After all, she had a similar experience.
“Tina’s laugh and the way she spoke took over.
It took over, not as long as Elvis maybe about four months after,” she said.
Angela Bassett; Austin Butler.Monica Schipper/WireImage; JC Olivera/Getty Images
“You so lived and breathed and began to see life through their perspective.
They’re a part of you.
I think that’s what’s going on with him.”
But Bassett noted it was important that Butler step out of Presley’s shadow going forward.
“You got an opportunity and you hit it out of left field.
So it takes a moment to get back to regular you.
But you’re different after this moment.
Now you’reAustin, who did that great performance.”
“One song took 40 takes.”
“That way, I couldn’t hear a difference between my voice and his.
I’d just keep honing it in until I could get as specific as possible.”
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