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.

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.

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.