Adrien Brody Reveals He Suffered an Eating Disorder & Panic Attacks After Filming 'The Pianist'

Adrien Brody opened up about the challenges that he faced after filming his Oscar-winning performance in The Pianist.

The 51-year-old actor became the youngest Best Actor winner at the Oscars when he was awarded for the performance at the age of 29.

However, in a new interview, Adrien revealed that he struggled with an eating disorder and panic attacks after wrapping the film.

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Speaking to Vulture, Adrien recalled dropping 30 pounds before filming.

“That was a physical transformation that was necessary for storytelling,” he said. “But then that kind of opened me up, spiritually, to a depth of understanding of emptiness and hunger in a way that I didn’t know, ever.”

Adrien said that he thought he suffered PTSD after filming the movie.

“I definitely had an eating disorder for at least a year. And then I was depressed for a year, if not a lifetime. I’m kidding, I’m kidding,” he said.

Things were different for him when he filmed his new movie The Brutalist.

“The Brutalist broke some illusion of the need for suffering to extend beyond what I need to conjure up the character,” he told the outlet. “It was surprising to me that I didn’t need to take home so much of my own anguish.”

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