Kieran Culkin Says Director Tried to Get Him to Method Act During First Acting Job By Calling Him ‘Stupid’

Story by Tatiana Tenreyro

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Kieran Culkin reveals a director's unorthodox method acting tactics, forcing the young actor to endure insults on his first professional gig.

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At age 6, Culkin was cast in a commercial where the director verbally berated him, calling him
to get the desired on-screen reaction.

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Kieran Culkin, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jesse Einsenberg, Succession