In a 2013 interview with The Scotsman, Laura Fraser discussed her time on “Breaking Bad” in detail — after all, it was the same year that the acclaimed drama came to an end. One of the things that interviewer Claire Black wanted to know was if playing such a stressed-out character like Lydia made Fraser stressed out herself. Fraser admitted that she did feel the effects of playing such a high-strung character.
Fraser explained, “At the end of the day my body would feel in bits because I’d been holding it really tight.” The actress then went on to explain that a part of the stress she was feeling had to do with the circumstance she found herself in. She continued, “Combined with that there was the pressure of trying to fit into the ‘Breaking Bad’ family. All of the cast and crew are absolutely at the top of their game and it was such an opportunity so sometimes I really felt the pressure. My husband kept reminding me to enjoy it because I might not get to play a character as brilliant as her again.”
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All in all, though, Fraser found that there was a lot of fun in playing Lydia, who was a deeply complex and mysterious character. “She’s always in fight or flight mode,” Fraser said. “It means there’s always something to play with her – she’s never got a normal scene where she’s having a cup of tea or eating her breakfast … Lydia vibrates at this high-pitched frequency, there is always nervous intensity.”
