Well... sometimes it's really mechanical, like a choreographed dance, you know, where the...

[During a Q&A for high school students, Elizabeth is asked what it's like to film sex scenes]
Elizabeth: Well... sometimes it's really mechanical, like a choreographed dance, you know, where the only thing you can focus on is where you're supposed to be, and when. And then sometimes there's real chemistry between two people and you start feeling like it's real. In a strange way. You'd never admit it to one another, but you're wearing practically nothing and you're rubbing up against each other...
[whispering]
Elizabeth: and sweating...
[normal speech]
Elizabeth: and it's for hours... and you start losing the line, of like, am I pretending that I'm experiencing pleasure, or am I... Am I pretending that I'm not experiencing pleasure? And the whole crew, they're almost always all men. You feel them watching. And you feel them, like...
[deep breath]
Elizabeth: ... holding their breath.
[whispering]
Elizabeth: And they try and hide it when they swallow.
[sighs]
Elizabeth: [normal speech] You give into the rhythm, you know, every time. Tension never breaks