So would this be tripling down? Quadrupling down? At any rate, Brian Cox is reiterating his criticism of Succession co-star Jeremy Strong’s intense method acting style in a new interview — though with a caveat.

At first, Cox told The Guardian that he thinks Strong’s Emmy-winning performance as Kendall Roy in the HBO drama was “wonderful” and said the actor was great to work with while the cameras were rolling: “He was wonderful to act with. I had no argument with Jeremy’s acting.”

But Strong’s immersion into his character, Cox said, made it difficult for himself and the rest of the cast.

“He would be an even better actor if he just got rid of that, so there would be much more inclusiveness in what he did,” the Logan Roy actor explained.

When asked if it’s difficult to work with a castmember who is “permanently in character,...