Transforming into Joker requires more than just makeup.
, becoming the Clown Prince of Crime involved a lot more than makeup and a colorful suit.
"And so, it was something that I've done before and… I swore when I did it before that I'd never do it again. But, it seemed like it was very important for the character and I think it ended up affecting me in ways that I hadn't anticipated," the 44-year-old leading man added. "Certainly, in respects to your emotional and mental state. But, really, the thing that I didn't expect at all was how I felt I could move my body once I'd lost all that weight," the actor shares."I felt this unique control over my body and how I moved, for whatever reason."
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