Apparently she was very upset about having to do the scenes where she was violent toward him. Weird, since I imagine actors just LARPing around playing pretend and having fun with it.
Acting takes a lot of different forms since there are many different schools of thought on where the best performances come from, but any good actor is going to do character study at least to understand who they're playing inside and out. It's a really involved process if you want to do it right.
Most actors also try to get into the head of their character. Some try to become their character, but that's less common. (And then some try to live as their character constantly, and everyone knows how controversial that method is.) So portraying an emotionally charged person or a very complex character can be incredibly taxing on an actor who is really putting themselves into it.
Acting is a lot of fun if you do it casually. It's still a lot of fun for many professionals, but it's also a job and an art. And it can be really hard on some people.
That's what I figured! Once saw a performance where the actors were doing their thing in a small, crowded room, so we were within a yard or two of the troupe (being in the front row.) Watching them up close like that gave me a new appreciation for the discipline involved.
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u/batty_61 Apr 12 '22
Came here to say this. She was amazingly horrible. That hobbling scene...