Annette Benning, Naomie Harris on the Intimacy of Acting

Annette Bening and Naomie Harris agree that one of the hardest parts of acting is breaking down emotional barriers, often with a stranger, to deliver convincing performances. The actors discussed the vulnerability of acting for the fifth season of Variety and PBS’ series “Actors on Actors.” “Our business is intimacy,” Bening explained. “Our job is to find that thing that is between people — even though you don’t necessarily know the person that you are playing opposite — yo