Kieran Culkin doesn’t understand certain terms used by other actors – and he wasn’t afraid to mention the former Consequence Costar Jeremy Strong as a prime example.

“I’m against actors calling themselves ‘storytellers,'” Culkin, 42, said during his talk diversity “Actors on Actors” conversation with Colman Domingo on Wednesday, December 17th. “I don’t really like that.”

Culkin mentioned Strong, 45, by name while discussing his own trial, adding: “Sorry, Jeremy. I don’t think I’ll tell the story.”

While filming A real painCulkin felt more appreciation for it Jesse Eisenberg’s approach as director, writer and star of the project.

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“Jesse Eisenberg did a really good job of making sure everyone was involved, but he wrote it,” Culkin added. “He tells the story. We all help him. So this note you have: If you’re aware of the story you want to tell and you’re trying to tell the story in the scene, that’s not really your job.”

Culkin previously shared the screen with Strong when they played Siblings on HBO Consequence. The hit series, which premiered in 2018, centered on a wealthy family fighting for control of their father’s business despite declining health.

Over the years, Strong surprised viewers with his commitment to playing Kendall. In a December 2021 profile for The New YorkerStrong recalled sustaining injuries while working on Succession, including shin and femur injuries and a broken foot.

“If I have a method at all, it’s simply this: clear away everything – everything – that doesn’t fit the character and circumstances of the scene,” Strong explained at the time. “And usually that means clearing away almost everything around you and within you so that you can be a better companion for the work at hand.”

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However, Strong’s co-stars didn’t seem too pleased with his behavior. Strong acknowledged that his method might seem “difficult” to others, adding, “Sometimes there even has to be room for the necessary roughness.”

Culkin was quoted in the article as talking about Strong’s work ethic being “something that helps him.” “I can tell you it doesn’t help me,” he added.

Brian Coxwho played the family patriarch Logan, expressed concerns about the consequences of method acting.

“The thing about Jeremy’s approach is that it works in terms of what comes out the other end,” he explained during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2021. “I have no problem with Jeremy because he is adorable. … He is an extraordinary father. He’s a pretty unique person. But he is obsessed with work. And I worry about what it does to him, because if you can’t separate – because you’re dealing with all this material every day. You can’t live in it. At some point you get exhausted.”

Cox continued: “For me, Daniel Day Lewis was exhausted at 55 and decided to retire because he couldn’t do it every day. It’s too complicated. And I’m worried about it. But the result – what everyone says about Jeremy – the result is always exceptional and excellent.”

After receiving backlash for his comments, Strong called in New Yorker Profile a “pretty profound betrayal” of his trust, telling Vanity Fair in September 2022: “It was painful. I felt stupid. One of the most important secret weapons you can have as an actor is the ability to feel stupid.”

Strong expressed his frustration with the situation that same month.

“A lot of it is just things taken out of context or presented with a particular agenda,” he said The Hollywood ReportsR. “I know what everyone said and there was an angle and a narrative that was presented. That doesn’t mean that there never was friction between my colleagues. We are a family in the truest sense of the word. But deep down there is deep respect and even love.”