Shannen Doherty recently opened up about her 2015 cancer diagnosis that took a toll on her while filming Bethany.
On a recent episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast, the 52-year-old actress told director and screenwriter James Cullen Bressack that she only found out about her illness a week or two before production began.
James, who managed Bethany, recalled, “You called me when you had just started the medication and said, ‘I’m not sure I can do this.’ I assured you, ‘If you can’t handle it, we’ll find a solution.'”
Shannen, who played Susan in the film, talked about a particular scene she couldn’t handle in the first takes because all she could think about at the time was her cancer.
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“My mind was consumed with thoughts of the cancer — what it meant and what lay ahead — and suddenly I was confronted with this monologue that felt completely disconnected,” she said.
Shannen continued, “It’s a moment I’m particularly proud of as an actor. I believe it’s much more challenging to express everything through expression alone; words can often be a crutch.”
