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He may be an Academy Award-winning actor, but Jamie Foxx says playing a mentally-unsettled man in the upcoming film "The Soloist" was so challenging that even he doubted his ability to pull it off.
"It was something that I enjoyed, but it shredded me, I went to places that I never thought I would ever go. I just remember being in my bathroom broke down, talking to my manager like, 'I don’t' know if I'll be able to finish this."
Foxx described nearly losing his mind while filming the movie, in which he plays real life homeless schizophrenic cello prodigy Nathanial Ayers. "You had to lose your mind every day you're on set, and sometimes you didn’t have enough time to get your mind back before the weekend, Foxx explained.
Foxx went on to say that he is now a firm believer in the concept that some actors and actresses could benefit from having a therapist while filming a difficult role. He says, "I had no idea the mind could be that fragile".
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