1. Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon (1999)
To play this character, Carrey stayed with Kaufman before and during the making of the film, at least metaphorically; he took all his personality off him, and at no time did he remove the costume of the legendary comedian. However, after the recording, he kept some of his tics and manias. Carrey's sudden changes were very evident and, although most believed that he was doing it as a tribute to the late actor, he continued with some strange behaviors that still haunt him to this day.
2. Johnny Depp in The Pirates of the Caribbean Saga
In his daily life, the actor began to make up his eyes, walk similarly to the pirate, and talk similarly, even his drinking manner intensified a bit. During the filming of the fifth part of the saga, during the cuts, this behavior became more and more evident and intense, so much so that even Javier Bardem, his partner on the tape, forced him to return to the real world. his personality. Curiously, if we see the actor's interviews before and after starting to film the Pirates of the Caribbean saga, a sudden change is noticed, especially in the way he talks about himself.
3. Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot (1989)
Daniel Day-Lewis is considered the best actor of his generation, and it is that he always follows the extreme method of acting, in which he tries to fully become his character on and off the set to deliver absolute realism. So, to understand the disability of a person, the interpreter hired an assistant to feed him and assist him in his daily life, and thus feel the true cruelty and difficulty of being a paraplegic individual. However, at the end of the shooting, Day-Lewis was still in character, so much so that he didn't want to get rid of his assistant or get out of his chair. He even presented a picture of depression when he was forced back to reality. The man still bears emotional scars from each of the characters he has played.
4. Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man (2008)
One of the most in-demand men in Hollywood has in his career great films like Chaplin, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Zodiac, but none as representative of his image as Iron Man; a tape that gave him the worldwide recognition that he wanted throughout his life. Although Downey Jr. was already somewhat cheeky and mischievous with the press, fame caused him to lose his sense of reality and end up feeling that he is some kind of flesh and blood Stark. Ever since he played the character it now seems like he's always being Iron Man.
5. Linda Blair in The Exorcist (1973)
This character gave the young Linda Blair international fame; however, it is also the tape of her that drove her to total madness when she did not know how to control herself and she felt that she was truly possessed by a demon. After having recorded the film, she assured me that she was being attacked by Satan and that perhaps she would need some extra help to continue with her life. Actually, it was the drugs that made her react in such a way.
