'Succession' star Jeremy Strong says his father threw himself in front of a car to save him from being run over when he was 8: 'Broke all the bones in both of his legs'

• "Succession"  star Jeremy Strong was saved from being hit by a car when he was 8 years old.

• The actor said his father picked him up and "threw" him out of the way.

• His dad, David Strong, was hit by the car and "broke all the bones" in both of his legs.

"Succession" introduced the Roy family to the world back in 2018, with the drama revolving around the head of the wealthy clan, Logan Roy (Brian Cox), and who would take his place as the head of Waystar Royco.

Much of the humor in the show stems from Logan's dysfunctional and emotionally abusive relationships with his children. And while Jeremy Strong threw himself into the role of Logan's son, Kendall Roy, he says he didn't have a troubled relationship with his own father.

Speaking to "CBS Sunday Morning," Strong said: "I don't think I understand how I have access to that relationship. There's not some hidden trauma in my life or my background."

Strong was revisiting Jamaica Plain, the Boston neighborhood he grew up in, during the interview when he recalled how his father saved him from being hit by a car at 8 years old.

"There was a car coming, like, 40 miles an hour that wasn't slowing down for the traffic light," said Strong.

"The Gentlemen" and "Molly's Game" star said his father broke both of his legs in the accident.

"So, he picked me up and he threw me outta the way. And he got hit by the car, broke all the bones in both of his legs. Saved my life," said the actor.

There's been plenty of discussion over whether Strong is a method actor following a surprising profile piece in the New Yorker, something the actor previously called a "profound betrayal of trust."

He told CBS that he isn't a method actor and that his approach to acting is "always changing."

Strong said: "You know, everybody has a method, but I would say mine is always changing, and it's really just following the line of your intuition that is dictated by whatever you're working on."

The latest season of "Succession" will also be its last, and Strong said when it came to saying goodbye to Kendall, he had a simple way of letting go of the tortured character.

"I went home to Denmark where my wife and I have a place, and I went out, sat on the beach, watched Kendall go down with the sunset — adios."

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