It was like a little sponge. I was like
, I love all of this. Cut two.
You were like a little sponge and as soon as
they said action, Selena. Oh gosh. Hi
Vogue. I'm Lady Gomez. I'm Zoe. And
we are in conversation. Ok. I will go
first if you could swap wardrobes with an iconic movie
character. Who would it be? Oh, it
would be Catherine's character in Bell. Oh, wow
. It was all, I, I love that
. I just like, oh, I, you
know, mine's very random. Ok. Emma Stone
and poor things. Oh my God. Idea where
I'd wear any of those clothes. But they were
so weird and fantastically colorful. Beautiful. Ok.
Yeah, I second that, that one. Ok
. Oh, it's just one name, one of
your favorite movies that you think people would be surprised
by. I would say one true thing. It's
with Renee Zellweger and Meryl Streep. I don't think
a lot of people have seen it. So that's
why I think they'd be surprised, but it's beautiful
. I'm gonna re watch it for me. It's
this, it's this one of one of Tony's first
films and it's called The Hunger and it's with David
Bowie and Catherine De. It's a vampire movie.
I love that though. I do love those kind
of movies. Ok. Next, what is your
favorite part of the movie making process? It's just
working with the crew. I love just being in
production and meeting every department and seeing just how the
grips, you know, do their job. I
just really love experience. I feel like that's,
that's what I take for me. And then when
the film is done and delivered, that's what,
you know, you give to your audience. I
mean, I actually agree with that because without,
without having a connection to the wardrobe to the crew
, it almost feels a little alienated and I love
feeling like I'm part of a unit and I meet
the loveliest people that way and you're all in this
together. Absolutely feels great. And you learn a
lot. Right? Is the most you've ever laughed
on set? Oh, goodness gracious. Well,
I am very fortunate enough to work with Steve Martin
and Martin short. Oh my God. Enough set
. And I think that's all I need to say
because this last season, there was a scene where
Molly Shannon plays drunk and she tells all the actors
off and I, there was never a shot of
me going like this for a second because I could
not contain my laughter. I'd say that for me
, I think it was on the set of Avatar
Jim working sort of like the cameras and they call
it like a gimbal, like, you know,
this camera that he built for it every time,
like it wasn't working and the system would crash because
we were working with so much technology. Sometimes he
would lose it a little bit. And then we
all learned like to lose it ourselves. And it
was just like a funny thing. I would always
try to laugh, always thinking, ok, how
long is this crash going to be with the system
? And if that's the case, like, what
are we going to do? Sometimes we would play
cards, like just waiting for the system to reboot
itself. I remember just laughing a lot because I
thought this was my first time dealing with like technology
and understanding that process and just finding it extremely hilarious
. It's geeky. No, that's so I would
, I would not know what to do. I
commend you for that. Ok. Oh, wait
. Was it your turn? It's your turn.
Ok. Thank you. What is the biggest risk
you've ever taken? No, it's my turn.
Oh, just kidding. No, it's your turn
. So what are we doing? What is the
biggest risk you've ever taken in a performance? I
would say lately it was, it was playing Rita
in Emilia Perez. The opportunity to reconnect with ballet
, which was something that I, you know,
it's something I haven't danced in 20 years. So
there was, there was a lot of self doubt
once you do something so well. And then all
of a sudden you stop doing it. It's you
only recognize your mortality when you reconnect with that and
your body isn't really kind of responding. So it
always felt like I was taking a risk in terms
of like, either, am I getting hurt?
Is this working? Is this all worth it?
OK. I would definitely say the same. I
had never really, I played a mother before which
is, you know, one of my biggest desires
every little nuance to Jessie and Amelia was very new
for me. Come on. Come on. What
is your tip for managing nerves? A good tip
is reminding yourself to breathe because when we forgot to
breathe, oxygen stops going to the brain and that
causes panic. The other tip for work is prepare
when you are prepared, nothing can get in your
way, then you can play with it. Yeah
. And I, I definitely agree with that.
And I, I would also, I, you
actually have helped me because I'm a little socially awkward
sometimes. So in moments, I'll be shaking and
you'll just, you'll just say like then I will
remember and it's true. I think, you know
, there's nerves in everything that we do. We're
, we're excited, we're eager, we're anxious.
It's all of these emotions. And I think I
just try my hardest to keep my eye on the
prize and just be kind, be professional and do
the best I can. Yeah, that's it.
Ask me anything. What is something you've always wanted
to ask me, what is the best thing about
being a mom? The best thing about being a
mom is being raised by your Children while raising them
. Oh, I love that. Yeah. They
teach you so much. I'm sure my sister's 11
and she does that for me. But I can't
imagine, you know, one day being in that
role, imagine it. It's beautiful. What do
you love most about what you do? I love
the creativity and the freedom to play. But I
have also deeply appreciated the responsibility I've been given to
my audience and I cherish that position even though it
can feel intimidating. But I love making people feel
good or feel anything, whether it's a movie,
a song or something. I, I, I
cherish that very much. You can tell. What
did the film teach you about being a woman in
today's world? It's a film that adds to the
conversation of what it is to be a woman and
what it is to be a woman means it's complex
. I feel that we're getting to share that.
I reconnected with that, especially with working with women
like you and working with women like Adriana and working
with women like Carla Sophia Rascon. Oh Man,
it's hard to top that one. What I learned
genuinely is that the boundaries of creating something as audacious
as a film like this, it felt like we
were doing the right kind of pushing. And I
learned a lot through this whole process from the language
to how every one of the female leads has their
own history. And it shows women in all forms
. And it just makes me really honored to know
that hopefully this will start conversations and move people and
inspire filmmakers and other people to create roles, you
know, more roles and opportunities for women love that
. And I just got to work with all of
you guys and that was like a little sponge.
I was like, I love all cut to you
were like a little sponge. And as soon as
he said, action Selena after the experience of working
in a bar, is there a role or are
there some roles that you feel like you want to
explore? I like to, to find roles that
conventionally are probably for me, but I like to
challenge the director or the casting director and just,
you know, get in rooms that are a bit
tougher because I appreciate the, the grind. You
know, there's a lot of movies that are safe
to do. I am more willing to take risks
. Yeah, I, I echo that. Yes
. That's pretty much, it's more like there's not
a specific role. I surprised myself. I did
it. I needed to surprise myself, but I
didn't think that I was going to be able to
pull this off and then when they recognized us as
an ensemble, it was a validation that I think
I needed to keep going to stay curious. So
maybe it's, what wouldn't I do now? I
love that. Thank you guys so much for watching
. We've been in conversation for Vogue Selena and myself
. Thank you.