Actors rarely talked about being possessed by a character during a performance—it’s all technique, discipline, practice, blah blah blah, not to mention eating disorders, plastic surgery, addiction, narcissism, and the occasional bit of sociopathy. Amanda knew all about it, she’d gone to Juilliard and studied with Stella Adler, done her share of classics and also crap. Often, the audience couldn’t even tell if there was a star, or former star, or almost-star, onstage. But she knew: she’d witnessed how something else takes over when a great actor performs.
