How Far Would You Go? - Part 1

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1. I gained 20 lbs. for my role as a thirty-something, slightly overweight Englishwoman who drinks too much, smokes too much, keeps a written record of it all, and is desperate to find true love with someone who likes me "just as I am.". I lost the weight afterwards, but had to regain it for the sequel. Catherine Zeta-Jones Renee Zellweger Julia Roberts Sandra Bullock

2. When I played the heavy-drinking Ben Sanderson, I prepared myself for the role by going on drinking binges and filming myself while drunk, so that I could study my speaking patterns. I also visited and interviewed many recovering alcoholics, to try and understand the addiction that drives them. Colin Farrell Ben Affleck Nicolas Cage Matt Damon

3. I went to Rwanda and lived for a while with wild gorillas so that I could more effectively play Dian Fossey. Sigourney Weaver Faye Dunaway Meryl Streep Diane Keaton

4. Okay, so I did get breast implants just before I played the role of Dorothy Stratten, but I didn't just get them for the movie. At least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it! Jane Fonda Marisa Tomei Goldie Hawn Mariel Hemingway

5. I gained 30 lbs. for my role of real-life killer Aileen Carol Wuornos, a hard-bitten prostitute who was executed for killing six of her clients, and another man whose only crime was trying to help her. These crimes occurred in Florida in the 1980's. Uma Thurman Charlize Theron Christina Ricci Angelina Jolie

6. I trained six days a week for thirteen weeks to get all pumped up to reprise my role of Sarah Connor. Linda Hamilton Farrah Fawcett Karen Allen Stefanie Powers

7. I gained an amazing 60 lbs. for my role of Jake LaMotta, a fighter whose angry, violent approach to life made him a force to be reckoned with in the ring, but didn't bode well for a happy personal life. Richard Burton Walter Matthau Martin Sheen Robert De Niro

8. In preparation for my role of Angel, a stripper at the Blue Iguana, I spent a fair amount of time in strip joints, talking to and filming different strippers. In fact, I even had a little practice stripping myself, in a club in L.A. Daryl Hannah Kate Hudson Michelle Pfeiffer Laura Dern

9. I am well known for the intensity with which I immerse myself in my roles. I have dressed in drag, which really isn't that big of a deal anymore, and kept myself awake for days on end so that I would really look tired. For my role as Jack Crabb, an old man of 121 years, who is looking back over the major events of his life, I screamed for over five hours straight, to give my voice that raspy, papery sound of the very old. Warren Beatty Joe Pesci Jack Lemmon Dustin Hoffman

10. I lost 45 lbs. to play Andrew Beckett, an AIDS victim fighting wrongful dismissal, and 55 lbs. years later when I played Chuck Noland, a stranded FedEx executive. Tom Hanks Kevin Kline Kevin Costner Jeff Goldblum

11. In one of my (Christmas) roles (to tell you the name would make it too easy!) I wore a costume that was so green, and so difficult shall we say, that I had to take some lessons in pain management from a Navy diver in order to successfully cope with the discomfort. Kiefer Sutherland Arnold Schwarzenegger Charlie Sheen Jim Carrey

12. I am one of those method actors, who so immerses himself in his roles, that I have learned Czech to play Tomas, and spent weeks living in a wheel chair to play physically challenged writer Christy Brown. Leonardo DiCaprio Daniel Day Lewis Liam Neeson Ewan McGregor

13. In preparation for my debut role (in 1950) as a paralyzed WWII veteran, I spent a month lying flat on my back in a veteran's hospital. Walter Matthau Jack Lemmon Jack Klugman Marlon Brando

14. I shaved my head bald, and took a grueling two week Navy Seals Training Course for my role as Lt. Jordan O'Neil. Angelina Jolie Meg Ryan Uma Thurman Demi Moore

15. I lost 50 lbs. to achieve a haunted, holocaust survivor look for my role as Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Jewish musician who manages to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during WWII. Liam Neeson Roberto Benigni Adrien Brody Ralph Fiennes