Should I lie down on the couch?
Dormer ultimately stayed in her chair, but its been an unusually productive session er, interview.
It makes me feel like I need to go and talk to an analyst.
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I was searching for a protagonist I really wanted to play, she recalls.
Theres such a rawness and a profound pain to her, says Dormer.
And we all do that!
We all grapple with that sometimes we find our identity in our pain and our hurt.
It is familiar to us, and we know who we are so long as we hurt.
Sometimes, we allow our pain to define us, she says softly, but with confidence.
If there is an idea that most captivates Dormer as an actress, it may be that one.
I like that idea.
That, ultimately, my characters… transcend.
