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Did Sarah Paulson Watch ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ To Prepare For ‘Ratched?’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hood Ryan Seacrest. Sara Paulson is one of
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  Speaker 1: the early front runners to win a Best Actress Emmy
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  Speaker 1: next year for her turn as Nurse Ratchet on the
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  Speaker 1: Netflix harror series Ratchet Uh. The role is based on
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  Speaker 1: the character from the classic book and film One Flew
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  Speaker 1: Over the Cuckoo's Nest that are in Luise Fletcher and
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  Speaker 1: Oscar herself in nineteen seventy five. Luise's performance is legendary,
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  Speaker 1: and when most actors have to follow in the footsteps
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  Speaker 1: of greatness like that, they won't watch the original show
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  Speaker 1: or a movie to avoid getting intimidated or influenced. But
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  Speaker 1: Sarah decided to do the exact opposite. She tells Deadline.
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  Speaker 1: At first I thought, don't watch it, but then I
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  Speaker 1: thought the best way I could honor and respect what
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  Speaker 1: came before me was to bear witness to her performance.
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  Speaker 1: And remember, I only had the opportunity to play this
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  Speaker 1: amazing part because of what she did in the movie.
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  Speaker 1: The more I can use the memory of what she
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  Speaker 1: did as the backbone of my performance, I think it's
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  Speaker 1: the ultimate way to honor her. But it was intimidating
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  Speaker 1: because she did win an Oscar and she's extraordinary in
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  Speaker 1: Ratchet on Netflix. Now, that's direct from Hollywood.