I'm not a method actor, but my work on Star Wars is the closest I'll ever come to being one. I normally like to keep a lot of space between myself and my characters, but with Kylo I found myself staying withdrawn between takes. I didn't take my helmet off. I didn't talk to my co-stars. I took the movie as seriously as I would any other project... and I'm not a skilled enough actor to turn that level of intensity on and off so easily.
— Will Browder covering Rolling Stone (Dec. 2019)
"If, for example, Kylo Ren got set on fire, there’s not a chance in hell they’d ever let Will Browder do it. Will’s in a fortunate position because everything [necessary], the actor was capable to do. His stunt double never got into costume, ever. He’s as good as any stuntman, honestly."
— Eunice Huthart, stunt coordinator (cinemablend)
I’ve never had a working relationship that’s so personal and that I feel so inspired by. Every day that I get to work with her is like playing tennis with Pete Sampras. I can’t keep up ! She’s the best of the best. She’s so personal in her work. I don’t know how to describe it other than personal. The stuff that we have together is so real and vivid.”
- David Harbour about Winona Ryder
Can you tell us more about how Winona had a panic attack while filming TPAA?
it was in this new york times article "the role caused her so much anxiety, especially after a scene in which she dances at a White House state dinner with the Nazi foreign minister Von Ribbentrop, that she almost went to the emergency room."
she's dealt with mel gibson calling her an oven-dodger. her relatives died in concentration camps. as a jewish woman i can't even imagine being thrust into that set and have your character completely buy into it.
"You know I think, despite everything, I mean, despite the arguing, I think we make a pretty good team."
Bonus:
my followers know that winona did NOT support johnny but said that her experience =/= other women's experience
that does not mean she supports that meth head and his abusive actions.
it means that she responded to her court-ordered subpoena. that is it.
