McKellen’s Struggles With Day-Lewis

I find this really interesting as it has often been stated that Daniel Day Lewis is very serious about his acting.

Sir Ian McKellen always struggled working with Daniel Day-Lewis – because of the star’s extreme acting methods.

The thespians were both members of the Royal Shakespeare Company throughout the 1980s.

McKellen insists he found it difficult to get on with Day-Lewis, because he was so serious about his techniques.

And McKellen reveals the Oscar-winner has maintained his method acting ways throughout his career.

He says, “Daniel insists you address him by his character’s name the whole time he is doing a film. If he is speaking with an American accent, he talks all the time in American. If he is riding horseback, then it is horseback all the time.”