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I wonder what it was that drew you to
this character but also how important it
was to tell not just this character
store also the ladies in the context of
history and giving them kind of their
dues
she’s face familiar is based on
this incredible French aranaut called
Sophie Blanchard who I became totally
obsessed with who used to fly at night
alone and set off fireworks from the
balloon and eventually actually killed
herself by setting off fireworks and
then the balloon caught fire and she
fell to her death by hitting some roofs
in Paris say without that but of the
story but we took all those sort of
she’s the real wild cat basically so we
took all of those fun elements from her
character and put them into emilia
excited you were to get back you know
into your action shoes because i was
watching it and i was always falling out
my seat like with all the stuff you were
doing
no it’s great
I went it’s funny when you watch the
film with other people and you can see
everyone moving and sort of literally
sitting on the edge of their seats as
they’re watching it but I yeah I really
I was desperate to do some more action
and and even though it’s one of the most
visits physically challenging
experiences I’ve ever had I assuming
they want to come back for more which
probably makes me a bit of a glutton for
punishment we have to ask you about
Eddie again I mean you know not just
together again but literally together
again in a little basket well what’s
that special rapport you have with him
yeah I think we have a real shorthand
with each other I think there’s a lot of
respect we have a good sense of humor
you know these there’s long shoots and
to be stuck in that tiny basket you’d
have to be stuck with the right person
so I’m very lucky that I was stuck with
Eddie
much about sorry I think much of a
challenge when there’s kind of a
two-hander because we were speaking to
Jonathan Pryce about the two popes and I
was him Anthony Hopkins and this one
it’s you and Eddie I mean is that more
the challenges an actor than you’ve done
before
yeah it’s a different kind of
challenge it’s what it becomes a bit
like a little play in in many ways and
we were lucky on this we had a lot of
rehearsal so we could work on a lot of
things out and a lot of it they’re just
they’re just literally in the baskets
like how do you make this exciting how
do you keep cutting back and it be
interesting and that came from you know
finding different levels keep moving
around and that definitely came from
rehearsal and I think yeah it’s
definitely more intense experience when
it’s just the two
the pressure is now us
any good work
with Heights yourself
I used to be but
now after this fellow I’ve been scarred
for life
I’m never going off on one those
balloons ever again there I’m done
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welcome back to grandma unfiltered faces
by me Josh Smith and today we are joined
by the oscar-nominated star who’s
literally flying without wings
ya ever know it’s Felicity Jones
now I love this and you basically the my
cultural life as long as I can remember
shall I go yes what a Queen and you’re
playing another really powerful role in
the aranaut as a scientific Explorer
yes
taking to the skies with Eddie Redmayne
but you played so many amazing powerful
characters in your time what have you
learned about your own power going
through your career I’ll say
that’s a
really good question I didn’t I think
you do take a little bit of the
character and you take the bits that you
like anyway but this we’re playing
Amelia Ren I think part of what I loved
about her was that she’s really
impulsive she doesn’t over think she she
acts before she thinks and she said she
sort of takes anything on and I
definitely like to push that side of
myself you know I can be someone who
probably overthinks things a little bit
too much so it was nice to play someone
who’s just a bit of a wild cat and
throws caution to the wind
so have you
stopped overthinking so much
yes
laughter yeah it’s gone it’s gone yeah
it’s like therapy play the right
character and never yeah I never worry
about anything no you know anxiety gone
because also is a film about
self-discovery as much as scientific
discovery
what’s your own journey with
self-discovery been like for you and
what would you say been like the bumps
along the way
well I think it’s all I
mean usually it’s kind of the battle
with confidence isn’t it isn’t that the
thing you find and then when you get
older and you get into your 30s I think
you stop caring so much which I think
that’s what’s been so nice about the
past few years is that and you get less
self-conscious you still have worries
and you still kind of you know I used to
have really bad get really nervous and
worried about things when I was younger
and you know to the point that I’d sort
of be vomiting before you know doing
certain exams and things like that sort
of terrible anxiety and that’s
definitely got better as I’ve got older
and I think you you just don’t sweat the
small thing so much do you
because also
in in that kind of trajectory you become
one with your own voice right and this
character makes her voice heard and no
with your own voice how hards that been
to have your voice heard throughout your
career what you’re saying what been the
changes in that
it’s definitely because
I think you always have a voice don’t
you and it’s just letting that voice
come through I think it’s and that again
is another confidence thing isn’t it
that the Udo I think is that you don’t
have anything to prove to anyone so I
think so much you think you’re so
worried about what everyone else is
thinking and then you get to a point
where you go you know you can’t control
other people’s opinions and other
people’s thoughts and they’re going to
think what they want to think and you
you have to be you have to be bold
mm-hmm and you kind of have to overcome
your own inner critic as well don’t you
yes yeah yeah I think I always think
what it was so nice just to have no
inner critic you must just be so happy
if your lovely life to me
it also pushes
you to be your best self and put your
best foot forward I think as well have
you found that
yeah I guess there’s a
certain amount of um become is like math
achievement that comes from a certain
perfectionism and a certain pressure but
I sort of feel like only gets you so far
and then actually actually to do
anything really creative I think being
too tough on yourself as isn’t actually
the best the best way and I think it’s
actually the opposite it’s a kind of
letting go of that critic that is when
you achieve the really exciting stuff
and you trust the people around you you
know you’re not you can’t do everything
on your own you can’t do anything on
your own it’s only in partnership with
other people that you achieve something
interesting
because at the center of
