Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005, 90%)
While most on this list put on or lost weight, PSH was able to transform himself through sheer tyranny of acting. Also, they cast taller actors and put PSH in shoulder-tight clothing to make him seem closer to Truman Capote’s small stature. “When I think back on it, I think it was totally insane,” director Bennett Miller said, “Capote was 5’2″, Phil was 5’10.5″, he weighed about 240 lbs, and had a deep voice, thick wrists like a wrestler or a football player — like a jock. He did have the right color hair, though.”
