Edward Norton<\/a>, who he described as \u201ca pain in the a***\u201d, and Kevin Spacey, calling him \u201ca stupid, stupid man\u201d. <\/p>\n\nTurning to directors and writers, Brian said Quentin Tarantino is \u201cmeretricious\u201d, described Michael Caton-Jones as \u201ca complete a***hole\u201d, and referred to David Hare as a \u201csee you next Tuesday\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nDiscussing performances, Brian referenced Gary Oldman and his Oscar-winning portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. <\/p>\n
\nBrian said Gary\u2019s performance was \u201ccobblers\u201d and \u201ca crowd-pleasing farrago\u201d, contrasting it with his own portrayal of Churchill in Churchill. <\/p>\n
\nHe also commented on casting in a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, saying of Margot Robbie: \u201cMargot Robbie is far too beautiful for that role.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI mean, I think there should be something more of the Gypsy about her but it\u2019s wrong of me to judge. It may be a brilliant film.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBrian also addressed his disagreement with Daniel Day-Lewis in relation to method acting.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cNo, I haven\u2019t reached out (on my opinions about method acting) because it\u2019s got nothing to do with Dan Day-Lewis. Dan Day-Lewis, he\u2019s discreet. He never upsets it (the filming process.)\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking about his former Succession co-star Jeremy Strong \u2013\u00a0who went \u201cmethod\u201d on the show \u2013 Brian said: \u201cHe\u2019s a good actor, Jeremy. He\u2019s a wonderful actor. It\u2019s just all the b******* that goes with it. You watch children \u2013 they don\u2019t say, \u2018What\u2019s my motivation?\u2019 They just do it!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBrian said about how his partner begs him to watch his mouth: \u201cI mean, my wife keeps saying, \u2018Brian, be careful. Brian, be careful.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI think, \u2018F*** it, I don\u2019t want to be careful anymore! I\u2019ll be 80 this year. F*** it! I\u2019m gonna say what I want to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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