Leto's 'Dallas Buyers Club' role inspired by his grandmother

Singer-actress Jared Leto says a particular habit of his transgender character in 'Dallas Buyers Club' was influenced by his grandmother.

The 42-year-old Oscar nominated actor said his character's habit of ending his sentences with the word 'Darling' was influenced by his grandmother's way of speaking, reported Contactmusic.

"My grandmother used to do that, she was from the South and there was certainly a bit of grandma in there," he added.

The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman had to shed a huge amount of weight for the role.

"When you starve yourself for that long, you can't even eat a tablespoon because you get full. You think you're going to have this huge meal and then you're stuffed after a couple of bites and can't enjoy it, everything is weird, it takes a while to get back to normal," he said.