Heather Graham Says Filming Her "Boogie Nights" Nude Scene Was "Terrifying"

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"But at that point in my career I was also like, 'Beggars can't be choosers.' It was a great script and Paul was an amazing talent."

You've seen Heather Graham in tons of things — that's just how extensive her acting career has been.

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One of Heather's more well-known roles was in Paul Thomas Anderson's classic 1997 film Boogie Nights, which chronicles the adult film industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Heather filmed a nude scene for the movie alongside fellow cast member Mark Wahlberg — and now she's opening up about how the experience was for her back then.

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In a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Heather explained that Boogie Nights represented her "first time" filming a nude scene, and she was "so nervous" about doing so on camera.

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"But at that point in my career I was also like, 'Beggars can't be choosers,'" she recalled. "It was a great script and Paul was an amazing talent."

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"I had a great time making that movie even though it was terrifying doing a nude scene."

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Heather also referenced Mark's own "nude" scene in the film, which involved using a prosthetic penis. "He's wearing a fake penis," she said, "So it's not exactly the same."

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You can read the entire interview here.

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