Redmayne worried about being 'pretty' as a transgender woman
- 9 years ago
Playing a transgender woman gave Eddie Redmayne a taste of what it's like to be judged, and even made him stress about being pretty enough.
The stares were enough to make him feel self-conscious when he first appeared on the set of "The Danish Girl" in a dress and full face of makeup.
The English actor stars as both landscape painter Einar Wegener and the woman, Lili Elbe, that the artist transitioned to become in 1920s Copenhagen, an era when doctors branded such aspirations as a mental disorder.
"One of the most interesting things for me was my first day on the set as Lili Elbe and the gaze of the crew members being looked at and being judged, it really made me nervous," Redmayne, 33, tells the Daily News of the drama opening Nov. 27.
The stares were enough to make him feel self-conscious when he first appeared on the set of "The Danish Girl" in a dress and full face of makeup.
The English actor stars as both landscape painter Einar Wegener and the woman, Lili Elbe, that the artist transitioned to become in 1920s Copenhagen, an era when doctors branded such aspirations as a mental disorder.
"One of the most interesting things for me was my first day on the set as Lili Elbe and the gaze of the crew members being looked at and being judged, it really made me nervous," Redmayne, 33, tells the Daily News of the drama opening Nov. 27.