Penn Badgley makes stunning confession about his ‘You’ function
Penn Badgley has lately opened up about his similarities together with his onscreen serial killer persona, Joe Goldberg in record-breaking present, You.
In a brand new interview with The Guardian, the 38-year-old, who rose to fame for his portrayal of the cerebral stalker,
“My 30s have been officially defined by him. It’s possible that my role made me a better person because he’s caused a lot of reflection,” stated Penn.
The Gossip Lady actor revealed that a few of the traits “are obvious like ‘Don’t kill, don’t manipulate, don’t be a predator.’”
Nevertheless, Penn talked about, “What I’ve had to do is try to understand, in some manner, where these things come from.”
“I’ve found similarities, and had to understand how it could have been possible for me to end up that way, rather than the way that I am,” defined the actor.
Penn identified, “The show is about misconceptions or modern myths about love and about masculinity.”
“I’ve been reflecting on love and what that means, and what it means to be a man and a father and a husband, [while] all these things were starting to happen to me in real life as well,” said the actor.
Penn discovered it scary how present’s villain turned object of admiration amongst audiences,
“That’s what I’ve been trying to understand. I think we all have to wonder how much value is there in exploring the darker side of human nature,” continued the actor.
Penn added, “I do think we need to explore the ‘light’ side, and I don’t mean ‘light’ in a way that is thin or has less gravity.”