Even so, the actress admits she is not a fan of every genre release.
“I like some types of horror movies,” she says.
“I’ve never been good with slashers and campy gratuitous stuff.
There are some exceptions, but it’s really hard for me to watch people die for no reason.
I don’t begrudge people for liking those movies at all, it’s just hard for me.
Essoe’s latest horror movie isThe Pope’s Exorcist, in theaters this weekend.
Essoe talks more about her life in horror below.
“It was so crazy how ahead of its time it was.
I’m really proud of it for that, as well.”
“He also comes from the theater, like myself.
It was really nice to be able to talk to him on that level.
“I remember being cold thewholetime,” Essoe says.
“We shot that with a crew of like, five people, myself included.
It was very much a trial of wills for sure.”
Even on my off days, I would go and hang out on set.
I have my own filmmaking aspirations, so I’d shadow Mike and just observe.
The cast was incredible too.
It really was a masterclass in filmmaking, being there, and watching it all go down.”
“Darren Bousman is a hilarious and wonderful human being.
And I got to work with Maggie Q, who is such a force of nature.
I’ve never met anyone who has their s— together so much.
Because I’m a mess!
It’s like, I’m an artist!
There’s a reason I don’t work in an office!
I learned a lot working with her.”
“He always gives me something outside of my comfort zone and something that I haven’t explored before.
I definitely feel like I have grown as an actor, having worked with him.”
The actress refers to Crowe as “the Richard Burton of our time.”
“I didn’t know that he was the lead in the movie until after I got the job.
I had no idea,” she says.
“It was quite the surprise.
He really is a true artist and a true master and there really aren’t a lot like him.
We played tennis and, on the last day, we all got little trophies that he had made.
It was really cool.”
The Pope’s Exorcistis now playing in theaters.
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