I wenttoKabukitheaterandwhen I sawthesortofdrawingsforQueenAmidala, I waslike, Oh, myGod, ThatremindsmeoftheKabuki.
Andso I triedas a 16 yearoldstokindof, like, channelthatinfluencebecausethatitwassuch a specificstyleontheslowkindofmovementandverykindofdreamlike, but, I mean, itreadsyou'repayingattentiontothespaceships.
I reallylikebackedforthatpartbecause I wassointothegraphicnovel.
Yeah, andshavingmyheadwasItwas a goodexperienceinlife, notjustinfilm.
It's surprisinghowsomethingsosimplecanmakeyoufeellikewhat a bigdealsomanygenderexpectationsareonyouandhowdifferentpeopletreatyouandhowdifferentpeoplelookatyoujustfromyourhair, whichiskindofcrazy.
We'rereadyforit.
I don't seemotheroffthatJackand I want 20 gettingwantsforyou.
Crazychick.
LonelyIslandrapforSNL.
I thinktheideafortheropecamepartlyoutofmesayingThioonlyonguysthat I reallywasintoParkorrapmayweresurprisedbythat.
Thatjustcan't becamecameoutofthatconversation.
Itwassuch a dreamcometruetogettotheSaturdayNightLiveandthenmorefunandmorecrazythan I everimagined, justoneofthegreatestexperiencesinmycareer.
And I remember I mademissreallydatesme, butitwaslikekindofthebeginningofYouTube.
ThatitwaslikethiswholenewkindofconceptAndalso, I think I hadbeenreallypaintedislike a It's likegood, proper, seriousgirllikecollegegirl, youknow, Anditwasfuntokindofplaywithpeople's expectationsofmegoagainstthem.
I hadalwaysloveddancesomuch, andit's kindoftheart I mostmovedby.
Itexpressesthingsthat I feel I can't beexpressedbyothermedia.
Ittooklike 10 yearsforittocometogether.
Itwassuchanincredibleopportunitytogettokindoflikeliveoutthisthisfantasyofdoingallthisdancetrainingandworkingwithanincrediblechoreographerwhobecame, youknow, mymypartnerand I reallyfeellikeit.
ItpushedmeasanactorandasanartistandDarren.
Hewas a greatcollaborator.
I feltlikeDarrengenuinelywasinterestedinmypointofviewandmyinput, anditreallyfeltlikelike a partnership.
When I sawthefinalcutofblackson, I wascompletelysurprisedbywhatthemoviewaslike.
I thoughtwewereshootingsomethinglikealmostlikedocumentarystyle, and I watched.
Thefilmis a director's medium, andyoukindofasanactor.
I havenoideawhatisgoingonandarekindofbeingleadandshapedonhisfillofloveanddarkness.
I wasreallyexcited.
ThiodirectonDhe.
Itwasthefirsttime I reallyjustenvisioned a film.
While I wasreadingthebook, I sawitinmymind, and I feltreallystronglythat I hadtodoitand I thinkreallychangedmeasanactor, too, becausetowatchyourselfoverandoverandoveragaintolearnhowtogiveyourselfkindoffeedbackthatmakesyouchangeyourperformance.
I believethatthecharacterswereadaboutitonthepageandbeingmorerealthanthemanyoustandwell, Jackie, whichcameoutin 2016 wasveryluckyexperiencebecause I wasterrifiedofplaying a a reallifecharacterwhosepeopleweresofamiliarwithtwo.
Youknow, I hadplayedlikeinBerlinbefore, butnooneknewwhatshelookedlikeorwalkedlikeher.
TalkedlikewhenJackie's soiconic.
I don't think I everwouldhavedoneit, exceptthat I waslivinginParisandtheywereshootinginParis.
Thewholefilmwasshotin, I think, 22 days, anditwasreallyfastand I did a lotofpropbecausethecharactertalks a lot, justlikethesehugehugemonologuesand a a StatenIslandaccent.
So I workedwithmydialectcoach a lotonthematerialbeforehandandthenofcourse, I alsohadtheprepforthesinginganddancingstuff.
I recordedthemusicbeforeandthenlearnedallthedanceroutinesorto a choreographedbymyhusband, sothatmadeit a littlemorefunandeasierbecauseitisathome.
I thinkwhat I havetakenoutoftheroleshasbeenmorespeakingtomypersonality, orliketheexperiencesandwho I'veworkedwiththathasbeen a greatcollaboratorthathasdrawnthingsoutofmethatmakemefeelmorefreeandmoreabletoexplorethings.
I wish I couldsaythattherewassomesortof, like, granddesigncareer, but I'vebeenveryinstinctive.