EW.COM – If the heartstring-tugging trailer for Me Before You made you reach for the tissues, you weren’t the only one.

In the film adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ beloved novel, Sam Claflin plays Will, a dour businessman paralyzed after an accident who falls for his cheery caretaker, Lou (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke). Sitting down with EW to talk about Me Before You, Claflin revealed that tapping into his tear-jerking role took an emotional toll on him.

“I think playing Will was undoubtedly probably the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life,” he told EW. “I honestly was an emotional wreck pretty much the entirety of the film.”

Chris Van Vliet from WSVN-TV in Miami chats with Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin about ME BEFORE YOU. They talk about the movies that make them cry, what they learned from playing these characters and their special place like Will has Paris.