Sarah Paulson: I look for things that represent human behaviour
Movie star Sarah Paulson has revealed what she looks for in her roles.
Sarah Paulson seeks roles that "represent human behaviour".
The 50-year-old actress has enjoyed huge success on stage and screen over the years, and Sarah has revealed what she looks for in her roles.
Speaking to Extra, Sarah explained: "I just look for things that represent human behaviour and sometimes that comes in packages that aren’t so pretty on the inside and that stuff is always more interesting to me because it’s where the meat is."
Sarah also recalled a career turning point, when she was an understudy on Broadway.
The movie star explained: "The very first time I was ever on a Broadway stage, I remember I was an understudy for the great actress Amy Ryan and I was 19 years old and I went on for her and I remember looking off-stage and the stagehand gave me like a thumbs-up, ‘Are you ready to start?’
"But I was starting on the stage and the curtain had to rise, so I gave him the thumbs-up. He pulled the curtain up and I remember the chill of the like temperature difference between the audience and the stage and the rustling of the programs and people clapping for the set and it was just a moment I’ll never forget."
Sarah recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the actress fees very proud of her latest accomplishment.
She said: "I’m like looking down at it being like, ‘Oh, my God, that thing is there and it’s going to be there forever.'"
Meanwhile, Sarah previously revealed that she appreciates her success because it took so long to achieve.
The actress is actually glad that success came to her later in life.
The Hollywood star told GQ: "If my career had turned out like the fantasy I had of what it was going to be, it would never have made me happy. But I couldn't have known that until it didn't happen.
"I found a success that is so much bigger and deeper and better, and it's because it happened later. If any of what I'm having happen now—the successes—would have happened to me when I was younger, I would have been ruined. Because when you're young, and things come super easily to you, and you have success right out of the gate, you're liable to think that's how it actually works.
"You start to think you don't need to be fully prepared or committed to have these things meet you."
