See why Margot Robbie was so excited to be able to be ugly for the first time
The actress hid the beauty from her for a few weeks.
The actress hid the beauty from her for a few weeks.
Margot Robbie is undeniably beautiful, but being "ugly" was an eye-opening experience.
Featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, Robbie explained how enlightening it was to transform herself to play Queen Elizabeth I in the Focus Features film, Mary Queen of Scots (in theaters December 7). When she came out of the makeup trailer dressed as her character, Robbie claims that the attitude of her colleagues changed. "I was like, 'How was your weekend?' "It was very alienating. I felt very lonely. It was an interesting social experiment."
To personify the historical figure, whom the lechina left marks on as a young man, Robbie had to sit for styling and makeup for three and a half hours a day. "They started by tying my head, styling my hair with gel, and putting my hair up," she said. "Then they would put a bald cap on me." Robbie had different wigs for different plot times; she also had scars applied to her face. "Surprisingly," she admitted, "the quick part was the white makeup and the sharply drawn blush, the eyebrows, the lips."
According to the undeniably beautiful star, it was a refreshing process, one that allowed him to delve deeper into her role. "Usually someone gets involved and says, 'No, all the girls look pretty!' But Josie Rourke, the director, wanted to explore how Queen Elizabeth's looks affected her relationships," said the 28-year-old actress. . "Everyone dared to do it."
Saoirse Ronan, who plays Queen Mary in the film, was impressed by Robbie's dedication to the role of her. "Margot is a very good actress, she takes her job incredibly seriously. I don't think her appearance has anything to do with it. Even when she plays a glamorous role she has a bright and strong presence, part of that is because she is a very sincere and authentic person. She is very open, "Ronan said in the December 2018 / January 2019 issue of the magazine. "What you see is what you get".
If you underestimate Robbie, do so at your own risk. Following her role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, she formed her own production company in 2014, LuckyChap Entertainment. She did it, in part, to ensure that she would never feel limited as an actress. "When I was trying to make a name for myself as an actress, creative roles for women were very limited," explained Robbie, who produced and starred in last year's hit movie I, Tonya. "I didn't want to take another script where I was the wife or the girlfriend, just a catalyst for the male story. It wasn't inspiring."
"When we set out to start our own company, it was a new idea, but then people got more into thinking about it in response to the conversation about #MeToo. People were saying, 'Why don't we make movies for women?' "he said about how things have changed. "What a revelation huh?"
