Jennifer Love Hewitt's Surprising Method for Emotional Scenes: Pimple Popping Videos

Jennifer Love Hewitt reveals the unconventional technique she uses to prepare for emotional scenes in her acting projects: watching pimple popping videos.

1. Jennifer Love Hewitt has shared her unusual method for preparing for dramatic scenes in her film and television projects: watching pimple popping videos.

2. During a recent interview with E! News, the 45-year-old actress explained that this unique type of internet content helps draw out her emotions.

3. "I like to watch pimple popping videos," the "9-1-1" star said. "Because it's really enjoyable A, and B, it doesn't mess with my headspace. It doesn't take me out of the drama headspace and into a happier headspace."

4. Prior to filming sad scenes, Hewitt told the outlet that she avoids looking at photos of her three children since seeing them brings out the opposite reaction in her.

5. "I find it hard to look at pictures of my kids while I'm doing crying scenes because then I get really happy," she said. "So, I tend to watch pimple popping videos."

6. The "I Know What You Did Last Summer" actress shares daughter Autumn, 10, and sons Atticus, 8, and Aidan, 2, with her husband Brian Hallisay.

7. Hewitt also shared other techniques that have helped her act out emotional scenes. "I listen to a lot of music to kind of get in the mood," she said, "And then I just try to keep it light for myself in between."

8. The Texas native shared that coming home to Autumn, Atticus, and Aidan helps her shake off any negative emotions that she channeled while filming more dramatic fare.

9. "Honestly, the drama stuff has gotten easier for me since having kids," Hewitt said. "Because I have such a better balance now of going to work and kind of being dramatic and doing all that and then the second that I walk in the door, it's like you just have to be silly."

10. "So, it lightens my mood up right away," she said.

11. Hewitt joined the cast of the Fox police procedural "9-1-1" in 2018 after taking a three-year hiatus from acting to focus on being a mom.

12. In a 2019 interview with E News!, Hewitt, who has been acting since she was 10, said, "I've gotten to be a professional my whole life. And now I've been a stay-at-home mom. And they both are equally as rewarding and beautiful and crazy and fun."

13. "I have had the best time," she added. "And yeah, I loved it."

14. Hewitt's unexpected method for emotional scene preparation has sparked curiosity and amusement among fans and industry professionals alike.

15. Whether or not pimple popping videos become a mainstream technique for actors remains to be seen, but Hewitt's experience suggests that unconventional approaches can sometimes lead to surprising and effective performances.