Denzel Washingtons impeccable Method acting nearly led to a fight between himself and Josh Brolin on the set of American Gangster. Washington is well-known for using The Method, which was developed by Stanislavski, but Brolin was unaware his co-star was in character while they ran lines on set. Brolin prefaced his story by explaining, Denzel and I, by the way, get along very well now, and then the actor said (per In Depth With Graham Bensinger):
Method acting almost led to a unexpected brawl between the American Gangster co-stars. Read More