Moretz tried method acting for ‘Carrie’

CEBU, Philippines - Chloe Grace Moretz of the current “Carrie” remake says she was intimidated on taking on a Stephen King novel.

“That’s what scared me…trying to take something that was one of his most iconic pieces of work and try and breathe life, even halfway as good, as the words that he has put into a book,” the actress tells ABC’s “Nightline.”

The 16-year-old movie star stayed in character in between takes, ostracizing herself from the cast and crew. “It was the first movie I ever did in which I wanted to try method [acting]. You know, trying to really breathe and live in her because she is such a dark character you can’t just cut and be hee-hawing around.”

Moretz’s character isn’t just bullied by her classmates. The teen is “abused by too much love” at the hands of her mother, Margaret White, played by Julianne Moore.

Fortunately, her own mother is nothing like Moore’s character. “I’m a momma bear, and there are times that you have to just let go, and it’s not easy,” said Terri Moretz. She added that it was “difficult” to watch her daughter suffer abuse onscreen.

“There are moments that you’re like, ‘Ooh, I can’t watch it,’ but it’s just so beautifully done,” she explained. “I saw the original one [the 1976 classic starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Lauer], and this one is really beautiful, but it’s psychologically disturbing.” (FREEMAN)