Daniel Day-Lewis has expressed dismay at being dragged into a public spat with Succession star Brian Cox over an unwanted public debate about method acting.

Following the conclusion of Succession, Cox, 79, made headlines for his repeated criticism of co-star Jeremy Strong’s immersive acting approach, which he described as “f--king annoying” and “not good for the ensemble.”

“Of course, Jeremy was Dan Day-Lewis’ assistant,” Cox said of Strong in 2023. “So he’s learned all that stuff from Dan.”

Day-Lewis, a three-time Oscar winner widely considered one of the finest practitioners of the art form, told The Big Issue that Cox’s criticisms of his method acting technique were “some kind of lunacy,” and hit out at his former co-star for using his platform to drag the two men into a public spat.

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