Helen Mirren: The Power and Performance of Raw Emotion

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“I would say in terms of pure, raw emotion, there was a scene at the end of a film called The Clearing. It isn't a terribly well-known film, but there was a scene at the end of it where I had to do a breakdown. In terms of just completely emotionally losing it on film, I would say that was the only time I have ever gotten to that point. I did it because I had to; I had to find that within me and I found it through – as you have to sometimes in acting – very difficult personal,…