But that's not the only way the actress empathized with her character. She told Time that the role forced her to become "so skilled at covering bruises" in real life: "The makeup artist taught me how to do it, and I would do it on camera. [Perry] is obviously very clever because he bruises the body — he doesn’t really bruise the face. And it’s devastating. The biggest word for Celeste is 'shame.' She’s so ashamed. And I think that’s a word that resonates [with] anybody who’s in some sort of addictive, abusive relationship."