David Harbor considered killing a cat ‘to know what it’s like to kill’ for a role: ‘But I didn’t do it, obviously’

David Harbor revealed that when he was younger he thought about killing a cat “to know what it’s like to kill” to prepare for a role. Known for the role of Hopper in Stranger Things (2016) and from red guardian in Black Widow (2021), the actor reflected on the “interpretation method” he wanted to use at the beginning of his career.

In an interview with QA, harbor he said that he “was very trained in the classic American method of acting” and in his youth he took drastic measures for one of the roles he was rehearsing. “When I was younger – this is so embarrassing – but I remember playing that famous Scottish king and being like ‘I’m going to kill a cat’ or something,” he recalled.

“’I’m going to kill something to know what it’s like to kill.’ I didn’t, obviously. That’s not just silly, it’s dangerous, and it doesn’t actually do a good job,” he said. Actors like Daniel Day-Lewis are famous for immersing themselves in the roles they work in. “He is an extraordinary actor that I am fascinated by,” said harbor about Day-Lewis. “[Mas] when he explains his process, it seems absurd to me.”

David Harbor didn’t think it was healthy to lose weight to film Stranger Things

The actor David Harbor stated that losing weight to interpret Hopper in the fourth season of Stranger Things It wasn’t very healthy for your physical and mental. “It’s incredible. You try to do all these different things, the protein and this and that, and then you stop eating and you lose weight.” harbor.

During the production of the show’s fourth season, harbor was still filming Black Widow and explains that he did not find the procedures to lose weight healthy and that he felt very hungry during the recordings. according to the website Screen Rant the actor lost 27 kilos. “I was really hungry during filming. I think you’ll see it hasn’t been very good for me, mentally and nutritionally,” said the actor.