Even when they’re playing horrible villains, actors aim to understand them. Actress Joanne Froggatt, best known as the earnest maid Anna from “Downton Abbey,” says she tries to reach inside the evildoers she portrays.
“I am constantly fascinated by human behavior, which is probably why I'm an actress,” she says.
“Just constantly fascinated with why people do things, how people get through certain events in their life, why people behave in certain ways, good or bad, what gets them to that point in their life? Is it nature or nurture? I just find that whole unanswerable question absolutely fascinating. Anything with extreme behavior sort of fascinates me.”
