![]() ![]() Greta had a very concise idea of what she wanted, which is so freeing as an actor, because you’re like, you know exactly what you want. How much input did you have in creating your character? You’re like, “I guess my Beach Barbie is kind of a peeping Tom?” Hari’s playing a banjo, Alex is reading a magazine, Emma’s sipping a fake drink and I got these binoculars so I guess my Barbie is just creepy up here on the pier, spying on everyone? And suddenly you’ve become this other creature. ![]() You think you know what you’re about to do and then suddenly Jacqueline Durran comes in with the most incredible costume you’ve ever allowed on your body. I feel like some Barbies were sort of like in their own Barbieness and mine was like, “No, team sports! Everybody together all the time!” I guess she was maybe the most cheerleader-y. I do feel like while we were shooting, the question was more: what connects these Barbies? So there was less of a push to individuate yourself from this core group of ladies. I loved your quote in Vogue, “What makes this Barbie different than other Barbies?” So, what makes your Barbie different than all the other Barbies? And I was like, “Well, if there’s one movie to roll the dice on, it’s probably this one.” Even still I’m like, “Did I get the…? Did I do it? Was I there?” You know? Like, did it happen? It’s still very surreal. And then I got all packed up and was told you’re leaving for an indeterminate amount of time. And I was like, I guess I’m going to be in this movie? It was very unceremonious. So this beautiful woman came into my home and basically put shrink wrap on my head and pulled my eyebrows up and did all this stuff. And then next thing I knew – I think even before I knew I got the job – I was told that someone was coming to fit me for a wig cap, which is not an experience I’ve ever had. So I bought a doll.īut needless to say, they ended up telling me I got the job. Because so much of acting is like, this could be the thing! And then you’re like, but don’t do that. (I’m not like playing with her, I’m an adult.) If you don’t get the job, you can dismember her, bury her or whatever it takes to grieve whatever that attachment was. My friend was like, if you get the job, you can keep her and whatever. My friend told me to do this: I bought a Barbie. And then you know what I did? OK, it’s weird. But yeah, I did it, sent it in, thought for sure there was no way, no chance in France. ![]() So I tried to make her fun, but one of the notes was that these are not ditzy women. Don’t try to guess what they’re going like because you’ll never win. My note to myself in general at this point in my career is if you like it, it’s perfect. I was sent an audition and I was like, “Yeah, right.” But I did the best I could do. How did you come to be in the Barbie movie? This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. A post shared by Ana Cruz Kayne Ana caught up with Hey Alma to chat about playing an Asian Jewish Barbie, trying to have a bat mitzvah (twice) and what judicial rulings she would enact in Barbieland. ![]()
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