Taking an active roleas an executive producer something she’s been doing more of lately helped ease her doubts.
I was struck by his level of intelligence and instantly trusted him.
There’s not much that should be done here."
I love the fact that this woman is so deeply troubled at this point in her life.
She’s wearing a mask for a good portion of the film.
As an actor, working with those kinds of limitations, that’s definitely new territory for me.
I found that very compelling and deeply psychological.
Nicholas Crovetti:During the auditioning process, we didn’t actually know who would be playing who.
We auditioned as both characters.
But that wasn’t confirmed almost until we got there.
Cameron Crovetti:He didn’t want us to be affected.
Nicholas:We were in the dark the whole movie about what happens at the end.
Then when we did get to those ending scenes, we were told what happens.
Shooting the last scenes was very difficult, but they ended up being amazing.
It was a very interesting experience.
Naomi:Gosh, how did you find that detail out?
But as I said, you could find freedom within those rules.
My eyes were my most powerful tool in a close-up the position, the feeling, all of it.
We did some mask work.
It was so important to me.
I had multiple conversations with their mom, and I knew that they were pros coming in.
They’d done quite a large amount of work already.
You’re also working as a producer a lot more lately.
Does that give you a better say in the material and in shaping it?
Sometimes, it’s a piece of material that I found.
It’s definitely something I like to do.
But yes, having a voice that is heard is always nice.
“Goodnight Mommy” is streaming now on Prime Video.
This interview was edited for clarity.
