Interview Quotes

On the Nature of Acting and Performance

"I love that when you can go, okay, good. You feel confident, let's go."

— SPEAKER_00 • 03:26:35

"My journey through the life I want to live is experimental. And I want to learn, discover, grow. And change. I want to be changed."

— SPEAKER_03 • 02:35:48

"Because I love obsession. Like as a, like with? Yeah, with other people. I like us all being completely focused, obsessed and seeking and trying. And I love the process of it."

— SPEAKER_03 • 02:43:10

"I think the most important part of acting is listening. Absolutely, yeah. You can come in with this plan, but the plan is not going to help you, really."

— SPEAKER_03 • 01:49:30

"Because I love storytelling with knowing those, those themes, you know, I'm trying to philosophically explore and then I can be the portal for them."

— SPEAKER_03 • 03:02:45

"But I think that's, that's, that's a great quality to have. I mean, like, I, I feel like sometimes for me, my hardest thing is I get so in my way because I, I'm, I'm such a overthinker."

— SPEAKER_00 • 03:04:08

"I don't watch the monitor. Freaks you out? Um, I suppose I don't like to break the, where I am."

— SPEAKER_03 • 03:27:00

"I have such a respect for, for theater performance because it is such a emotionally demanding thing to do. But you're in there together."

— SPEAKER_00 • 04:37:36

"And then there's moments where you, where people really connect with your work and you're like, oh, like what I'm doing isn't stupid, you know? It's like, oh, it actually does mean something to someone."

— SPEAKER_00 • 04:05:11

"So I try my best to leave it at work. And, you know, it's not always easy. I mean, sometimes you carry the residual effects. Like you're saying, your, your mind is like, it's fake, but your body doesn't always know and you can hold it still."

— SPEAKER_00 • 04:25:20

On Filmmaking and Collaboration

"What's so great about Denis is he is big on trying to make things as practical as possible. So some of the set pieces are like massive, gorgeous sets that you can touch, you know what I mean? And feel like they're real places."

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:53:02

"Because I love listening. Listening is probably the most important part of acting. Absolutely, yeah. You can come in with this plan, but the plan is not going to help you, really. You can have ideas, but listening and responding, as we do in life, is probably the best way to get something special."

— SPEAKER_03 • 01:49:30

"It's not just the actors. It's like you become. That's so true. But you're, you have to become unaware. So you have to be aware to start to become unaware."

— SPEAKER_03 • 01:29:00

"And then like finding out how passionate he is about the books because he kind of grew up on them. And I remember him saying that like he like signed his yearbook, like Muad'Dib or something. So like this is like his baby, like this is his passion project. And you can feel that like in the films, you can feel how much he cares."

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:31:20

"Because he's quite loose, isn't he? Like does he let things go or does he really structure the scene? You know, it's kind of both."

— SPEAKER_03 • 02:23:09

"My favorite thing about Luca is that he will give you like these random ideas to do that almost feel – Like what?"

— SPEAKER_00 • 02:24:30

"And then Antonio Vandaris who came in and went, I want to support you women. I want to give to you and I want you to create something that I feel is really important. And to have those two men going through here with you."

— SPEAKER_03 • 03:17:48

"And then it was like, well, now we have to find a Samuel. We have to find all the other people around because so much of it is the chemistry. How you create, you know, the people together when you're doing a film of this nature. It's not a one woman show kind of thing."

— SPEAKER_03 • 03:13:20

On Personal Journeys and Growth

"I'm a Doonie. Yeah. There is Doonies in the world."

— SPEAKER_03 • 00:06:15

"I feel like we've passed each other, but I've never actually been able to properly meet you. Yeah. And I love you."

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:10:15

"I'm obsessed. So we'll get to that."

— SPEAKER_03 • 00:19:30

"So when you pick projects, like when you pick projects, is it – are you focused on the story and the script or do you think about filmmakers and who you want to work with or like is it different every time?"

— SPEAKER_00 • 02:02:20

"I always say that. Stay excited. Stay grateful. But stay open and really excited about the, the chances and the opportunities. Because it's so extraordinary a life."

— SPEAKER_03 • 04:24:15

"And I'm still learning, you know, and trying to figure out. But I do know that I like to have fun on my job."

— SPEAKER_00 • 04:21:40

"But it's also because you're hungry and wanting to and open and willing and, you know, so it goes both ways."

— SPEAKER_03 • 02:01:00

"Because I always say your mind doesn't know. Know that it's fake. Yeah. So your body, you're putting yourself through the trauma or all of it. You're actually putting yourself through it. And you have to have ways to rid, to get rid of that."

— SPEAKER_03 • 04:07:45

"And I was like, I read it like in one sitting in my office. I was in Sydney and I called her and went, I'm in. I'm doing it."

— SPEAKER_03 • 03:08:40