Jeremy Strong

In an interview with Variety, actress Michelle Williams talked about expanding her family, activism, and her friendship with actor Jeremy Strong.

Williams sought an immersive education on the issue in order "to learn more about the problems of pay inequity." I needed to ask myself, can I be a big enough, strong enough and mature enough person to see the opportunity in front of me and take it?” "The world we brought a baby into is not the world we thought we were bringing a baby into, but the baby is ignorant of that. "I grew up a lot in that moment because doing anything in public is very difficult for me," Williams recalled. "I got nothing," said Williams of her immediate work plans. "As the years go on, you sort of wonder what they might hold for you or not hold for you.

Actress Michelle Williams told Variety in an interview that Jeremy Strong moved in with her and her daughter following Heath Ledger's death to help the ...

To “play as though his life depended upon it” is another way to describe what he was doing on the Succession set. This is a very touching anecdote about Strong’s role in providing comfort to a grieving family after a terrible tragedy … but it also sort of confirms his all-in method-actor vibes, doesn’t it? “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,” Williams, who also announces her pregnancy in this interview, told Variety. “[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.”

Michelle Williams shares deeply personal story about Jeremy Strong's friendship in response to New Yorker profile of the "Succession" star.

“We’ve all been in awe of his talent,” says Williams. “We’ve watched him work harder than anyone and wait a long time for other people to recognize it. “It’s true that his clothes were always designer, but he had only one sweater and two t-shirts and they were torn at the neck because he would play ponies with my daughter and let her ride on his back and use his clothing as reins,” Williams says. So even though this period took place during the time that I don’t talk about, I wanted to share it, because it takes a very special person to play with a child the way that Jeremy did.” Michelle Williams is speaking out in defense of her friend Jeremy Strong after the “Succession” star was the subject of a New Yorker profile that examined his intense approach to acting. “I think that unfortunately the word ‘method’ has become a buzzy one because of what happened to Jeremy Strong when he tried to describe his process,” Williams says. There, Strong played an important role in helping Williams and Ledger’s daughter Matilda cope with the tragedy.

The actor also defended the 'Succession' star's divisive acting technique, telling Variety, “We've watched him work harder than anyone.”

But the bond between Strong and Williams goes beyond professional admiration. While there, Strong would spend hours playing with Matilda and giving her pony rides. She’s one of multiple celebrities to come out in defense of Strong after the article was published last December, including Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin, and Anne Hathaway. “We’ve all been in awe of his talent,” Williams told Variety. “We’ve watched him work harder than anyone and wait a long time for other people to recognize it.

Michelle Williams praised "Succession" Emmy winner Jeremy Strong's passion for "play" that helped heal her own family.

The “Showing Up” star continued, “But I also love Jeremy so much. “But now when I’m rambling on about my work or my process, I wonder if that should stay in the vault.” “[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 on it, because hers did.”

[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, ...