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Refusing to drop a ridiculous character persona between takes is wonderfully theatrical

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Demanding that your entire crew refer to you entirely by your fictional name while simply eating lunch at the craft services table is massively intense. Treating totally mundane interactions as deeply profound artistic exercises is wildly unhinged.

Refusing to drop a ridiculous character persona between takes is wonderfully theatrical
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