They had made a dummy and would put it in the position they needed. I would look at it and see how well I could approximate it. They never once used the dummy.
[Meanwhile, newcomer Carpenter had to twist her body in several strange positions during the demonic possession scenes. A fake Carpenter was created so they could twist the doll in various poses.] They had made a dummy and would put it in the position they needed, ... I would look at it and see how well I could approximate it. They never once used the dummy.
I prepared for this role like an athlete would, so that I could do anything, physically or mentally that Scott wanted me to do, and be able to go wherever he tried to take me,
I read several books on possession and exorcism and did some study on epilepsy. I tried to look at everything from a birds eye perspective and not let my own point of view get in the way.