When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone.

Summary

In this quote, the speaker discusses their experience while working on the film Eye of the Beholder, where they played a character with a distant and detached personality. The intense immersion into this role affected their personal life, making them adopt a similarly aloof lifestyle. The quote hints at the extent to which the speaker became absorbed in their character, leading them to develop a need for isolation and becoming irritable when disrupted by others. This suggests the powerful influence that acting and portraying a particular character can have on an individual's emotional state and daily behavior.

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