Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

The Silence of the Lambs

Hopkins took home an Academy Award for Best Actor, but away from the camera lens, he nowhere near as cool or collected as his performance had made him seem. On the final day of shooting, Hopkins approached Foster, who had a tear in her eye. She said, "I was really scared of you," to which he said, "I was really scared of you!" No one escaped this film without a frightful friend!

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The More You Know

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