no matter what you do.
His teams are huge fans of him. He’s awesome at making sure everyone feels appreciated and is in good spirits. He even goes the extra mile to remember everyone’s names and throws in fun extras for the crew, like bringing in an In-N-Out truck or getting football game tickets or something similar. So, when they mention it, they’re just stating a fact, not complaining.
Someone I chatted with who worked on War of the Worlds said it was like he couldn’t quite handle emotions that weren’t positive. If he got upset, it was more like a “why would you do that?” or “please stop that” kind of reaction, and then he’d be fine again. If he had to deal with anything other than positive vibes, he’d only be in that mood for a few minutes before bouncing back. I guess for us humans, that can feel a bit jarring, like a “this person is a bit off” alert goes off in our heads.
Seriously, anyone who knows him is totally into him, or at least says stuff like “he’s basically perfect.” When you think about that compared to all the trash celeb stories out there, it makes you wonder why everyone’s always piling on Tom Cruise. The only weird thing to me is how he ends up being the punchline for so many people’s jokes.
If Stanley Kubrick actually liked working with him, then I just can’t see how he could be that bad.
Kubrick was nuts too. But he was kinda the opposite of Tom Cruise, you know? Like, the anti-Tom Cruise.
RE: Fact #36 (Benicio Del Toro – Fear and Loathing) – These method actors are a bit out there, aren’t they?
RE: Fact #34 (Christian Bale – American Psycho) – Fun fact: While filming, Christian Bale pretty much always talked with an American accent when he wasn’t acting. At the wrap party, when he switched back to his natural British accent, a lot of the crew were surprised because they figured he was American the whole time and thought he was doing a different accent for another project.
Hold up. Christian Bale isn’t American? Seriously? Damn.
RE: Fact #19 (Adrian Brody – The Pianist) – That really paid off. His time in that abandoned house? Super interesting and some of the most real acting I’ve ever witnessed.
That scene where he’s playing the piano and totally freaking out from fear and the cold? That’s gotta be the highlight of his acting career, in my opinion. Seriously amazing.
Totally! After he was done, he wasn’t visibly shaking or scared anymore, just chill and like, whatever, ready for whatever was next. It was a total masterclass in showing what music meant to him.
RE: Fact #15 (Arnold Schwarzenegger – Terminator) – So, for the sequel, Robert Patrick actually had to work on his running scenes with his mouth shut because, get this, a machine wasn’t going to be doing the heavy breathing while running.
That’s a pretty strange but neat fact.
Seriously, thinking about it, that’s totally what made the car chase scene so scary and creepy.
And that perfect running posture, it just made it seem so smooth, like a machine, but still looked totally human.
RE: Fact #16 (Joaquin Phoenix – Joker) – So, I’ve been dealing with a pretty gnarly stomach thing for the last couple of years. There were times I couldn’t keep anything down and was just puking my guts out. I’m usually around 190cm and a good 100kg, but after about 15 months of this mess, I dropped to 62kg. They still have no clue what caused it, and I ended up in the hospital something like 26 times. Losing a ton of weight like that is seriously rough, I can’t imagine anyone choosing to go through that.
RE: Fact #15 (Arnold Schwarzenegger – Terminator) – You’ll also see that when he checks stuff out, instead of turning his head, he moves his eyes first, pauses, and then moves his head. That’s some cool robot acting.
RE: Fact #28 (R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket) – That movie’s opening totally blew my mind when I first watched it. I was maybe 11 or 12, and my brother snagged the VHS from a friend’s place.
After boot camp, I didn’t get squat from the movie, but for a bunch of little brothers and a neighborhood full of grubby kids, it was like the best thing ever. It felt like a whole buffet of jokes.
It’s two movies.
Makes you think about how many kids in that same spot ended up enlisting. I was around your age and totally missed the point of that movie too, but part of me was like, “Man, getting through all that would make everyday life afterwards a total breeze.” Decades later, and that’s actually the only positive thing I’ve ever heard any vet say about being deployed in combat.
So yeah, you have to wonder how often that movie actually did the opposite of what it seemed to be going for.
Two of my best high school buddies joined up in the mid-90s. Neither ended up in combat jobs, and I figure movies like this had something to do with it.
