Sarah Paulson's own fears became the basis for her character's anxieties in 'American Horror Story: Cult'

Usually when confiding in a friend about your deepest darkest fears -- in this case, anxiety about clusters of small holes, as in sponges, say -- the assumption is the friend will, you know, not use it as a thread for your TV character. But in Hollywood, if you're Sarah Paulson and the friend is...