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IMDb: What’s it like to receive so much acclaim for playing someone so despicable?
Shannon: I think most people are able to delineate the difference between me and the character I’m playing and are able to acknowledge that I put a lot of effort into it, which I did. But I’m also very indebted to [director] Ramin Bahrani for creating the character to begin with. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t really have much to do. Ramin did an awful lot of work and an awful lot of research and came up with this fascinating character study that I was lucky enough to get to participate in.
Shannon: I think most people are able to delineate the difference between me and the character I’m playing and are able to acknowledge that I put a lot of effort into it, which I did. But I’m also very indebted to [director] Ramin Bahrani for creating the character to begin with. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t really have much to do. Ramin did an awful lot of work and an awful lot of research and came up with this fascinating character study that I was lucky enough to get to participate in.