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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

‘Handbags at dawn’: Daniel Day-Lewis discusses his method acting conflict with Brian Cox

Daniel Day-Lewis.
Method man … Daniel Day-Lewis. Photograph: Antonietta Baldassarre Insidefoto/Shutterstock

Daniel Day-Lewis has spoken out over being drawn into what he called a “handbags at dawn conflict” with fellow actor Brian Cox over method acting.

Speaking to the Big Issue, Day-Lewis reflected on his commitment to the technique being pitted against the scepticism of Cox, who had made disparaging remarks about the approach adopted by actors including his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong, suggesting he’d found his on-set behaviour “irritating”.

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