It will surprise no one familiar with Jeremy Strong’s process that he once told Sunday Times interviewer Jonathan Dean that playing Kendall Roy “fucked [him] up.” Strong has played other characters that are equally or even more fucked up than Kendall,

Succession” star Jeremy Strong, 45, who infamously got criticized by his own onscreen dad for his method acting, is opening up about how playing Kendall Roy “f–cked me up.”

Reflecting on the series, which concluded in 2023, Strong acknowledged it as a pivotal chapter in his life but emphasized that he doesn’t miss playing Kendall, saying, “There’s just so much more I want to do.” His sentiments echo earlier comments where he suggested that the show had been “put to rest” and he wasn’t interested in reprising his role.

He continued, “While I don’t think that it’s necessary [for gay roles to be performed by gay actors], I think that it would be good if that were given more weight.”