Heather Graham on Playing a Makeup-Free 'Real Woman' in Western Horror Film 'Place of the Bones'

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00:00I see you today, you're so glamorous and that's what we're used to seeing you like, but

00:04obviously in this movie, you know, you're dressing for the time periods. What would, what were you,

00:10what did you make of the fashion choices back then and what was it like getting into that

00:13character in, in that regard? Well, the director was like, I don't want you to wear any makeup in

00:19this movie. I'm just, you know, wearing this kind of faded dress that's not very, you know,

00:24flattering. And, um, you know, I just thought I want to go for it. I want it to be real.

00:29I don't want to try to be this glamorous Hollywood actress. I just want to be like the real woman

00:33during this time period. Who's just fighting to survive and take care of her daughter.

00:37Yeah. Does that ever make you self-conscious not having like the makeup and things like that,

00:41or you just feel like this is exactly who this character is?

00:45No, I felt totally self-conscious. I was asking the makeup artist, I'm like,

00:48can I just get a little more eye shadow, please? Just like a little more mascara.

00:51And they're like, no. Was she a difficult character for you to get into?

00:57I was really excited to play it. I loved how complicated she is. She's kind of angry and bitter,

01:03but she loves her daughter and she wants to protect her. And I just loved how smart she is

01:08and resourceful and how she can try to outsmart these bad guys and that she's kind of smarter.