An excerpt from The Creation of Anne Boleyn, on filming the scene of Anne’s execution in The Tudors:
[Natalie Dormer:] “I was a real crucible of emotions for those few days. By the time I walked onto the scaffold, I hope I did have that phenomenal air of dignity that Anne had.” Anne’s resigned, contained anguish did not have to be forced, because by then Natalie was in mourning for the character. “As I was saying the lines, I got the feeling that I was saying good-bye to a character. And when it was over, I grieved for her.”
Michael Hirst, too, recalls the heightened emotions of shooting that scene. “That was an amazing day. Extraordinary day. After, I went in to congratulation her. She was weeping and saying, ‘She’s with me, Michael. She’s with me.’”
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