Penn Badgleyis revealing the unusual acting technique that hes mastered after five seasons ofYou.
Joe is nothing if not a starer.
“Sometimes I develop a sort of superhuman ability toreallynot blink, and then blinking becomes a choice.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg on ‘You’.Clifton Prescod/Netflix
You just become aware of like, everything.
Every little thing you do, it’s like a choice.”
“He shifts often from friendly and charming to very dark and menacing, he shares.
This shift, its returning to natural state.
It is, I suppose, just the removal of a mask.
Hes stalking her in the house preposterously, like, hes really close to her, he recalls.
Joe is certainly the most evil character Ive ever played, he says.
And now Im saying adieu.
I think he’s delivered to his truly appropriate end.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg on ‘You’.Clifton Prescod/Netflix
I mean, he’s an abuser.
He’s a killer.
He’s a bad person.
So I think being satisfied is a positive thing.
Watch Badgley share his best tips for playing a serial killer onscreen in the video above.
