![]() ![]() ![]() The mastectomy makes her feel like "less of a woman," and of course, the trauma she's been repressing regarding Hathbourne, has robbed her of her sense of self as well. I don't think it's "I can't be bothered." It is "I don't want to make myself vulnerable in any way." The mask is one of "inaccessible movie star," though she describes herself as a "failed movie star, washed up, past her sell by date." It is her only way of keeping the world at a very long arm's length. Progressively, the mask becomes a defense. She repressed it and it leaves her haunted, lonely, and unable to trust. She had a traumatic experience as a teen on a film set, and it's never talked about. It is a radical defense to keep the world out. She is savage, acerbic, rude, unkind, and really very unpleasant. Can you talk about how Veronica considers herself and presents herself? There is sense of performance, but she is hiding. The opening scene has Veronica applying makeup and talking about putting on a mask as a form of preservation. ![]() Krige spoke with Salon about playing the indomitable Veronica. ![]()
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