Kinnaman Worked on Method Acting by Using Actual Drugs for Roles

What was said

"I was much more destructive in my approach to work. I would, you know, if a character was smoking meth, then— You're like, I got to practice this. I want to know what that feels like. Yeah, yeah. You know? I need to be the character."

The actor described his earlier destructive method acting approach where he would actually use the drugs his characters were using to understand the experience firsthand. Kinnaman acknowledged this stemmed from insecurity about whether he could perform and access vulnerability and darkness without direct experience. He has since developed techniques to access those emotional states without resorting to substance use.