Daniel Day-Lewis says critics of method acting ‘have little or no understanding’ of the process

Daniel Day-Lewis has defended method acting, saying the criticism usually comes from “people that have little or no understanding” of what it entails.

Speaking in conversation with critic Mark Kermode at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday, the three-time Academy Award-winning actor addressed the pushback against method acting, arguing that the method was a way of “freeing yourself,” as opposed to being in a “cult”.