Former Disney star,Shia LaBeouf takes extreme measures to be able to portray his characters on screen in the best way that he can.
And he is really verbal and open when it comes to this.
He openly admitted that he took LSD in order to better relate to his character, in the upcoming The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, who trips on acid during the Mob-focused flick.
“There’s a way to do an acid trip like Harold & Kumar, and there’s a way to be on acid,” the outspoken thespian opened to USA Today. “What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped up to that [electric] chair in Dead Man Walking. Those are the guys that I look up to.” (His Lawless director, John Hillcoat says although LaBeouf’s strategies don’t technically qualify as “Method,” they are “Method-like.”)
Us Weekly reported that LaBeouf took his technique so seriously while filming Lawless, a movie which takes place during Prohibition, that he imbibed as much moonshine as he could. (He later admitted his costar and on-screen love interest, Mia Wasikowska, was so appalled by his drunken behavior she tried to quit the project.)
The Transformers actor also recently boasted he’ll be having real sex on camera for Lars von Trier’s new film, Nymphomaniac.
“There’s a disclaimer at the top of the script that basically says, ‘We’re doing it for real,'” he explained to MTV. “Anything that is ‘illegal’ will be shot in blurred images. But other than that, everything is happening . . . It’s going to be a wild movie, man. It’s going to be a wild movie.”
He tells USA Today, “There are rules. I have ethics, I’m not completely out of my mind. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with sex. Sex is beautiful if it’s done right. And I wouldn’t just do it for no reason… Sex is different than love, and there is a separation, and that middle gap is what the movie’s about.”
The star hopes the role will help him move away from big-budget blockbusters, and admits he would happily trade the money he has earned in his career for credibility and the chance to make smaller, character-driven projects.
He adds, “All I’m really trying to say in the most politically sensible way is, ‘Thank you so much for giving me the opportunities, I would just like to make movies about people now.’ That’s it…
“If I could give the money back and get all the credibility in the world that I’m seeking, I would do it tomorrow. In a heartbeat.”
