NYFF57: Exclusive Interview with Scarlett Johansson

SEAN KELSO: What was the thing that was most surprising once you got from the script to working with Noah and the cast?

SCARLETT JOHANSSON: Yeah, I think the – well, I never worked with Noah before, so I didn’t know what his style of directing was going to be. Um, and he is…he’s relentless and he really…he is relentless in his pursuit of…of, you know, his curiosity about these characters and all the – like nothing is off limits with him.

SK: I can imagine.

SJ: Um, but it’s exhausting. You’re doing 70 takes of something that’s really emotional. It – it was a marathon for sure. So that was surprising to me because I just didn’t know what to expect and it was like “Oh, okay, we’re doing that!” You know, I got strong and pulled a lot of dramatic muscles. 

Sean Kelso is the founder and editor-in-chief of Greyscale.