Brian Cox isn’t afraid to say that his ‘Succession’ co-star Jeremy Strong is bothered by acting.
“Oh, that’s so damn annoying,” Cox told Town & Country in an interview published Tuesday. “Don’t let me go any further.”
While the Scots native has previously expressed concern about Strong’s modus operandi affecting his mental health, the 76-year-old has recently found him more annoying than ever.
“He is a very good actor. And the rest of the ensemble is good. But knowing a character and what they do is only part of the skill,” he told Town & Country.
“Succession” has become a flagship for HBO since its premiere in 2018. The hilarious and cynical (and often quite Shakespearean) series stars billionaire Logan Roy (Cox) and his children, including son Kendall (Strong), in a dynastic battle for the energy media industry. amid personal turmoil.
As fans wait until 2021 for Season 4 to arrive, perhaps no one is as relieved to have wrapped filming as Cox, who previously told The New Yorker that he was worried about the “crises” that Strong is “overcoming” by staying in character. . .
“He’s still that guy, because he feels like if he goes somewhere else, he’s going to lose him,” Cox told Town & Country. “But he won’t! Strong is talented. He’s damn talented. When you have the gift, celebrate the gift. Go back to the trailer and smoke weed, you know?
While writer Michael Schulman offered an insightful piece with his 2021 New Yorker profile on Strong and his penchant for staying in character, he seemed to hit a nerve and fired a blast of the stars like Jessica Chastain to defend his fellow actor.
Strong himself wryly addressed the long-standing criticism in another op-ed released Tuesday.
“Everyone is entitled to their feelings,” she told GQ. “I also think that Brian Cox, for example, has earned the right to say what he wants. There was no need to address this issue or the limitation of damages. I feel a lot of love for my brothers and my dad on the show.
Strong added that the modus operandi is about “autonomous focus” and that this “very lonely thing” had little or no impact on her colleagues — “except for what they might want to project on her and how could make him feel’.
The actor specifically added that he has no plans to change that. While Cox told The New Yorker in 2021 that he was worried his co-star would “burn out,” the beloved acting titan may be close to another kind of burnout — as he continues to be inundated with requests to telling people to “screw you”. “. broken”.
“Succession” Season 4 premieres March 26 on HBO and HBO Max.
