Connie Britton | Lead miniseries/movie actress | 'American Horror Story'

( Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times )

"I had such an amazing time on 'AHS.' That was another show I had fears about for a different reason than getting up and singing. It was so damn scary. But I learned so much as an actor. I think the scene that sticks out is the death by childbirth scene because, for me as an actor, the thing that is most scary is the most rewarding. That was a very arduous scene. It took three days to complete. Three days! I didn't really know how I was going to do it. That was memorable. And you have to really get your face just right and scream...."

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