'Big Little Lies' Roll "Took a Toll" on Nicole Kidman, Says Creator David E. Kelley | Drama Showrunner Roundtable - video Dailymotion

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"If you're 'in it' to the extent you should be, there's no way you can mine a scene like that and not be upset by it," said Kelley of 'Big Little Lies' domestic abuse scenes.

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00:00Nicole would talk a lot about how she would live that part in that role and it

00:06took a toll on her a little bit and it does for the writer as well I mean when

00:11you're in that world that's if other things are creeping through then you're

00:16not in it enough and if you're in it to the extent you should be there's no way

00:20that you can mine a scene like that without being upset by it but once you

00:28have surfaced from the world and the scene itself I think you do put your

00:33producer hat on and and ask your confidants around you for opinions

00:39because you want to make sure that you've treated it responsibly it was very

00:42tricky material and we we obviously consulted a number of experts and

00:47Nicole did as well and Jean-Marc the director did as well but it was it was

00:53very treacherous terrain yeah and yeah you don't you don't live in that and

01:00then go whistling home to pick up your Starbucks

'Big Little Lies' Roll "Took a Toll" on Nicole Kidman, Says Creator David E. Kelley | Drama Showrunner Roundtable

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