Duh Aficionado Magazine: Eli Roth Is Not A Method Actor
Ugh. This guy. The Joe Francis of Hollywood. At least Joe Francis eventually went to jail. From /Film (via DogsAreAdorable):
I totally went method. And I realized, thinking about this stuff all the time, that's why these [method] actors are nuts. I mean, I didn't go method like, "What is this strange man with a microphone doing in my face?" [laughs] But when I was on set, we only talked in character, and off-set, I talked as Donny a lot as well...And it gives you permission...to behave a certain way, and we'd say the most disgusting stuff. It would just fly out. And during the vet scene, I remember going on a 20-minute rant as Donny about why we needed to keep shooting that day. And Quentin was like, "That's exactly what Donny would say!" I was like, "This is what it's about!" and "This is what we're here for!" as Donny.
Right. Hamming it up with one of the worst Bahstahn accents I've heard since the Shutter Island trailer* is totally method. Constantin Stanislavski is high-fiving in his grave. Daniel Day Lewis called Eli Roth up and was like "You know how I dropped out of film completely and moved to Italy and took up shoemaking for five years? You should do that! But for all the years! Totally method, bro. Method 4 lyfe. P.S. I HATE YOUR MILKSHAKE."
*The part where DiCaprio says "we ah doooly appointed federahl mahshalls" makes me LOL every time.
Posted by Gabe at 10:30 AM in Behind The Scenes
Tags: Acting! | Eli Roth | Inglourious Basterds | Quentin Tarantino
Does this mean that Steven Seagal is method?
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DANIEL DAY Lewis is PRETTY MUCH the only ACTOR in my book. Man FUCKING owns. I'm pumped FOR THE new SCORSESE film he is in AFTER THE mehfest THAT SHUTTER Island is looking LIKE.
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haha ALSO I AM going to be SAYING "THIS IS WHAT it's about" and "This is WHAT WE'RE here for!" all the TIME. Yeah MAN. Saying THAT SHIT makes you METHOD. FO REAL.
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That's what disturbed me so much about this story, Pat. I say those things ALL THE TIME.
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This part in the Shutter Island trailer slays me.
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Disregard that, I suck cocks.
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I wish more actors went Method Man.
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You may think "Oh come on that accent is absurd who speaks like that?" But they really do Gabe, it is an affliction here.
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I second this. Can anybody give an example of a GOOD Boston accent in a movie? I really don't think such a thing exists. I mean Affleck and Damon are from Boston, and while both perform well in Good Will Hunting, the accents themselves are still brutal.
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the lobster in finding nemo (best part of the movie): "and it was like wicked dahk down there. how's it going bawb?"
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But Gabe, there was a lot of method acting in the Hostel movies. They had to BELIEVE that they were getting tortured by sticking a power drill into their nipples.
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Definitely a method director though.
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because his movies kill, right? ZIIIIING! +2 for the r-dawg!
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a thousand upvotes to you, fine sir
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The only method he follows is the Eli Roth School of Sucking.
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And then I was like, "Shut the fuck up, Eli Roth. You are the worst," and then Gabe was like, "Relax, 'technojeremy'," and then Quentin Tarantino was like, "That's exactly what Angelaaaaa would say," and then An American Patriot was like, "Shut it DOWN. SHUT IT down NOW."
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To be fair, I have to admit The Departed had some pretty bad Boston accents. Mr. Damon made me want to rip my ears off
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"...And Quentin was like, "That's exactly what Donny would say!""
Yeah but 15 minutes of that rant was beating a baseball bat against a brick wall.
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This is all pretty similar to what Nick Cannon said about his time on The Nick Cannon Show.
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My cousin lived in the same dorm as him in college and says that he never came out of his room, and that his shelves were filled with potatoes. Just shelves of raw potatoes, for no apparent reason. That's all I can think of when I see him.
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Roth grew up in Boston, so he might have a decent idea of what a Boston accent sounds like.
And method acting isn't some hoity-toity idea that only the most amazing actors use. The only real definition of method is that you bring the character outside of the set. It could be something as simple eating what your character would eat for the duration of the shoot. It's not that big of a deal, it's just a tool that can help an inexperienced actor (like Roth) achieve more of a sense of character.
I met him a few years ago, and he's a bit of a frat-boy douche, but he's one of the least pretentious, most down-to-earth frat-boy douches you could meet. I respect that he really tried to work his ass off for the role, no matter how insignificant it was. He was given a golden opportunity to star in a Tarantino movie opposite Brad Pitt, and we wanted to do the best he could. What's wrong with that?
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He's gross.
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Wow. I never thought about the great Eli Roth-Method Acting controversy in that way. What you said in your comment. It shook me to the bone. Thank you, That One. I will never make fun of Eli "Least Pretentious, Down to Earth Douche" Roth again. Never. Again.
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Something tells me you're not being serious.
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Professor of Massachusetts Studies over here: Eli Roth is not from Boston. Eli Roth is from Newton, a rich suburb west of Boston. Kids from the rich western suburbs do not have Boston accents, and 99% of the time they are terrible at faking them.
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Eli Roth : Boston Accent :: Kevin Costner : English Accent
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Douche controversy aside, Gabe proves again and again his gift for finding the most ridiculous picture of the person in question and slapping it on the post. This particular one is more subtle, but man, FTW.
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My tattoo artist today said he went to see Roth at Forbidden Planet the other day, where he was doing a speaking thing for IB, but no one showed up? So the tattoo guy had to awkwardly sit around and make small talk about Cabin Fever while Eli feverishly clung to him like Cameron Diaz to a small boy with a flower.
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Shut the f**k up, Donny!
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