“For me, it was really exciting as a director to explore a character where so much that’s happening to her is hidden,” Nighy continues. “It’s really internal and to try to draw out the psychology of what she has gone through and make it visual, when it’s very much beneath the surface. On the more hopeful, joyful side, I was really drawn to the friendships between women.”...
“I think it’s useful for directors to have done some acting because I think it gives you a bit of a sense of how exposing that can be for actors and how vulnerable that can make them. It allows you to understand that all actors have different processes, obviously, and no two actors are going to approach anything the same. I think it does make you understand a little bit what they’re up against. I hope it helps me create an environment where actors feel they can do their best work.
“The conversations that Anna and I had over Zoom before we got to set and then also when we were on-set were extremely useful,” Nighy says. “I think she’s got great taste. I know she’s extremely clever and informed some of the dialogue. Also in the edit, she gave great notes and that informed a lot of the smaller choices we made. It was great insight across the board.”, Kendrick says, “I think I was more involved in the edit on this movie than I’ve been in any others.
jeffconway It looks like a good movie and it will start a good conversation. Like she said, it's something that everyone can go through. A lot of people hide things from their friends cause they don't want to be seen as weak, vulnerable, or the 'type of person' that would be abused.
jeffconway Racist and sexist if you don't love it.