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14 actors who have done impressive things to play their roles better

The acting profession is one that requires a tremendous amount of work in order to best play the required role. When we watch some movies, we almost forget that it’s fictional, thanks to the actors’ professionalism.

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1. Tom Hanks in Cast Away

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To best portray his character in the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks had to lose more than 55 pounds and let his hair grow out.

2. Brad Pitt in Fight Club

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Brad Pitt voluntarily had his teeth chipped in order to play the role of Tyler Durden in Fight Club as closely as possible. He had cosmetic surgery right after the movie to get his charming smile back.

3. Gary Oldman in so many American films

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The British actor starred in so many American films that he had to see a therapist to get his English accent back.

4. Denzel Washington in Safe House

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The Hollywood actor went through water torture in order to prepare for his role in the movie Safe House.

5. Bryan Cranston in "Breaking Bad"

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The famous actor from the hit show “Breaking Bad” learned how to make meth through an internship with the DEA.

6. Val Kilmer in The Doors

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The actor Val Kilmer learned to sing so much like Jim Morrison that the other members of the band couldn’t tell if it was the singer or the actor in the movie The Doors.

7. Adrien Brody in The Pianist

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To play in the film The Pianist, Adrien Brody left his life in the United States to go to Europe with just two suitcases to prepare for his role.

8. Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven

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Clint Eastwood bought the film rights 15 years ago, so he would be old enough to best play the role of William Munny in Unforgiven.

9. Christian Bale in Batman Begins

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Actor Christian Bale had to gain 109 pounds of muscle to play the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins.

10. James Franco in Sonny

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To prepare for his role in the movie Sonny, the actor James Franco spent time with a prostitute in order to stick as closely as possible to the character.

11. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver

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The actor Robert de Niro worked 12 hours as a New York taxi driver before filming the movie Taxi Driver.

12. 50 Cent in All Things Fall Apart

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The rapper had to lose 54 pounds to play in the movie All Things Fall Apart, in which he played the role of a man undergoing chemotherapy.

13. Chloe Sevigny in The Brown Bunny

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Actress Chloe Sevigny performed oral sex on her actual scene partner Vincent Gallo, to make the scene appear as real as possible.

14. Heath Ledger in Batman: The Dark Knight

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The actor reportedly spent a whole month locked in his hotel room to get into the head of a psychopath and try to become crazy.