20 times actors went method and nailed the role

7. Aaron Eckhart - Rabbit Hole

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Drawing on personal grief for a role is common for many actors, but pretending to feel grief is another matter entirely. In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Aaron Eckhart revealed that he joined a grief support group to prepare for his role in Rabbit Hole. Aware that he wasn’t a parent and hadn’t experienced such a loss, Eckhart admitted it was insensitive to attend. He even fabricated a story about losing a child while surrounded by couples who had genuinely endured that tragedy.

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