So obviously you two both play amazing, capable characters. Doing that for months on end,
is it quite empowering?
Going in obviously, you're excited to be able to zip up your costume, and you're like alright.
Of the months and hours I spent like dedicated to this is actually, it's working out okay,
and then there's usually like about a week long period a couple months in where every
actor goes rogue, and you're like "I don't care! I don't care anymore! Just bring me
some chicken wings." And all you do is eat a bunch of doughnuts and chicken wings for
like a week, and then your costume doesn't really zip up as well, and then that's when
you realise no, I have to do what I was doing before. That's how I get into this thing.
There's no easy way out.
Our mission is to rescue hostages.
No, that's your mission.
I want to make sure as many times as you can, you suit up. I think the audience is very
smart. They know when you do the Texas switch, and so you want to try as often as you can
to put the gloves on and get into the ring, so... I did gymnastics training and motorcycle
training and fight training. Just the fight training alone is these giant choreographed
dances that take weeks and weeks to learn, so for me it's the preparation leading to
the movie that's the most challenging.
Wait a minute. Is the Texas switch a poker reference?
No, the Texas switch. I don't know what the reference is, but the Texas switch is actually...
Is it like an Old Western type? But why is it the Texas switch?
I don't know the root of the...
I've never heard that before. Learn something new everyday.
You know the ol' Texas switch?
Where is that from?
-Must be like an old like... -I don't think it's a poker reference.
Must be like an old movie, like an old movie cowboy movie reference or something.
I call it the ol' switcheroo.
Yeah, the old switcheroo. I usually do the old switcheroo. Switcheroni.
I think it's the same thing...
It sounds like jabroni, which is one of my favourite most underused words. Jabroni. Isn't it a great word?
I forgot about that word.
Jabroni.
Scarlett, are you are aware that Samuel L Jackson keeps a small figurine of you in his
cardigan pocket?
Um, you know what? I was aware of that, and I think it's a beautiful thing. It brings
tears to my eyes to know. I like to stay close to his heart. That's on the other side. Right here.
He took it out. He gave it like a little stroke.
-A little pat? -He has it right now?
-He's got it now. -That's amazing.
Yeah, I had one of him also this morning. I was going to glue it right over here, and
occasionally reveal it like that, so I might have to do that for round two today.
Samuel on your shoulder.
-Oh what's up man? -Oh, I didn't see you there.
And then I could put one over here and be like oh!
And I actually as a girl loved your character. I love strong, empowered women in films.
Do you think there's room for more women leading action films?
No, we're full!
-No. -No more. We're done.
I filled a quota. Um, I think that yesterday I met a lot of the fans here at the London
premiere. A lot of girls dressed up as all kinds of characters. There was a Mrs. Marvel.
There was Wasp. There was a lot of Black Widows out there.
And I told each one of them no more room.
You know, but I think one thing I got from all of them was that there's space they want.
They're excited to see the female represented in these movies, so I think Marvel's kind
of taken, heard that note, and you'll see some pretty strong female characters in Avengers 2 coming up.
Very quickly before I go. Can you give me your favourite line from the film, if you have one?
My favourite line from the film?
Ummm... I'm trying to rack my brain for it. I can't even remember my lines on the day.
I like Sam's line. S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the world as it is, not as we'd like to be. That's
such an applicable notion to so many aspects of your own personal life. We all want to
have a certain set of values and morality, but sometimes the world doesn't accommodate
and you kind of have to bend.
He told me not to trust anyone. This is how it ends. Everything goes.