
While we're blaming things on Method acting, I would like to announce I'm taking the rest of the day off to learn what it feels like to be an irresponsible employee who gets enough sleep. Hey—it's fine because it's for my craft.
Jamie Dornan basically used the same excuse to justify stalking a woman in preparation for the first season of The Fall, in which he plays a creepy dude who moonlights as a serial killer.
"I did do a couple of things to try to get inside [his mind]," Dornan said (opens in new tab) during a live chat Sunday with the Los Angeles Times. "On the Tube, which is our underground system…Can we get arrested for this? Hold on…this is a really bad reveal: I, like, followed a woman off the train one day to see what it felt like to pursue someone like that."
Dornan said he trailed the woman for a few blocks, which made him feel excited "in a really sort of dirty way." Oh? Maybe next time—but only when he's up for the role of "Murder Victim #6," of course—he could hire a dude to shadow him. Maybe then he'd understand what it feels like to be get-my-keys-out-and-in-the-stabby-position terrified.
And to the thousands of girls on Twitter who are like, "Oooooh. Christian Grey can follow me home any day?" NO. You're only making things worse for all of us.
You should also check out:
How to Protect Yourself From a Stalker (opens in new tab)
Science Confirms Jamie Dornan Will Never Live Up to the Christian Grey of Your Imagination (opens in new tab)
26 Facts About 'Fifty Shades of Grey' That Will Blow Your Mind (opens in new tab)
Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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