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Zazie Beetz discusses the intense physical and mental preparation for her latest role, revealing the 'mental exhaustion' that comes from constantly switching between learning stunts and performing them on set. Her co-star Patricia Arquette shares her awe at the relentless and committed performance.
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00:00You give one of the best physical performances that I've ever seen.
00:04Wow.
00:05And I know you probably spent a lot of time in the gym,
00:07but I'm more curious, from a bodywork perspective,
00:10did you have to train yourself to quickly and safely access that rage,
00:15I guess is what you call it?
00:16Yeah, I did try to kind of work into, I would say less rage,
00:22but more just energy and drive.
00:25But really, the physicality is one thing,
00:27but the mental exhaustion of being on set
00:31and you're interfacing with a lot of people constantly
00:33and it's constantly learning, things are constantly changing,
00:35just in terms of stunts.
00:36And you're always either in learning mode or in shooting mode,
00:39learning or shooting, and problem-solving or shooting.
00:43And so doing that 12 hours a day,
00:46I was sort of surprised that that was the thing.
00:48I was like, oof, that's where I need to do a real reset.
00:51Very impressive.
00:53And people, you watch this movie, it's so high-octane.
00:56She is just really charging through this movie,
01:01powering this movie through from the beginning to the end.
01:04But there were multiple takes and multiple angles.
01:09So it was like a thousand times more than even you see on screen.
01:14It was just relentless,
01:16and she was just totally committed and amazing to watch.
01:20even if it was arener there.
01:20In a way, she grabbed his crib a bit.
01:20She was good for the improve three times.
01:20So I was like,
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