Actors find their inspiration in all kinds of places. Jared Leto has become famous for the way he tries to inhabit a character even when the camera isn’t rolling. Some, like Christian Bale, are known to physically transform themselves to put themselves in the right frame of mind. Margot Robbie may have a slightly different approach, as she equates characters with animals and uses them to inspire her own characters.
During an appearance on youThe Kelly Clarkson Show the Babylon Star spoke about his process. The actress has a movement coach, who works with her, and from her Oscar-nominated performance in I, Tony. He explained how his portrayal of Tonya Harding was inspired by two animals, one off the ice and one on it. robbie said…
I didn’t go to drama school, so I don’t know if that’s something everyone in drama school does. But it’s something I discovered later, it’s something I really started doing when I was on it, Tonya. So that was the first time… I was a pit bull. With his ice skates, he wanted him to have heavy feet. I wanted the character to feel like the world was getting closer to him all the time. But then, on the ice, he’s a mustang, a wild horse.
It is certainly not uncommon to compare people to animals, both in the way they move and in the way their attitude is presented. And since the game is mostly about playing a character without words, it’s no surprise to hear that an actor uses a coach to help a character move in the same way he might use a coach to learn a dialect. or a fight choreography.
And we have to say it as soon as I, Tony Wow, that actually looks like it worked. The actress fell so hard for Tonya Harding as a pit bull that Robbie punched her co-star in the head.
Of course, if you’re going to ask Margot Robbie what animals inspired her characters, you should ask her about her current character, Nellie LaRoy in Damian Chazelle. Babylon. Apparently it is also two animals at once. Rob continues…
It’s an octopus and a honey badger.
Though I’m not sure anyone would have said to look Babylon that Margot Robbie reminded you of an octopus, now that I’ve heard it, that’s fine with me. And certainly, there is at least one scene Babylon where Robbie’s character becomes quite ferocious and takes on the cruelty of the honey badger. As the actress explains…
They are crazy! The snake fight scene is all with the honey badger. There are videos of badgers fighting snakes. There are videos of badgers, which aren’t huge animals, fighting with lions. And they are very thick skinned and crazy. He is very thick skinned and fights anything and anyone in the blink of an eye.
It makes you want to go back and look at all of Margot Robbie’s cards and see what animals she might have been inspired by. You can see her playing an octopus and a badger Babylon now. I wonder which animal Barbie and?
Source: Cinemablend
