Sometimes, the character that the actor is playing is particularly difficult to access, and there’s no personal experience to draw from.
A particularly harrowing experience can leave an actor shaken, but it’s all in a day’s work, right?
We know about some pretty insane preparation techniques that actors use to fully access their characters, but we don’t often think about the lasting repercussions these actions might have.
Many of today’s most well-known actors will push themselves to their absolute limits for their roles.