“Whatever it is that motivates other people — fame, money, celebrity, more followers, I don’t [expletive] know — it was never like that,” Kitsch said.
He took time off, coaxing her into detox and sober living facilities, taking her to the hospital when she relapsed.
“He literally put his life on hold to help me,” Kitsch-Best, now seven years sober, said in a recent interview.
He lost weight, learned guitar, took voice lessons, practiced one of Koresh’s sermons “a thousand-plus” times, he said.
Though he gave himself his first panic attack, a month ahead of filming, the preparation worked: Kitsch is unrecognizable in the role.
Persons:
“, buzzed, Shelby, coaxing, David Koresh, psychically, ”
Organizations:
Paramount
Locations:
“ Waco, ”