British actress, perhaps fearing that the success of ‘Normal People’ would define her for life. Daisy Edgar Jones For several years she has been choosing less melancholic roles than Marianne. She oscillated between ‘Fresh’ and romantic comedy, horror and action. In ‘Wild Girl’ we will see her as a born survivor. Previously, he will surprise as a brave victim of religious extremists in the mini-series ‘By Heaven’s behest’ (Disney +, Wednesday, the 17th).
We’ve seen him wear a handful of American accents lately; Even an ignoramus in ‘Wild Girl’. Is it fun to learn them? Or is it a nightmare?
It’s always pretty frustrating. Especially if you’re doing an American accent surrounded by a group of Americans. ‘Oh my god, what are they saying about me? Am I making it deadly?’. But on the other hand, it is one of the best paths to character. Giving them a different voice helps me a lot to get away from myself. Actually, the hardest thing for me is to act with my own accent. I really want to act instead of being human.
Have you always been a priority in American movies and TV shows? Or, as an ordinary person, did he choose the beautiful stories set in that country?
It has been a mix of the two. Of course, I can’t deny that I grew up watching a lot of American movies on TV. On the other hand, the most important thing for me when choosing a project is the story. There are also directors and many interesting people to work with in the United States.
Which ones are on your wish list?
Wow, that’s too much! I’ve always wanted to work with Wes Anderson because I love his movies and his aesthetic. Surely it would be fun to be there. But there are many, many… Including Greta Gerwig.
‘By Mandate of Heaven’ takes place in Utah, but there are English, Irish and Scottish actors in the lead roles… And the chief director, David Mackenzie (‘Comanchería’) is Scottish.
David is a great director. His process is quite different from any director I’ve ever worked with. Maybe because he started in documentaries, he is very free in directing. We had no signs when we were on set. [las guías que indican el punto exacto donde los actores deben pararse en una escena]. And I think it works really well with big sequences where you introduce a lot of characters, like when Brenda met the Lafferty family. Everyone is living in the moment, everyone is very free. And I think it’s because we are not aware of tracking established positions. It was almost like playing a game.
“There’s a scene in every job where you fear it will happen,” she tells her friend Phoebe Bridgers in an interview with her for ‘The Interview’. What was that scene in ‘For God’s sake’?
Scene from the last episode where Brenda is about to be killed. I was worried because I wanted to make sure we caught it logically. At that time, I wanted to show Brenda’s power. I love how the show celebrates the life of this woman as a person. Although his death was at the center of the story, his life was much more important to us.
She could play on melancholy forever after ‘Normal People’, but here’s the life of the party, at least in the beginning. With each new role, she openly resists any typing.
Thank you for appreciating this intent. Something I seek as an actor: to be a different person in every project I accept and to explore all kinds of work. My favorite actors have always been ‘characteristic’, that is, used to doing everything and adapting to their characters.