I Was Told I Had

I Am Very Shy - Really Shy - I Even Had A Stutter As A Kid, Which I Slowly Got Over, But I Still Regress Into That Shyness. So I Don't Like Walking Into A Crowded Restaurant By Myself; I Don't Like Going To A Party By Myself.

I Never Wore Glasses Except When I Had To Read A Teleprompter At An Awards Show Or Drive, So I Didn't Notice Much. I Could Exist In My Head. It Was Kind Of My Escape From The World And My Protection.

We Worked With Jean-marc [vallée] [on Big Little Lies] In Terms Of Finding [style]. Because When You Have Five Women, You're Trying To Find How They Each Dress And How They Present Themselves To The World.

My Parents Thought It Was Nice To Develop My Imagination, But They Never Seriously Thought That Anything Would Ever Come Of It. They Said That I Couldn't Be An Actress Because I Would Be Taller Than All My Leading Men, So I Thought I Would Be A Writer Instead.

With Every Character, You Alter, You Can’t Be Attached To Your Own Identity.