I hiked up my boobs.
I thought my manager was going to cut it out.
But he left it in and I think I probably got the part because it just made them laugh.
Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, Michael Learned as Catherine Dahmer in Dahmer. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.Netflix
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(Cooper died two years later).
It was a wonderful experience, recalls Learned.
But I did the best I could.
I was the understudy and I went on.
It was a fun blip for me.
Learned did her own research on the real-life Catherine Dahmer though there wasnt much to draw from.
There were a few home movies of her walking around, holding a cat.
There was no sound that I can remember.
But I got a sense of who she was, just an ordinary Midwestern grandma.
And Im kind of like that, just an ordinary grandma.
I just happen to have a different profession.
The actress did, however,watch old interviews with Dahmer, which she found harrowing.
He was so detached from the reality of what he did.
It was like he was trying to figure it out himself.
He would then remove the body parts from the house in large bags.
Denials a very powerful mechanism, says Learned.
I have a grandson living with us at the moment, whos gorgeous and sweet and dear and marvelous.
If I was sniffing dead smells coming from my basement, I would go down and investigate.
And at least in the series, for some reason she, she didnt.
Oftentimes, you dont want to know.
And I think she probably was a woman who didnt want to know.
Working with a thoughtful and generous actor likeEvan Petersmade the job easier, Learned admits.
He played him so sincerely.
Hes very unassuming, very down to earth.
I felt like I was my grandson.
Ill be honest, I only watched the stuff I was in, Learned admits.
It is not my cup of tea.
Its not something I would normally watch.
Most of the time I hate what I do.
But not this time, she admits.
In this case, I really got into it without worrying about what I was doing wrong.
You know, I did okay.
Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storyis currently streaming on Netflix.