They were sharp enough to choose their jobs, but unfortunately, they really needed the GI Bill. If it were 20 years earlier, I’d bet they both would’ve gone for combat roles, chasing the glory. But after seeing movies like *Full Metal Jacket* and *Apocalypse Now*, they had a much broader perspective on what it was really like, and they picked their roles way more thoughtfully.
For my army friend, I think it also helped him deal with basic training to have an idea of what to expect. He just put his head down and got through it, knowing full well when and where things were just unnecessary hassle.
As for me, *Top Gun* almost had me signing up, but hearing their stories and my brief taste of basic at MEPS made me say, “nope.”
My combat deployments actually did the opposite for me. Before I went overseas, I felt like I had life all figured out and just sailed through everything, totally knowing how to live and what to do. But after I got back, all the stuff that used to be easy suddenly seemed impossible. I got super depressed, and life became way harder than I ever thought it could be. I started using drugs and drinking a lot to deal with it all and try to numb the pain. It got pretty rough. I ended up with a 100% disability rating because I was diagnosed with severe PTSD. Since then, I’ve been in therapy a lot, trying to work on myself. Things are still a struggle, but I’ve definitely made progress. You really don’t realize how much stuff like this can mess with you until you go through it yourself. I’m not back to where I was, but I’m putting in the effort to get there again.
That cracked me up when I was 12!
Sounds like 12-year-old you had a pretty wild time trying to suck a golf ball through a garden hose.
RE: Fact #3 (Jared Leto – Suicide Squad) – All that work, and then they totally messed up the role.
He totally messed up the part, probably trying way too hard to be cool and copy Heath Ledger’s vibe.
And it totally shows how badly he missed the mark on the character. The Joker wasn’t supposed to be creepy or perverted, and he didn’t freak people out with gross stuff. He was just an antagonist for the sake of being one; he made it a point to show he didn’t care about typical villain reasons like wanting power, revenge, money, or a good reputation – he was all about pure chaos.
Seriously, the Joker in the comics definitely didn’t use condoms. That was totally his own deal.
He was on for maybe five minutes, and it was the worst part of the movie.
I’m kinda starting to get why his part in the movie got cut down.
The absolute worst bit in an already awful film.
Looks like he figured being shocking would make up for not being on screen much.
RE: Fact #21 (Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine) – That was an awesome performance, but it probably really messed with his head.
RE: Fact #39 (Sandra Bullock – Speed) – It’s not that tough. Except for parallel parking, that’s a real pain.
RE: Fact #30 (Donnie Wahlberg – The Sixth Sense) – And then, the next year, he totally nailed it in Band of Brothers, showing everyone how good an actor he was. He was seriously amazing in that.
So I checked out that other article from the first one, and guess what? They totally skipped mentioning Band of Brothers. Seriously, what the heck! Lipton was the man, and Donnie nailed that part.
RE: Fact #22 (Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot) – It’s kinda funny how nobody ever really “method acts” being a nice person.
Haha, good point. Seriously, Robert Pattinson is a talent people are overlooking.
He’s totally the next DiCaprio. At first, everyone just saw a pretty face, but he’s got legit skills when he gets the right roles.
RE: Fact #6 (Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver) – So, while De Niro was getting ready to play Bickle, he was actually shooting Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 over in Italy. Boyle mentioned that De Niro would wrap up filming on a Friday in Rome, hop on a plane, and head to New York. De Niro even got himself a taxi driver’s license, and when he wasn’t busy with filming, he’d grab a cab and drive around New York for a couple of weeks before flying back to Rome to continue shooting 1900. Apparently, De Niro dropped 35 pounds and would constantly listen to a recording of Arthur Bremer’s diaries. When he had downtime from shooting 1900, De Niro would swing by an army base in Northern Italy and record soldiers from the Midwest – he figured their accents might fit Travis’s character perfectly.
That’s some seriously deep dive acting.
RE: Fact #48 (Jack Nicholson – The Shining) – Seriously, that wasn’t the worst abuse that went down during filming.
RE: Fact #45 (Tom Hanks – Cast Away) – Wouldn’t it have been way faster and simpler to just have him put on the weight after they finished filming on the island?
RE: Fact #7 (Ashton Kutcher – Jobs) – Steve Jobs was a mix of brilliant and kinda clueless, all at once.
People write whole books about how smart folks can act totally bonkers. But was Steve Jobs actually that brilliant? I mean, the guy was super motivated and driven, no doubt. He was a whiz at marketing and a total perfectionist. Still, I’ve never really seen proof he was off-the-charts smart. Definitely smarter than average, but not exactly mind-blowing.
