As an actor, I have to empathize with every character I play, and I become less judgmental as a person because of that. So I’m not going to judge people for having affairs. It’s not my place to, and that’s how I approach Alison.
Du seemed very cool in your acceptance speech – was that an accurate reflection of what was going on in your head? I’m very Zen about those things, weirdly. I’m really panicky before. I hate those events because I can’t breathe usually...