Like almost each actor on Apple TV+’s Severance, Britt Decrease performs a twin position, however within the case of her Helena Eagan/Helly R., Decrease portrays two characters who’re basically at odds inside the Lumon Industries depicted on the sequence. Talking with AwardsWatch, Decrease detailed what goes into portraying two diametrically opposed characters who’re rooted in the identical human being.
When requested by the interviewer how she approaches taking part in her characters on the sequence — notably when one is imitating the opposite — Decrease reveals that she has taken inspiration from an surprising supply. She explains:
“A number of it’s inner work, simply figuring out their inner rhythms and the way in which that it feels to be of their views. I really did watch, once I was creating Helly initially, I watched movies of animals who have been attempting to flee or who have been trapped. And the way in which that there’s simply this primal method that Helly strikes by the world, that’s a really inner form of rhythm. How did I put together? I imply, it’s a variety of simply ensuring I’m actually clear on who is aware of what and who’s aware about sure info. After which a variety of it’s like my great forged and crew. You get a lot inspiration if you’re on set for Severance, the way in which that the opposite actors are, what they’re bringing to the desk is so inspiring, so informative. And the way in which that you simply’re costumed and the way in which that the set makes you’re feeling the decrease ceilings, there’s a lot info to play off of, so it truly is a real collaboration. I do my inner work, which entails drawing and music, after which I attempt to overlook all of that once I get to set and simply actually be current to the unimaginable group that’s there.
