Margot Robbie told during an interview for the New York Times what was the scene that cost her the most to shoot in 'The Wolf of Wall Street', where she plays the wife of the protagonist.
Despite her roles in 'Suicide Squad' and 'The Legend of Tarzan', Margot Robbie really rose to fame with 'The Wolf of Wall Street', one of the best valued and recognized movies in Hollywood not only for the cast, among which were acclaimed actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey, but also for its director, Martin Scorsese, the plot and its mythical scenes.
The film about New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), accused of manipulating the stock market and laundering money, is based on a true story, something that also caught the attention of viewers.
For her part, Margot Robbie played the role of Naomi Lapaglia, girlfriend and later wife of Jordan Belfort, so some of the most remembered scenes of 'The Wolf of Wall Street', which revolved around drugs, s-x and greed, she starred in them herself.
The scene that cost the most to shoot Margot Robbie
Specifically, there is a specific scene in which Nancy Lapaglia appears standing and totally n-ked. For Robbie it was not easy to shoot this type of sequence, and like this, there are many others that are repeated throughout the film. In an interview for the New York Times, Margot Robbie confessed how much it cost her to shoot it.
"I thought: I can't do this. My first raunchy scene was standing in the doorway totally n-ked," she said. "So that was kind of like dipping head first. I was petrified. I got to work that morning and I was shaking, really scared."
However, she also remembered how one of her classmates helped make the shoot more enjoyable. "She offered me some liquid confidence," referring to taking a drink of alcohol. "I was like, it's 9 in the morning! And he was like, 'We're in New York!'"
She later tells how she picked up a bottle of tequila and drank three shots. "I had three shots of tequila and then I took my clothes off and did the scene, and it went well."
A solution that explains that she helped her stop shaking. "It really helped my hands stop shaking and gave me a little confidence boost." And she ended up concluding: "First of acting: Three shots of tequila and you'll be fine."
urrently, the future projects of Margot Robbie are very promising. One of her most anticipated will be her next film, 'Barbie', in which she will star alongside Ryan Gosling and which will be released in July 2023.