“Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.”

Meaning

This reads as a description of careful role preparation, not just surface imitation. It points to the idea that playing a public figure means studying, reshaping the body, and settling into the emotional texture of the part. It lands in the lead-up to filming, when an actor has to become believable in more than name and costume.

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Originally said in English.

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