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10. Character Immersion And Inebriation

An interesting thing about method actors is their stringent commitment to the roles they play. Whether it's Shia LaBeouf taking acid, Daniel Day-Lewis not breaking character off set, or Jim Carrey locked-in Andy Kaufman's state of mind. For Robert Pattinson, he felt the only way to fully embody his character's descent into a drunken stupor is to be in a stupor.

In an interview with Esquire, Pattinson reportedly was so drunk, production was nearly a blur. “[I was] basically unconscious the whole time. It was crazy,” Pattinson said. “I spent so much time making myself throw up. Pissing my pants. It’s the most revolting thing. I don’t know, maybe it’s really annoying.”

The scenes with Pattinson's character drunk recalled Martin Sheen's scene in the opening of Apocalypse Now... if a mental and emotional breakdown was stretched into an entire film.