What These 23 Actors Did For Their Movie Role Is Almost Insane.Is Unbelievable.

Dustin Hoffman, Marathon Man

On the surface, the life of an actor appears to be a glamorous one. You get to live where the weather’s always beautiful in beautiful houses with beautiful people. Not bad! It’s not all just handed to you, though. There is an uglier side to being an actor, one that only lasts a little while and you get handsomely paid for, but still, especially in relation to the rest of their lives, it’s pretty ugly. This comparatively less-attractive side of the craft, of course, being getting into character. There seems to be no limit to where an actor will go physically or emotionally to become one with their character.

See for yourself!

Adrien Brody, The Pianist

Daniel Day-Lewis, The Crucible

Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver

Werner Herzog, Heart of Glass

Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade

Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider

Christian Bale, The Machinist

Charlie Sheen, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer

Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage, Birdy

Val Kilmer, The Doors

Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot

Supporting Cast, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next

Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, The French Connection

Harrison Ford, The Fugitive

Steve McQueen, Le Mans

Jared Leto, Chapter 27

Wow. Some of these are even crazier than shelling out $13 for a movie ticket.