this film is an amazing companionship
you have a Bedi’s character what has
this film and your personal nation ship
with him taught you about the power of
companionship and friendship and what you
can learn from teamwork
well I think you
just do really interesting work when you
when you work with people that you
respect to the you admire it makes it
just made it so much easier knowing that
we already have that trust in place it
also makes it fun that you can’t bit of
a joke in between you know takes and
things like that and I think you it just
doesn’t feel as scary really because
you’re building something together so
you’re taking you know the
responsibilities together it’s not all
on your shoulders and with Eddie it’s an
absolute partnership in that way that we
we both kind of take the pressure
together and and and and sharing it
which makes it much easier
but as well
because you are stuck on this balloon
for quite a long time and there were
certain moments when you’re filming this
when you’re a bit like oh my god I just
need my own personal space when you’re
playing a role like this which is also
quite challenging in itself you like
you’re doing stunts you’re dangling off
the edge of balloons you’re doing a lot
how do you look after your own mental
well-being would you say
you do I mean
this was one of the hardest experiences
I’ve ever had and physically it was
absolutely grueling I mean to the point
where we were both covered in bruises
and bashed up by the end of sheeting I
definitely self-care was not no not the
order of the day on this one you just
sort of it’s a bit like being in the
army I think you sort of just you just
keep going until the end
yeah how’d you
look after yourself afterwards
what are your self-care regime
I have to
remind myself about self-care you know I
often see my friends and they’ll just
naturally be booking kind of massages
and and nail appointments and I make
well I have to do that I have that has
to be part of my life but it doesn’t
come naturally at all
but when I do do it I feel much better
about myself but but I think I always
find just exercise is the thing you know
for releasing those endorphins and
keeping you happy and active and fit and
yeah not taking things so seriously
and
clearing that mind
definitely
do you
think sometimes just running out
I know
and it’s free go for a run
with a wither
because also in this it’s all about I
mean as everything is about life a
journey to make this not like but there
are so many highs and lows in this and
you’ve had the most amazing career
that’s lasted such a long time what do
you think has been the low you’ve learned
the most from in your life and the high
you’ve learned the most from
yeah that’s
very good for a film about balloon
England yes
up and down I think I mean in terms of
career I think you you realize that
there’s never a perfect job that it’s
net you know that it never comes in the
perfect way that they’re always gonna be
little compromises but actually it’s
what you can do with something and I
think you have to take opportunities
when they’re there and then I think the
highs are when it’s always when you make
something and it connects and it
connects to you a lot of people that
that’s really special and that’s sort of
what you’re hunting for all the time
what is that magic formula that makes
everyone love something
hmm I know
because we were talking about voices and
being heard and like we’re saying you do
pay a lot of powerful female characters
is there a time when you’ve really stuff
to have your own voice heard and you’ve
been pat yourself on the back of it and
pushed yourself to do it can remember a
time we’ve done that
yeah I think from actually playing Ruth
Bader Ginsberg who’s a pretty formidable
woman she gave me a lot of strength and
I used to get quite nervous about public
speaking and I noticed and she’s made
some brilliant speeches and she always
has a little piece of paper with her and
she reads it and I always used to think
you know you got to be completely off
the cuff but I realized if you write
something that you believe in and that
you care about then don’t don’t you know
who cares if
reading it from a sheet of paper it’s
the words that matter and so I
definitely felt from seeing her and and
learning from that but public speaking
doesn’t need to be as scary
and what
would you say for the audience sitting
out here because we’ve been talking
about confidence inner voices sciencing
quick in the critics what is the kind of
light empowerment mantra that always
gets you free
don’t sweat the small
stuff yeah
it’s an important thing to
remember yeah because we get so bogged
down in these are the really tiny things
and when you actually look back on it
and the perspective
yeah I think so and
I think it’s um I think often reminding
yourself to probably don’t take it all
too seriously I think cuz you know we
don’t have that long here it goes super
quick
thank you so much doing me your
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and of course felicity oscar-nominated
playing Stephen Hawking’s wife – you’ve
been in this situation you’ve been with
this woman your portrayal so do you have
a similar experience or was it
well it’s
quite interesting it’s it’s um it’s
important that you get the almost the
person’s permission that you feel like
they you kind of go through a little
bitter I felt with playing Jane there
was a little bit of a trial period where
we went Eddie and I went and and spent
some time with her and had dinner with
her and and it did feel like it was much
harder than any audition we’d ever done
in our entire life because you sort of
feel you know you need the nod of
approval from from the person at the at
the end that they you know they because
they are they’re giving their lives up
they’re giving their lives up – for
everyone to see so you sort of want to
somehow there be in exchange that you’re
gonna you’re going to look after their
story in some way which I imagine was
exactly
but it’s been talked about you
know meeting Stephen Hawking and sort of
hanging out and you sort of hung out as
well didn’t you
we did we did he Steven came to set and
we were we were very very nervous and we
you know sort of trying to do our you
know doing going over the lines and
wanted to do our best version of the
take and doing these performances and
and then afterwards then they and they
started cut and we thought you know
we’ve just anxiously waiting for what
Stephen would think and he said um he
wrote down and we were kind of anxiously
waiting and he said would Felicity
please be able to come and give me a
kiss what’s wonderful about you if he
doesn’t take himself seriously at all
he
just you spike serious
I don’t think it was a joke in that mode
get her over here make her kiss me
I was hoping he meant in a kind of sort
of you know a bank killer way let’s hope
that yeah
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