“I don’t believe all that American bullshit”: Brian Cox says goodbye to ‘Succession’ charging against method actors like Jeremy Strong

The beginning of the end of ‘Succession’ is already here. After four seasons showing that HBO continues to rule on prestigious television, the actors begin to say goodbye to their roles, although some with more emotion and nostalgia than others. This is not the case with Brian Cox, who, as always, He has saved himself from mincing words when it comes to saying goodbye to Logan Roy.

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In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actor has said that he is “more than ready” to leave the role while they are still on a high. “I think we’ve gotten to the point where the show has come to its natural close. A lot of shows put off saying goodbye, and I think ours is perfect the way it is.” That does not mean that he does not recognize the rest of the cast and crew, for whom he only has good words: “I will miss the people I work with. They are the key”. He also praises the decision of his showrunner, Jesse Armstrong.

He is very disciplined, and also very British. The American inclination is to milk the cow until there is nothing left.

Of course, he has taken the opportunity to throw a dart against Jeremy Strong, a method actor who plays his son and whom he already criticized in his 2021 memoirs, ‘Putting the rabbit in the hat’, stating that “there is great pain in Jeremy’s roots”, something to which the Strong replied that it was not like that, not without adding that Cox had earned the right “to say what the fuck he wants.” Finally, the Roy patriarch ended up praising him (but not his way of acting): “I’m glad he’s not in pain, he’s a fabulous actor. It’s a culture shock: I don’t buy all that American bullshit. I’m sorry. That whole ‘I think, therefore I feel’ thing.”

“Just do your job. Don’t identify with it”he continues, speaking of Daniel Day-Lewis, the quintessential method actor. “He retired at 55, and I was like, ‘That’s where the parts get really interesting. You’ve retired at the point where the parts get better! Of course, Jeremy was Dan Day-Lewis’ assistant, so he learned all that from him.“. At the moment we can only lie on the sofa and see one of those endings that will talk about for years.

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“I don’t believe all that American bullshit”: Brian Cox says goodbye to ‘Succession’ charging against method actors like Jeremy Strong