Escaped Angel

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I’m interested in many things, you’ll figure it out, dw

But currently my hyperfixation is Eva Stratt from project Hail Mary :3

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I'd like to hope that with all of the varied roles she's getting this year from Rose to PHM to Fatherland and Digger, she'd hopefully get some interesting questions this go around on the circuit. But yes, what I wouldn't give to be able to ask her more comprehensive questions about her career and what she's learned since.

Ngl, talking with you makes me want to actually start condensing these thoughts into a physical letter. While I'm not an actor, I can appreciate the amount of time and effort it takes to do what she (and you) do. I like hearing about the process of creation, and how it can grow and change over time, but also how people nurture it. I've found myself creatively inspired by Sandra as well. Though I'm not an actor, seeing her drive and hearing her passionately talk about her roles is just really inspiring.

Anyway, thank you for letting me ramble. XD

You can ramble to me any time!!!

It’s always so special to hear about how artists of any kind go through their work, and what it means to them.

In an interview for Zone of Interest, Sandra explains that the reason she signed on for it was after many, many conversations with the director regarding the story he wanted to tell. Cause her role in Zone of Interest was something that hit her boundary as an actor, and it took a while for her to agree.

I've heard something similar for Gosling as well based on articles I've read, especially since Ortiz has mentioned that Gosling is a cinephile. He's mentioned that before playing Ken in Barbie, it took a long while for Greta to convince him.

Plus, I know in interviews for PHM, Gosling mentioned that he got the manuscript before anyone else and was immediately on board with it. But he's also mentioned that one of the reasons PHM was greenlit was because it had already been stress tested in the form of the novel, and talking about the tension between executive control and creativity, especially as an actor and executive director would be super interesting to hear about from his perspective.

So like, learning what pulls at them from an actor's perspective when it comes to roles and/or the story they want to tell, I think it would be interesting to ask. But I don't think we'll get that. ;_;

The more I dive into her filmography and her interviews behind the films, the more I lament the questions she recieved on the press circuit in the U.S.

It's super easy to forget that Sandra is acting in her second language when it comes to films like Anatomy, Project Hail Mary and even the upcoming Digger. But she's German first, and not only that, but she's a stage actor. I managed to watch her genderbent take on Hamlet and like, I was blown away by her acting and the choices she made. I'd love to ask her more about her thoughts in acting and her choices, cause there's little tidbits that are just there and are not really followed up on. She mentions how she doesn't often bring a fully formed character to the table, but waits to see what her partner brings before deciding what to do and how to play things. As Justine Triet also says, there are times where Sandra will ask her to allow her to play a certain scene her way first before getting feedback.

In interviews for some of the films she's done (and I'm including Project Hail Mary), there's a thoughtfulness in her answers and responses. In an interview that she did with Justine Triet for a photoshoot, Justine says how cerebral Sandra is as an actor and how for Anatomy Sandra ended up asking her on set how to play her. I would've loved to talk to Sandra to go a bit into detail regarding that, since I imagine this question came up in the early stages of filming Anatomy. When it comes to her interviews regarding Eva Stratt, I adore hearing her talk about her when the questions are interesting like the whole idea of the Karaoke scene being a response to Grace's challenge or like how she didn't choose to compete with Gosling on acting, but to instead act as the boundary for his improv, which, like, that's super interesting to me!

Not to mention, with her role in the upcoming black comedy Digger, I'd love to see her talk about that in conversation with her role in Fack Ju Goethe 3 and Toni Erdmann, since she's mentioned in multiple interviews that she can only be funny out of desperation and not on purpose. I'd love to hear how her understanding of comedic roles, has evolved over time, or if there's certain things she's picked up on. Her physicality in comedic roles as well is something I've picked up (I imagine it's due to her stage acting background), and I'd love to hear her talk about that more!

Also, like... She's put on a play (with her troupe)! Like, hello?! I'd love to know if she'd ever want to try her hand at full on directing after an experience like that. Or if she's found herself thinking of roles now with a bit more of an authorial intent.

Sandra has such a rich history and filmography, it just really sucks that the press circuit doesn't do any favors for her. I'd love to just sit down and ask her questions cause it's so clear she could say a lot. It just doesn't help that she has to answer in her second language, and she probably can't put in as much nuance as she wants to.

I like you.

I plan to watch her version of hamlet next since it’s on Amazon prime, but as a person who’s ONLY had experience in stage acting, I want to understand how she translates her acting and her background in stage acting to film. (She’s the entire reason I want to get back into acting after almost completely giving up on it.)

(Side comment, I sing opera, and my voice teacher suggested I take German, because I am fine with pronunciation for Italian but rough with German, so now I’m not just working on it for opera, but also to watch her movies without relying on subtitles)

It sucks that out of the interviews she did for Anatomy, there was only a handful that asked her about the grief that Voyter experienced, and even less that asked her about how her experience as someone who's multilingual translated into her acting for Voyter. There was so much nuance in that role and it's so sad that she's not on the record more for her acting choices and thought process because of it!

(I'm still side-eying the press rounds she had to do with Ki**el. I really think she would've had a better time with *eyers, but I digress. Names of late night hosts have been starred so they don't show up in the tags.)

THIS OH MY GODDDD

I feel like that part of Voyter just went over some people’s heads, or they didn’t really get how difficult it is being someone who doesn’t speak the language of the country they live in is ESPECIALLY when going to court.

Sandra is SUCH an intelligent person and I hope this year they ask some good questions about her roles instead of a repeat of last time she went.