What drew you to the role of Gladys?
Anjana Vasan: My agent sent me the script and said Thea Sharrock wants to meet you, have a read, and Olivia Colman’s attached and before she could finish saying Olivia Colman I went, yes!
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April 2022
Q&A with Simon Rex
What were your first thoughts, after reading the script?
Simon Rex: I was just like… whoa. Whoa. WHOA!
April 2014
Q&A with Pat Healy
In Compliance, you were the sadist, the controller. There are very similar themes here but in this case you’re on the other side.
It’s kind of interesting. In Great World of Sound, I almost play a version of the Ann Dowd character from Compliance.
July 2015
Q&A with Parker Posey and Jamie Blackley
How did missing certain parts of the script before shooting influence you?
Parker Posey: I came on set thinking the film was one way — kind of light fare — and I sort of had water thrown on me by Woody: He immediately told me that she’s a suffering, lonely woman; she’s very unhappy.
April 2021
Q&A with Nikole Beckwith
Films like this are so clearly made with love and rely on character. What inspired you to tell this story in the form of a feature film?
Nikole Beckwith: In terms of what inspired the story, it was just curiosity.
October 2016
Q&A with Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham, Ben Foster, Marin Ireland, and Margaret Bowman
Can you talk about the work you did to develop your roles and form your bond on screen?
Jeff Bridges: Actors approach their work in different ways. You get some that say, “please, just call me by my character’s name… I like you, you’re a nice person, but let’s not hang out too much.”
May 2014
Q&A with Gia Coppola and Nat Wolff
The film is based on a book of short stories by James Franco. Can you tell us about how the project developed?
Coppola: James and I met up randomly – I had seen him at a deli and then later that night I ran into him again.
April 2016
Q&A with Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, and John Carney
Can you share some of your songwriting process with us?
John Carney: Well, I would say first and foremost, I am a hobbyist when it comes to songwriting. I’m an amateur. I do it because it’s fun.
October 2016
Q&A with Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Mike Mills
The opening shot of the ocean felt very lyrical. What made you decide to open your film with this particular shot?
Mike Mills: In the script, the first shot is of a car burning and of course that seems like such a good way to begin a movie.
September 2018
Q&A with Desiree Akhavan, Chloë Grace Moretz, John Gallagher Jr., and Forrest Goodluck
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of The Miseducation of Cameron Post. How did this project start? Desiree Akhavan: I was sent the book and I loved it. I really loved it. I gave it to my girlfriend at the time, who read it and loved it. And, […]
September 2023
Q&A with David Petersen, Steven Melendez, and Mary Recine
How did the project begin?
David Petersen: So it began at a dog park, where all projects have to start!
June 2024
Q&A with Kai Höss, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, Wendy Robbins, and Daniela Völker
Maya, I understand that the seed of the idea for this film originated with you?
Maya Lasker-Wallfisch: Yes: I wrote a book, which was apparently interesting! And one of the things I wrote about in the book were two themes that really interested Daniela. And so Daniela and I were connected through a mutual person that we both knew.
August 2024
Q&A with India Donaldson and Lily Collias
We’d been trying to cast Sam for months. And we were having a really hard time. My younger sister was, at the time, an eighteen-year-old senior in high school. Almost as a joke, I asked her, do you know any actors? Like, help me out here! And that was how I found Lily. I still can’t believe that’s our story.
February 2025
Q&A with Halina Reijn and Nicole Kidman
A lot of people have talked about the content of this film being edgy and subversive, but it’s actually a pretty sweet story about self-acceptance. Can you talk diving into that idea?
Halina Reijn: For me, that’s core of the film. There was a question that I wanted to ask myself. Is it possible to love all the different parts of yourself?
July 2025
Q&A with Eva Victor and Lucas Hedges
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Sorry, Baby. The film feels like you have a lot of trust in the audience to be patient, to wait for explanations, and to understand nuance. Was it that way during development?Eva Victor: Yes. I was honestly forced to be […]