Emma Stone has explained how making Poor Things changed her as a person.
The film, from The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos, sees Stone play Bella Baxter, a woman who is mysteriously brought back to life and decides to undergo a sexual and political awakening.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Stone said: "I found her inspiring in all ways. Her lack of shame and self-judgment can't help but rub off on you, in a way.
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"I will say that since playing her – this is always stupid to me, and no offence to any other actors that may ever hear this – but I'm always like, 'Oh, an actor talking about this is so transformative, it was therapy', I don't know why I always find that so kind of silly because it feels like such a lucky job where you're playing dress-up.
"But there really is something that does happen with certain characters where you do find – I can be a little more forthright since playing Bella because she doesn't really understand why she shouldn't be able to say what it is she needs or thinks.
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"Maybe that's also just getting older, but there's something so inspiring about how every moment is fascinating to her, and the good and the bad hold equal weight.
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"You really realise that life goes by very quickly and she seems to have that internalised. It's in her body, that memory somehow and so she just soaks it all up in the most beautiful way and has such a hunger for experience and all of it. You can't help but have it rub off on you a little bit."
As well as its effect on her as a person, Stone's performance has also nabbed her a Golden Globe, and she is a hot favourite alongside Lily Gladstone for the Oscars.
Meanwhile, the British Board of Film Classification requested for one of the film's scenes to be edited before granting it an 18 certificate.
Poor Things is released in UK cinemas on January 12.
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Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he's covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV and movies both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I'm a Fish.
