Jane Seymour on East of Eden

Jane: I have to tell you my confession. There is nothing greater than playing evil incarnate. It is wonderful! It is an amazing experience, because you climb into a spirit or a soul that you have no idea you know, you can't even imagine it. But Steinbeck said in his journal the reason people are so excited about reading Kate is because they can't understand it, but a tiny bit inside all of us has that sense that one could be evil. We have the choice to be good. You can make your own life. And I think that is an incredibly important in this book.