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Sharon Stone isn't afraid to play the villain, and she revealed she has a "moral code" when it comes to portraying evil characters in projects.
"I feel like if you're playing a villain, if I play a villain, I want to... go villain." Night with Seth Meyers, noting that many bad guys often redeem themselves at the end of movies. "Because villains, real villains, really screw up your life."
Stone recalled a popular saying from the small town where he grew up, which guided his approach to playing villains. "When the devil walks into the room, he can be funny, but don't give him a seat," he said. "Don't invite him to sit down. He might be the funny person at the cocktail party, but don't bring him home."
Stone portrayed villain Catherine Tramell in the 1992 thriller Basic Instinct , while she plays crime boss Lendina in the upcoming film Nobody 2. Her character in the action film, which hits theaters August 15, is the mastermind behind a smuggling operation.
Another upcoming project Stone has in the works is season 3 of Euphoria . Her casting in the highly anticipated season was announced in February, though her role is currently a secret.
"There's little more exciting than getting to work with this thrilling team of talent," he said in a statement about his casting. "From the genius of Sam Levinson to the raw sophistication of this deeply moving cast and the tight-knit crew, I'm honored to be Ecstatic ."
Stone joined cast members including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Eric Dane, and Colman Domingo for the upcoming season.
The actress has been friends with Dane, who plays Cal Jacobs, for a long time, and recently revealed that she was by his side when he auditioned for the hit HBO show years ago.
“Eric and I have been friends for a long time. A very long time,” Stone told Entertainment Tonight at the Nobody 2 premiere. “And I was actually like his support staff when I was trying to get the job on Euphoria . So he would come over to my house and give me gluten-free crackers and we would sit and talk it over because I really wanted that job.”
She added that it meant “the world to me that he got that job” before being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which she announced in April.
ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a "disease of the nervous system that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control. The disease worsens over time," according to the Mayo Clinic . There is currently no cure for the disease.
