I think dancing is contributed hugely to how I am as an actor, just a level of comfort in my body and in movement. Things can become strangely physically technical when you're acting, and often something that just feels so unnatural is actually what you need to do in a certain scene.
Mia WasikowskaI was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me.
Mia WasikowskaWhen you dance intensely, you are really aware of your physicality, and that's always great to have as a tool, when you're an actress.
Mia WasikowskaThe wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that's the final step to figuring out that character.
Mia WasikowskaJust wearing the corset means that you can never really relax from the moment that you put it on. So, there's a constant sort of strain and you have to hold yourself in a certain way. It's very uncomfortable. But again you instantly understand the repression that women feel and how much they were captives. It's sort of sad really.
Mia WasikowskaWhen I got onto set with him we were given a folder of storyboards. I thought that was pretty incredible because I hadn't worked with anybody who used storyboards before so he obviously had a very precise way as to how he visualized the film from the very beginning. It was every scene, but to his credit he was incredibly collaborative and gave us many opportunities to have our own input and to change things with him, so it was a really great way of working.
Mia Wasikowska