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She has also, among the horror fans, become a cult-favorite leading lady.
She charmed opposite Anton Yelchin in the undead comedyBurying the Ex.
Thatwas also a sort of horror-comedy.
He knows how to write characters like this, and he actually writes women really well.
In this case, to just be wild and not think that much about what I really looked like.
The point was to be a little bit off-kilter.
That was really fun, to not have to think about looking perfect.
Is something that you were cognizant of?Thats not actually an observation Ive vocalized.
It is freeing in a way to just go and be like, Hey, fuck it!
Im just gonna be wild, and the point isnt to make people like me.
This movie weaponizes that same acknowledgement on your characters behalf and lets her leverage it in joyfully deranged ways.
These kids dont even really know what theyre doing.
Its not planned out well.
Theyre not masterminds, but shes still convinced herself that she is right and shes using what she has.
She knows its going to work.
So Im slowly building up.
Im good at knowing where I can step in and where I need to step up.
Im also constantly amazed in this business that I have a career at all.
I really believe in the importance of having a strong director and even a strong production team behind you.
I dont think about, Oh, I did this, now Im going to do that.
I do think that fear can be a motivator.
