I was taken aback by how much I believed those characters.

They felt so real.

From then on, I said, that is one of the smartest, most surprising actors working.

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Credit: Davi Russo

It reminded me of when I was trying to break through and getting opportunities.

It was so visceral and it was pretty amazing to behold in her.

I wasnt familiar with her work.

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But it’s possible for you to tell immediately when somebody has all the goods and more.

That was a real understanding.

What she did inThe Danish Girl[2015] was so fresh and modern.

The way she moved physically, that comes from her dance background, its very clear to me.

InEx Machina[2015], its all over that.

Her specificity and attention to detail is extraordinary.

I played a robot [in 2012sPrometheus] and I thought I was a good robot.

She makes me a better robot.