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CIAfter filming The Witch, Anya Taylor Joy truly believed her career might be over.
The role of Thomasin demanded everything from her emotionally, psychologically and physically. The isolation of the production, the heavy atmosphere on set and the slow descent of the character into paranoia left her feeling completely exposed. When it was over, she did not feel victorious. She felt emptied out.
Even though the film received critical acclaim, she was convinced she had gone too far. She worried that casting directors would only see her as strange or unsettling, that she had given everything she had in one performance and had nothing left to offer.
What she experienced as vulnerability, the industry experienced as fearlessness. What she feared was the end of her journey became the foundation of her career.
That performance did not limit her. It defined her. It proved she was not just another new face but an actress willing to take risks and disappear into difficult roles.
Sometimes the role you think will break you is the one that builds you.
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