Actors' techniques draw from rival sources

Reuters: "Sarsgaard studied at the Actors Studio, where he learned about method acting, a technique were actors immerse themselves in the thoughts and emotions of their characters.
Today, he acknowledges a far broader range of influences. As a supporting actor in 'An Education,' the low-budget British film about a young girl's relationship with an older man, he says he drew on a host of other sources to create his morally ambivalent character."