Jessica Chastain on The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Why She Lost Sleep Preparing for Her Singing Scenes

While Jessica Chastain has delivered many great performances over the past decade, her work in The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Tammy Faye Bakker might be her best yet. While watching director Michael Showalter’s film, I was blown away by Chastain’s transformation into Bakker with the way she used everything at her disposal to vanish into the role. Chastain has previously talked about how she spent many years studying Bakker’s mannerisms and vocal inflections, and it shows. At times when she's wearing the clothing and makeup you might forget it’s not Bakker on screen. If you’re a fan of watching great actors deliver incredible performances, look no further than The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Shortly after seeing the film I spoke to Chastain about making the film. During the interview, she talked about what it was like on set the last day of filming after spending so long working on getting this project made, if she likes to stay in character while filming, why the singing scenes were so stressful for her, how sh