Wednesday 25 May 2022 11:40 PM Lily James reveals how she used a piano to prepare for Pamela Anderson role trends now

Wednesday 25 May 2022 11:40 PM Lily James reveals how she used a piano to prepare for Pamela Anderson role trends now
Wednesday 25 May 2022 11:40 PM Lily James reveals how she used a piano to prepare for Pamela Anderson role trends now

Wednesday 25 May 2022 11:40 PM Lily James reveals how she used a piano to prepare for Pamela Anderson role trends now

Lily James opened up more about channeling Pamela Anderson for Pam & Tommy during a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter.

The actress, 33, revealed how a piano helped prepare her for the role and how she wished Pamela was able to participate in the series, which ended up being made without her involvement following multiple unsuccessful attempts to contact her. 

Speaking with fellow actresses Rosario Dawson, Sandra Oh, Christina Ricci, Emmy Rossum, and Jung Ho-Yeon, James said she used a piano to help her connect with Pamela's voice. 

Complex: Lily James opened up more about channeling Pamela Anderson for Pam & Tommy during a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter

Complex: Lily James opened up more about channeling Pamela Anderson for Pam & Tommy during a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter

'Oh, this is it': James revealed how she used a piano to help her connect with Pamela's voice

'Oh, this is it': James revealed how she used a piano to help her connect with Pamela's voice 

'Yeah, the voice was pretty key for me, too. I found the note on the piano because it was such a different pitch, so I could almost relate to it from a singing point of view. But I always feel the costume fitting is the moment where you go, "Oh, this is it,"' she said of the moment she really connected with her character.

Speaking of moving forward without the show without Pamela's participation, James said she initially believed the actress was going to participate in some capacity.

But, once it became clear she wasn't, James 'battled a lot with everything about the show.'

'That was really difficult, honestly, particularly given what the show is about [a reframing of Anderson’s story to expose the exploitation and misogyny that she endured],' she said.

'That was really difficult': James said she initially believed the actress was going to participate in some capacity

'That was really difficult': James said she initially believed the actress was going to participate in some capacity

It takes two: James and Sebastian Stan played iconic 90s couple Pamela and Tommy Lee in the Hulu series

It takes two: James and Sebastian Stan played iconic 90s couple Pamela and Tommy Lee in the Hulu series 

Taking a stand: Lily said she played an active role in changing certain aspects of the show

Taking a stand: Lily said she played an active role in changing certain aspects of the show

'And I really, truly believed she would be involved, and once [I recognized that she] wasn’t, I battled a lot with everything about the show, from the challenge as an actor to what I was trying to say and my reasons, personally, for why I wanted to explore the things within it.'

Lily said she played an active role in changing certain aspects of the show. 

'It felt deeply personal, and I think that’s why I became fiercely protective. There were a lot of things I actually changed, moments of the show, because it starts off more salacious, but I never wanted

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