Amanda Seyfried shared that earlier in her career, she purposefully made herself uncomfortable on film sets because she believed it was the only way to keep her work.
While giving an interview with Porter, she said:
“Being 19, walking around without my underwear on – like, are you kidding me? How did I let that happen?”. “Oh, I know why: I was 19 and I didn’t want to upset anybody, and I wanted to keep my job. That’s why.”
Intimacy coordinators have lately made headlines after Sean Bean denounced their use in film and television productions. Bean claimed that “the natural way lovers behave” has been “ruined by someone reducing it to a technical exercise.”
However other actors have come out with a different opinion even Sean Bean’s Snowpiercer co-star Lena Hall said on Twitter, “Sean is an awesome actor and made me feel not only comfortable but also like I had a true acting partner in those bizarre scenes. It was us against the world and we were gonna tell that story.”
“If I feel comfortable with my scene partner and with others in the room then I won’t need an intimacy coordinator. BUT if there is any part of me that is feeling weird, gross, over exposed, etc… I will either challenge the necessity of the scene or I’ll want an IC”
“West Side Story” breakout Rachel Zegler also expressed her opinion that “intimacy coordinators establish an environment of safety for actors.” She added, “I was extremely grateful for the one we had on ‘West Side Story’ — they showed grace to a newcomer like myself and educated those around me who’ve had years of experience. Spontaneity in intimate scenes can be unsafe. Wake up.”
