Lisa Kudrow Says She 'Couldn't Get Through' Rehearsal of Valerie Cherish's Final Scene in 'The Comeback'
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Summary
Lisa Kudrow shares an exclusive interview about the emotional difficulty of filming Valerie Cherish's final scene in HBO's 'The Comeback.' She reveals she couldn't get through the rehearsal because she struggled to separate her own emotions from her character's experience as the series wrapped its third and final season.
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We started with rehearsal and I couldn't get through it. And I thought, 'Oh, no. What's going to happen?'
I had a very hard time sending myself away to not intrude on Valerie, who's not having the same experience that I am having. It was overwhelming.
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