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\"Going into it, it was really spelled out the level of vulnerability and rawness that was really required to tell this story,\" Moore said about the film in May. \"It was a very vulnerable experience and just required going into it with a sensitivity and a lot of conversion about what we were trying to accomplish, how we were going to approach it.\"

Moore also called Qualley a \"great partner\" during filming.

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\"We were obviously close in certain moments -- naked,\" Moore said. \"It allowed us also a lot of levity in those moments at how absurd those certain situations were with us laying on the tile floor. But ultimately, it's just about I think really direct and clear communication and mutual trust.\"

\"The Substance\" arrives in theaters on Sept. 20.

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