When playing characters in altered states, don't guess — bring in a specialist to physically walk you through how the body actually moves. Both DiCaprio and the actor had never taken quaaludes, so they used a consultant to map the real physiological effects: coordination loss, slurring, the 'drool phase.' Authenticity comes from research you can feel in your muscles, not just facts you know in your head.
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