James, who directed Bethany, recalled: “You called me when you had just started your medication and said, ‘I’m not sure if I can do this.'” I assured you, ‘If you can’t handle it, we’ll find a solution.'”
Shannen, who played Susan in the film, described a scene that she struggled to do in the first few takes because she was preoccupied with her cancer.
“My mind was consumed by thoughts of cancer — what it meant and what lay ahead — and suddenly, I was confronted with this monologue that felt utterly disconnected,” she went on to say.
Shannen continued, “It’s a moment I’m most proud of as an actor. I believe it’s far more difficult to convey anything merely through expression; words can often be a crutch.
