Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

Daniel Day-Lewis

A lot of times, actors will adopt a unique diet or daily habit to get into a new role. However, Daniel Day-Lewis took his role in The Last of the Mohicans a step farther. In order to accept the mindset of a wild man, he dedicated six months to living out in the empty wilderness. He earned his title as one of the biggest method actors around thanks to stunts like this, but how did he feel about his time there?

Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
O.J. Simpson was considered for the lead in "The Terminator".
Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.

Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

Daniel Day-Lewis

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