The idea that fear can manipulate people and you can use fear in the media to get what you want is happening right now. I think it has a lot of relevance between 2017 and 70's.
Rebecca HallYou either hear the story and you're curious, and you're sort of sympathetic, or you think, "Ugh, how horrible." That's dehumanizing. How about we take that and turn Christine Chubbuck into a person and it's not about the final act, it's about her life. I felt that really strongly, and I felt a sort of deep sympathy with her. It's also why I do what I do. I want to try to make difficult people somehow relatable.
Rebecca HallOne aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.
Rebecca HallI'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.
Rebecca Hall