I love to see anger onscreen. It’s an explosive, all-consuming emotion that I’ve experienced in others and that has engulfed me at times. It’s cinematic, bodily, a full-throated feeling. White-hot rage blinds you and makes your blood run hot. It can be exhausting, destructive at its worst, and when controlled, can be turned into a positive. While it’s a terrifying emotion to feel, it’s exhilarating to watch, so I understand why it’s attractive for actors—its scope is limitless, but it requires so much control of the craft to portray it convincingly, to make us feel it without getting burnt. If
...more
