Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds for his 2003 role in The Pianist , which had lingering effects on his body. “That was a physical transformation that was necessary for storytelling,” Brody, 51, told New York Magazine in a profile published on Monday, December 23. “But then that kind of opened me up, spiritually, to a depth of understanding of emptiness and hunger in a way that I didn’t know, ever.
” Brody portrayed radio station musician Władysław Szpilman i n the biopic, chronicling how the character survived during World War II in Poland. The film earned Brody his first Academy Award. Afterward, the actor experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and disordered eating.
“I definitely had an eating disorder for at least a year,” Brody told New York Magazine . “And then I was depressed for a year if not a lifetime. I’m kidding, I’m kidding.
” To get into character , the outlet reported that he “put himself on a near-starvation diet” and only ate small “bits of protein” while playing Chopin’s piano works for hour son end. Brody was also reportedly “barely drinking water” when filming began. After The Pianist wrapped and Brody won his Oscar, he took a yearlong break from acting.
“I do admit the bar was high,” he recalled. “I’d rather not go down the list of what movies in particular I felt were disastrous.” After a string of roles that were admittedly less successful, Brody took another hiatus around 2018.
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