{"id":2391,"date":"2013-03-18T09:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T09:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2014-09-09T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T15:54:38","slug":"do-actors-put-themselves-in-danger-for-their-art-5740","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/do-actors-put-themselves-in-danger-for-their-art-5740\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Actors Put Themselves In Danger For Their Art?-5740"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actors can be divided into 2 groups.<\/p>\n

One group are those who are able to flit into and out of a role at will. The other group involves those who literally live the role they are playing 24 \/ 7 for how ever long it takes. This latter group is often referred to as method actors.<\/p>\n

However, while method acting obviously gives the part the actor is playing more authenticity, it can have serious side effects.<\/p>\n

For instance, some parts require the person playing it to increase their weight; others to lose it. Either way, both can be dangerous if taken to extremes.<\/p>\n

One Hollywood actor who recently had to lose weight for his role of an AIDS victim was US star Matthew Mcconaughey.<\/p>\n

According to his wife, the actor didn\u2019t have any trouble losing weight, but it was a long process.<\/p>\n

However, she also felt that it was important to keep an eye on his progress just in case it became too low. Rapid weight loss<\/a> is often one of the major side effects of AIDS, so Mcconaughey needed to look as though this had happened to him.<\/p>\n

Speaking with reporters, Mcconaughey\u2019s wife, fellow actress Camila Alves said that was a lot of work put in and Mcconaughey was very disciplined.<\/p>\n

Although a number of well-known actors are method actors, e.g. Robert de Niro, Daniel Day Lewis and Matthew Mcconaughey, it is not always an easy concept for others to adopt.<\/p>\n

Weight loss and obesity are also serious medical conditions which some experts believe should not be taken on lightly.<\/p>\n

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Actors can be divided into 2 groups. One group are those who are able to flit into and out of a role at will. The other group involves those who literally live the role they are playing 24 \/ 7 for how ever long it takes. This latter group is often referred to as method […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1654,1652,1653,1655],"class_list":["post-2391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weight-loss","tag-matthew-mcconaughey","tag-method-actors","tag-rapid-weight-loss","tag-side-effects-of-aids"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t