<p id=”par-1_57″>As a public figure, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/beyonce/?swcfpc=1″>Beyoncé</a> has always been guarded. She gives little insight into her personal life and keeps fans at arm’s length. She said she is generally a reserved people-pleaser who rarely curses or gets angry. Because of this, she loved that a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/movies/?swcfpc=1″>film</a> role gave her the opportunity to show an unfamiliar side of herself.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-said-she-likes-to-have-a-reason-to-get-angry”>Beyoncé said she likes to have a reason to get angry</h2>
<p id=”par-2_27″>In 2008, Beyoncé <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-once-said-she-doesnt-have-to-sing-in-every-movie.html/”>played Etta James in the film</a> <em>Cadillac Records. </em>She said she didn’t initially want to take the part, but it became therapeutic for her.</p>
<p id=”par-3_46″>“I’m a people pleaser,” she told <a href=”https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a9721/the-liberation-of-b-271284/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Elle</a>. “I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_20″>She said that playing James allowed her to show emotion in a way she never did in her personal life.</p>
<p id=”par-5_65″>“Listen,” she said. “What’s that expression? I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically. But playing Etta was a time when I didn’t have to do that. I could be loud and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-actually-liked-people-made-her-mad-performing.html/”>let it rip</a>.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_15″>Beyoncé said her portrayal was so unlike her normal self that her mother became uncomfortable.</p>
<p id=”par-7_34″>“My mom had to leave the set,” she added. “I don’t normally curse. Maybe twice a year. I have to be really livid. Somebody saying things or scheduling something where I’m not in control.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-said-the-experience-was-emotionally-exhausting-nbsp”>Beyoncé said the experience was emotionally exhausting </h2>
<p id=”par-8_10″>Beyoncé liked playing a person who was so unapologetically herself.</p>
<p id=”par-9_17″>“Etta was bold and unapologetic,” she said. “Whatever she loved, she did. She said whatever she felt.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_26″>Still, while it was nice to let loose her anger, it was exhausting. She said it was one of the most draining periods of her life.</p>
<p id=”par-11_29″>“It was freeing, but it was also the most emotionally draining time of my life,” she said. “Every day I would come home, my eyes would be completely swollen.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-shared-her-anger-publicly-with-lemonade-nbsp”>She shared her anger publicly with ‘Lemonade’ </h2>
<p id=”par-12_44″>Years after her role as James, Beyoncé let her anger loose on her album <em>Lemonade</em>. In it, Beyoncé deals with the emotional fallout of Jay-Z’s infidelity. She is furious and grief-stricken on the record. Jay-Z admitted that it <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jay-z-admitted-listening-lemonade-uncomfortable.html/”>wasn’t easy for him</a> to listen.</p>
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<p id=”par-13_81″>“[T]he best place is right in the middle of the pain,” he told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/29/t-magazine/jay-z-dean-baquet-interview.html?_r=0″ rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The New York Times Style Magazine</a>, adding, “And that’s where we were sitting. And it was uncomfortable. And we had a lot of conversations. You know. [I was] really proud of the music she made, and she was really proud of the art I released. And, you know, at the end of the day we really have a healthy respect for one another’s craft. I think she’s amazing.”</p>