Jared Leto is far from the first actor to put forward the idea that he pushes himself to the limits for a role, but he’s certainly been making plenty of waves during his 25-year career.
Method acting gave us some of the most iconic performances from the likes of Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, and while as of late it’s been used loosely as a catch-all for actors who physically transform themselves for a role, Leto can fairly be categorized as someone who embodies the Method technique given his rather extreme off-camera behavior that has impacted his work onscreen. Leto’s off-camera behavior ranges from giving lewd gifts and attempting to imitate The Joker’s mindset to (wink wink) eating arrabiata sauce in order to fully live the life of an Italian fashion family.
We have listed below some of the most notable extremes Leto went through to capture his performance.