I think if a person is faking a characteristic, they will eventually adopt it as part of their own personality.
I remember when the movie Gangs of New York was being made and one of the actors is well-known for his Method Acting (pretending to be the character 24/7 until the roll is complete). Daniel Day-Lewis was so good at it and so into the roll that he creeped out his cast-mates.
I've always wondered how those actors come out of those rolls without any psychological damage. Even the act of portraying sadness or terror for the day while they get a scene just right, would be putting their bodies through a lot of unnecessary stress.
I think if a person is faking a characteristic, they will eventually adopt it as part of their own personality.
I remember when the movie Gangs of New York was being made and one of the actors is well-known for his Method Acting (pretending to be the character 24/7 until the roll is complete). Daniel Day-Lewis was so good at it and so into the roll that he creeped out his cast-mates.
I've always wondered how those actors come out of those rolls without any psychological damage. Even the act of portraying sadness or terror for the day while they get a scene just right, would be putting their bodies through a lot of unnecessary stress.
'I'm a dude playin' a dude pretending to be another dude!"
That was a funny show. Mr. Downey was sublime.
A perfect parody of method acting though, for sure.