Vincent D’Onofrio on The Unforgivable and How He Prepares for a Tough Scene

With director Nora Fingscheidt’s The Unforgivable now streaming on Netflix, I recently got to speak with Vincent D’Onofrio about playing a lawyer helping Sandra Bullock’s character in the social drama. If you haven’t seen the trailer, Bullock plays someone just released from prison after committing a violent crime. As she tried to re-enter a society that refuses to forgive her past, her sole focus is finding the younger sister she lost touch with. The Unforgivable also stars Rob Morgan, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Emma Nelson, Will Pullen, Thomas Guiry and Viola Davis. The film was written by Peter Craig (The Town, Bad Boys for Life), Hillary Seitz (Insomnia), and Courtenay Miles (Mindhunter). During the interview, Vincent D’Onofrio talked about why he’s drawn to stories with substance, why he loved working with Sandra Bullock and Viola Davis, how The Unforgivable doesn’t offer easy answers, why he gave his character a military background, what drew him to the