Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

The Pianist

Brody gave up everything in his life in pursuit of the part. He moved to Europe. He sold his home and car. He isolated himself completely. However, Brody knew that the hunger of the role would be the hardest part.

"I was depressed for a year after The Pianist. And I don't suffer from that, generally. It wasn't just a depression; it was a mourning," Brody told one news outlet.

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