SUMMARY
Emma Stone shares one experience in Poor Things that left her wanting to puke.
The actress revealed how it was to embody a character like Bella Baxter.
Others actors, including Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio have endured insane things that eventually led to their Oscar-winning performances.
There are things we do for love and then there are things actors do for Oscars. Known to be the most coveted and prestigious awards in the industry, talented actors have gone beyond one step ahead to land a role that eventually got them their Oscar award. Emma Stone, for example, won her second Oscar for her role in Poor Things.
The actress went through long hours of preparation and training to finally ace her role as Bella in the award-winning movie. However, more challenges came Stone’s way that proved to be unexpectedly gastronomical.
Emma Stone shares challenges in playing Bella
Emma Stone played Bella Baxter in Poor Things | Searchlight Pictures
Bella in Poor Things was an eccentric character, to say the least. The unique concept of the movie really places the character in different situations where her reactions are noteworthy. Emma Stone, the award-winning actress who played Bella in the movie, shared that it was not her character’s s*xuality that was a bit hard to play, but a scene that left her nauseous.
In an interview with People, Stone shared her experience in bringing Bella to life on screen. She deserved the Oscar for all the hard work and dedication she brought to the set of the movie every single day. The actress revealed,
Figuring out how to walk or eat 60 Portuguese tarts, which the first bite is delicious, but by the end, you really want to puke. Or her seeing death and decay for the first time, much more challenging than the nudity, which is the only thing people want to seem to ask me about.
Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things | Searchlight Pictures
Portraying a character with so many quirks and eccentricities must have been tough. Nevertheless, Stone makes it look extremely effortless and graceful. This is exactly why she swept the awards season this year and proved why she is one of the top actresses of modern Hollywood.
More Actors who did crazy things and earned an Oscar
Christian Bale in The Machinist | Filmax
Stone is not the only actor to do the unimaginable for a role in a movie. Many more actors have exceeded expectations and truly lost themselves in preparing for a role that eventually garnered them worldwide fame. For the movie Philadelphia, actor Tom Hanks lost 30 pounds to portray a man with AIDS. On the other hand, for Gangs of New York, Daniel Day-Lewis worked as a cobbler to get a sense of the streets undercover.
The list does not end here, since famous actors including Jared Leto, Leonardo DiCaprio, and even Christian Bale have taken up what’s now called method acting to ace a role. Bale has lost and put on weight on demand for his movies Vice and The Machinist. Stone is now a part of this elite club of actors who are not afraid to experiment and reach for the stars for a role that can set them apart from the others.
