Jared Leto believes that intense emotional and physical commitment to a character leads to better work.

“what it is oscar i like to see people die for it i really do i like to see people bleed for it a bit whether you're a painter or a singer or whatever it is i love commitment”

Nicholas Galitzine finds that obsessing over dark or heavy emotions all day drains his energy and diminishes his performance during the actual scene.

“it's funny because I find that like the more I try and sit in a dark energy all day the more it drains me so then when I actually comes time to like do the scene I don't know if I have as much of it”

Austin Butler contends that fear and nerves during a performance can be productively channeled into the character's emotional state.

“realizing that fear isn't the enemy in that moment that if you use it it's the same energy that he was going out there with”

Janelle Monáe argues that perfectionism in acting is a harmful construct that prevents an actor from being fully present and authentic in their performance.

“unlearning perfectionism yeah being authentic to that moment whatever that feels like because if you make a if they go in and not being married to an outcome like in your head you know it's just kind of like when you show up when you can tell when an actor has shown up to the scene”

Maintaining uncertainty and avoiding over-intellectualizing the script helps in staying present in a character's experience.

“instead of trying to learn everything that my guy is doing and try to learn everybody else's character and gather all the perspectives I'm gonna go I don't want to know any more than my character knows”

Mariah expresses skepticism that actors should remain in character after the director says cut.

“do you think if you were would you be a method actor would you still stay in character right when they say cut and you would still be like would you method act like Blake Lively”

Zane believes that using prosthetics would help him stay in character while acting.

“it would be I'd be much better on the podcast if I was in Prosthetics do you think if you were would you be a method actor would you still stay in character right when they say cut”

He prefers an acting process that focuses on the truth of a relationship and allows the director to find the elegance in silence rather than forcing pace.

“it was up to Tobias to find the cracks and he allowed us great freedom I know he was one of those directors that allows the takes to go on and on and and you never feel like the thought's got to happen quicker we've got to get on to the the meat of the thing he'll find that the Elegance in the silen”