Actress Danielle Macdonald has been charming audiences since the mid-2000s.
In the film, Macdonald stars alongsideJennifer Aniston.
I knew I had to play it from the first moment I read it, honestly.
As I continued to read, I grew more and more in love with her, to be honest.
Filming that was like verbal diarrhea.
It was a lot!
I was like, “Me neither!”
But we got there.
You muscled your way through it.
Now, let’s do one that’s actually good because now I know that the words are there.
Well, I’m sure that played into it, though!
It makes it even better as a viewer to know that.
It was very realistic!
Which aspect of her journey did you find most rewarding to film?
There were a few moments.
It’s fun to play because you’re like, “Yes!
She got there.”
Do you make a playlist for your character or you follow specific rituals maybe?
It depends on the character actually.
I have done the playlist thing in the past.
I didn’t with this one.
[There] was so much about trying to get into that headspace of thinking positively, about everything.
I’m very much someone that evaluates every side of a situation.
A lot of it was trying to live that life a little bit.
and that was definitely a way in.
Getting to play her, I did a lot of prep work playing around.
My friends helped me run lines.
I worked with Chris [Sweeney], our director.
I worked with Jamie [Dornan].
We did one Zoom session and I was like, “Oh, there it is.
That’s fun!”
Then, the rest is chemistry, and you figure it out together.
“The Tourist” is now streaming on HBO Max.
