Actor Martin Freeman, who played the beloved Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” series, excoriated comedic actor Jim Carrey for his behavior on set while filming the acclaimed 1999 movie “Man on the Moon,” in which Carrey played Andy Kauffman.
During an interview on the “Off Menu” podcast, Freeman reacted to the documentary “Jim and Andy,” which profiled the extreme lengths that Jim Carrey went to while filming the movie, severely alienating director Milos Foreman and other members of the cast and crew. For instance, Carrey would refuse to be called by his real name. According to Martin Freeman, this form of “method acting” is “a highly impractical way of working, which is why I think it belongs more to the student and academic side than the practical ability side.”
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