This article grossly generalises ‘the Method’, which is probably not a helpful term to use these days. Lee Strasberg has radical differences to Stella Adler likewise both to Stanford Meisner… and these days actors are probably imbibing a bit from all regions of the ‘method’ (i.e. acting practices inspired by Stanislawski) universe.
But it describes an ascendancy of a testoneronal, machismo-filled attitude to acting that would be interesting to look into in greater depth….