What ultimately drew you to the extraterrestrial role instead?
It sounded like more fun I didn’t have to cry as much.
Any kind of character, I really like, so I wanted the challenge of doing something different.
Do you think it was easier or more difficult to portray a character who has no experience with emotions?
I don’t know.
It’s a good question.
It’s maybe easier in some ways, because whatever happens organically is the right thing.
They have all that information in their head, but they’re processing it in real-time.
Anything you do, any organic reaction is fine, because it’s not something that’s been done.
It’s easier in that way.
You have to be in the moment, and …
I don’t know.
It’s definitely scary to do, but it was fun.
How she created a unique voice for an extraterrestrial
How did you create your character’s accent?
We didn’t have a lot of time to prep for this.
You would have all the information, but you wouldn’t quite know how to organize it.
Perhaps things on your planet are different.
It was a lot of those things that I took into consideration.
Because it is my voice; I’m not changing my voice.
I’m just changing the inflection and the way that I spoke as though I had never spoken before.
That is what I was going for.
What was the most challenging part about working on such a fast-paced filming schedule?
It’s good to separate a little bit and do something different.
That’s what I decided to do do this movie.
But I was like, “Let’s jump into it and see what happens.”
It was such a good time with everybody.
Your character is so in awe of humans.
Not only this movie or this thing … 2020 shifted a lot of things for me.
We are so lucky to be alive.
So many people did not make it.
Aging is a privilege.
Being here is a privilege.
Getting to see sunrises and sunsets is such a privilege.
I try and look at everything in my life like that.
It comes and goes, and what life’s about is to appreciate those things.
Are we going to get to see more of your character Michelle?
I couldn’t say that before.
It was also recently announced that you would be in Season 3 of “The Morning Show.”
Getting to work with those people is amazing, and I’m excited.
I’ve only filmed one scene so far, so I’m excited to do the rest.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
