Over the years, more and more actors have opened up about how emotionally grueling filming distressing scenes can be for them, and the real-life impact these performances can have.
And Billy Zane has now become the latest star to add his voice to the discourse after playing real-life cult leader Larry Ray in the newly released Lifetime movie Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story.
The new movie chronicles Larry’s reign of power over the students up until his arrest, and Billy admitted that acting out the “trauma” was difficult for him, and joked that actors should be compensated for these grueling roles.
Billy also revealed that he struggled the most with the more explicitly “abusive scenes,” and that prior to taking on the role of Larry, he’d been actively avoiding playing villains.
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story is available to stream on Lifetime now.