Michelle Williams sat down with Variety to discuss gender wage inequality and the passionate devotion she carries for her craft. She even stepped outside of her usual private nature to detail how one certain “Succession” actor helped her and her daughter during the toughest of times.
While talking to Variety about her approach to acting, Williams recalled how a popular profile in The New Yorker depicted fellow actor and friend, Jeremy Strong. In it he came off as intense on-set to inhabit his characters. Williams wanted to clear the air about the flak Strong was getting after the piece and even revealed how integral he was after Heath Ledger’s death.
Williams said that Strong moved in and spent hours playing with her daughter, Matilda, at her home. “Jeremy was serious enough to hold the weight of a child’s broken heart and sensitive enough to understand how to approach her through play and games and silliness,” she said. “[Matilda] didn’t grow up with her father, but she grew up with her Jeremy and we were changed by his ability to play as though his life depended upon it, because hers did.”
