Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) and Florence Pugh (“Little Women”) sat down for a chat for “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” For more, click here. Florence Pugh of “Little Women” and Beanie Felds…
that way on “Little Women,” and that you were so confident — I want to hear all about this.She just said that you plopped in the carriage with Meryl Streep, so confident. I’m, like:Oh no, my mum’s going to be embarrassed now because I plopped down in a carriage next to Meryl Streep.I remember one day Greta came up to me, and she was, like, “Are you just not interested by the fact that you’re sat next to Meryl right now?” I was, like, “No, I am. I’m just trying to not be a complete insane psycho.
I’m going to gush at you about “Little Women” for so long, but I think what’s so incredible is it’s much more massive than “Lady Bird.” It’s a big story that everyone knows. I grew up on “Little Women.” It’s one of my favorite stories in the world. I always hated Amy.Then, Miss, I watched this film, and I was so blown away by your work. You stood toe-to-toe with Jo, who is Saoirse, who I know is hard to stand toe-to-toe with.
I have many questions about “Booksmart.” What was it like to work with Olivia Wilde? Because I am totally in love with her. Kaitlyn [Dever] as well.I think you and Olivia would be so drawn to each other, because she’s just as fearless as you are in her work on screen and off screen. I felt like once I worked with Greta, I was sort of like, “Where do I go from here?”
Then Olivia came to me with “Booksmart,” and I was, like, “This is it.” Olivia is a remarkable director. She’s so fresh and energetic, and I felt I believed in her so much — but I was really intimidated by my character. I think she’s really tough. I wonder if you felt the same with Amy. She can be a bit intolerable sometimes. So I was really intimidated by that, because I’m used to playing kind of the sweet one.
Working with Kaitlyn was truly a special partnership for me in my life. We lived together while we were filming the movie, and so we were just, like, on top of each other all the time — inseparable. We’d brush our teeth together and read lines and eat pancakes.
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