He’s called a Great Merchant in Civ V, not a Great Engineer or Artist, for a good reason.
So, tons of super-smart folks are brilliant in a couple of subjects, but then they kind of think they know it all, which isn’t really true. Like, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, you know?
It’s like when a brainy person who’s super focused on one thing decides to go on a stage and gush about something totally different. Neil DeGrasse Tyson just does it more.
RE: Fact #26 (Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa) – So, get this – when I was like, 9, my uncle was gonna take me to the movies because I was hanging out with him for Christmas. The flick we were aiming for was totally sold out, but he managed to snag tickets for this other one. Let me tell you, 9-year-old me was NOT ready for that movie.
RE: Fact #10 (Robert De Niro – Multiple Roles) – Christian Bale is so committed to his acting that he’s apparently got a skinny twin stashed away, and they’re sharing one life. This twin guy apparently steps in for all the skinny Christian Bale parts. That’s how he pulls off all those body transformations between movies. They even made a flick about it, The Prestige.
RE: Fact #32 (Jim Carrey – Man on the Moon) – That doesn’t prove he was a good guy, it just shows she was out there.
Or maybe she loved her brother and was just like so many other people who are grieving, looking for any little sign for comfort, even if deep down, or if you look at it from the outside, you know it’s all nonsense.
RE: Fact #10 (Robert De Niro – Multiple Roles) – Plus, ever since around ’97, he’s just been totally crazy and doesn’t care anymore.
Totally like big business. You bust your hump to get a solid rep and then you can totally cruise.
No clue about that. I heard to get ready for his part in Last Vegas, he basically aged 66 years straight! Talk about commitment.
Don’t go all out Adam Sandler on this.
Adam Sandler totally nails playing himself in all his movies.
RE: Fact #20 (Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin) – His dedication is pretty awesome.
He’s definitely committed, I’ll give him that. But I wonder how much of it is just an act, you know? Like, he’s gone out of his way to make his own life rough just to get into character. Wouldn’t you say a genuinely amazing actor could still have a great life and pull off playing someone who’s lost everything?
All that said, I’m still a big fan of Adrien Brody.
RE: Fact #26 (Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa) – Pretty cool they gave him some Bud Light to try and help him chill out a bit.
Gotta stay hydrated, man. Like, those ~4% ABV beers will actually help you stay hydrated as you drink them.
Any beer with 4% alcohol or more will actually dehydrate you more than it hydrates. It’s not just that your body uses water to process the alcohol, but it also messes with vasopressin, a hormone that helps your body hold onto water.
Once your blood alcohol content hits a certain level and your vasopressin is totally shut down, you could chug a ton of beer, and all that liquid would just go right through you. You’re guaranteed to get dehydrated at that point.
Basically, the more alcohol you have in your system overall is what counts, not what kind of drink you’re having.
RE: Fact #21 (Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine) – I saw this ages ago and it was incredible. Never watching it again, though.
Totally messed up and watched this right after a breakup, clueless about what it was. It felt like pumping my broken heart full of steroids and speed, but honestly, I still loved it. I actually worked up the nerve to watch it again a decade later.
RE: Fact #37 (Eli Roth – Inglourious Basterds) – It’s like people do this to seem cool, not really for any good reason in their own lives.
Seriously, no clue. When I’m on the can, I totally channel Donny getting yelled at by Walter Sobchak. I guess I’m into that kind of rough treatment.
So, Austin Powers is basically yelling at me about who Number 2 is working for, and Tom Arnold pops in whenever they need him.
RE: Fact #31 (Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody) – He might have only wanted to watch it 500 times, but then YouTube just kept pushing the same stuff.
RE: Fact #28 (R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket) – I also figured the director wasn’t really into ad-libbing, but pretty much just said “go for it” since they figured his natural talent would be better than anything they could script.
Totally not Kubrick’s usual style, but it totally works!
So, apparently, Ermey’s performance really freaked Kubrick out.
If I remember right, the only other actor Kubrick let wing it was Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove.
RE: Fact #12 (Joe Pesci – Gotti) – If he got the part, I totally get it. Putting on 30 pounds is wild. I gain 3 pounds and my jeans are suddenly too tight until I drop it.
RE: Fact #7 (Ashton Kutcher – Jobs) – I heard this one. Pretty extreme way to prepare