- I feel like oftentimes women specifically
get pigeonholed into one thing.
You know, if she's, if she's tough and angry then she
can't be soft and you have to kind of choose a side.
And, you know, women we're so complicated and it was really
beautiful to be encouraged to explore all of those
different parts of Selina at one time.
It's wild, it's still, it's still wild.
You know, it's one of those things that you never...
I never even considered could happen.
And it's rare to be a part of a film where the making
of the film is just as intense as the coming out
of the film, so I'm still kind of in disbelief.
I do, it was something I was really, really focused on
and interested in was, you know, these... how do I,
how do I allow her to be vulnerable and powerful
at the same time, which is oddly a combination of things
that we don't really see a lot.
And I feel like oftentimes women specifically
get pigeonholed into one thing.
You know, if she's, if she's tough and angry
then she can't be soft and you have to kind of
choose a side and, you know, women, we're so complicated
and it was really beautiful to be encouraged to explore
all of those different parts of Selina at one time.
I don't know how to play a one-dimensional character,
I hope, but I do think that oftentimes those
roles just simply aren't written at all, like,
women are often accessories to men
in film and storytelling.
It's really exciting to have a true three-dimensional
female character in a male-dominated film and franchise.
I think whenever I overcome something that scares me
and that happens often, you know, it happens,
it can be like just a moment, like every day there's some
moment that's like, oh, this is scary,
can I do this, I'm nervous?
And I think that's why we love watching films
about adventure, right?
It's like this idea of overcoming something and,
you know, stepping into this role was really scary.
And now that I've done that I'm really proud.
You know, all of those women have completely made
the role their own and, you know, I think they're the reason
I love Catwoman.
They're the reason I fell in love with this role
to begin with.
You know, everyone has their own journey.
I've struggled myself with, you know, eating disorders
and pressure to look a certain way.
And, you know, I've really, I've found a really wonderful
balance in terms of, you know, putting my mental health
and my body first, and I can't perform
if I don't have fuel and if I don't feel well.
It was a really intense time, you know, on top of playing,
you know, a role that has a lot of pressure around it
and a very emotional story.
Also, we shot this film during Covid and, you know,
it was just, it was heavy for everybody.
We had to go through a lot.
I tried to be as healthy as I could in terms of
the physicality of it and wanting to be in shape
and wanting to feel good, but also wanting to,
you know, make sure I was being healthy.
And, you know, something that I really learned
from the character that I really hope to, you know,
keep with me is this idea of deserving to take up space.
You know, I think Selina, something that I found
so powerful about her and really tried to incorporate
into the way that she speaks and into way the that she moves
is her taking her time and really not trying
to be anything smaller than she is nor to try and, you know,
round her edges for anybody else.
You know, she really, she's living life to the fullest
and allowing herself to be all the things that she is.
And that's something that I think young Zoë, you know,
she had that because when we're young we're not like
so jaded and that's something that this kind of
reminded me of.
It's great, he's such a wonderful actor
and a really kind person and really loves what he does
and is really interested in the psychology of the people
and the characters that he plays.
And to watch him completely transform into this character,
it's hard sometimes when you really know someone pretty well
to forget, you know, who they really are.
And he would put on the suit and I would really forget
it was Rob and, I think that was
a really impressive thing to do.
And he had so many limitations in terms of his movement
and half his face is covered up and, you know, all of that.
And he was really able to bring so much humanity
and emotion with all those limitations and that
was something I was really, really impressed by.
Right now, we're in a place where it's, you know,
it's great that the conversation is happening
and that people have been made aware
but I think it also can often feel like we're checking boxes
and that doesn't feel good either when you feel like,
okay, then we have a female character, or a Black character,
or a gay character, or whatever it is.
And it feels like we just have to make sure
that no one gets mad at us.
That's also not the point of storytelling.
So I think we're still in a very awkward transition.
I saw Michelle Pfeiffer soon after I got cast
and that was really incredible.
I mean, she's just such a lovely person
and was very encouraging and very warm.
I haven't seen Anne or Halle in person but they have been
really supportive online and in interviews and stuff.
And so I feel very welcomed into the
the Catwoman-Selina Kyle family.
My turning points?
I think it comes back to like choosing your truth,
choosing your authenticity over the pressures of the world,
you know, and it's normal to, to kind of experiment
and like go off your path and try to look like someone else,
try to act like someone else, trying to fit into a box
that you don't fit into.
And I think there's always these moments in life where you
have to choose, you know, do I go back to me or do I
transform into something else because I think the world
wants me to be something else?
And yeah, that journey has been, you know,
I think that's the journey that we're all on as women.
I think beauty's really about being yourself.
I think whenever I see somebody or whenever I feel like
I'm being authentic to myself, whenever someone's wearing
what they wanna wear and saying what they wanna say and,
you know, however you identify and like being that,
I think that's just gorgeous.