7 Times Jared Leto Took Method Acting to the Extreme (Photos)
Jared Leto is far from the first actor to put forward the idea that he pushes himself to the limits for a role, but he’s certainly been making plenty of waves during his 25-year career.
Method acting gave us some of the most iconic performances from the likes of Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, and while as of late it’s been used loosely as a catch-all for actors who physically transform themselves for a role, Leto can fairly be categorized as someone who embodies the Method technique given his rather extreme off-camera behavior that has impacted his work onscreen. This runs the gamut from sending lewd gifts to his castmates to embody the mindset of The Joker to snorting arrabiata sauce to fully inhabit the life of an Italian fashion family.
Below, we run down some of the most noteworthy extremes Leto went to in order to capture his performance onscreen.
