Blake Lively

But I also knew that like that wasn't fulfilling for me, that I wanted to be a part of the storytelling, that I wanted to be a part of the narrative, whether that be in the writing, in the costume design, in creating the character. And sometimes I had directors or producers or writers who would welcome that and invite that once they saw that I was able to offer that.

And sometimes I would have people who really resented that because they were like, we just hired you to be an actor. Yet when I went in the meetings, I would just seem like I'm just there to be the actor and ready to get the gig. I wouldn't reveal that I actually need to have authorship in order to feel fulfilled.

And sometimes I would have people who really resented that because they were like, we just hired you to be an actor. Yet when I went in the meetings, I would just seem like I'm just there to be the actor and ready to get the gig. I wouldn't reveal that I actually need to have authorship in order to feel fulfilled.

And sometimes I would have people who really resented that because they were like, we just hired you to be an actor. Yet when I went in the meetings, I would just seem like I'm just there to be the actor and ready to get the gig. I wouldn't reveal that I actually need to have authorship in order to feel fulfilled.

So I think that for them, sometimes that might've felt like a rug pull because you're like, you're trying to assert yourself into something that we didn't hire you to do. And so it was a really strange position to be in because I felt like, I don't want to just be an actor. I want to have more authorship.

So I think that for them, sometimes that might've felt like a rug pull because you're like, you're trying to assert yourself into something that we didn't hire you to do. And so it was a really strange position to be in because I felt like, I don't want to just be an actor. I want to have more authorship.

So I think that for them, sometimes that might've felt like a rug pull because you're like, you're trying to assert yourself into something that we didn't hire you to do. And so it was a really strange position to be in because I felt like, I don't want to just be an actor. I want to have more authorship.

Well, it's not every day the mother-in-law of the leading lady gets to interview the love interest and the man trying to replace my sweet little gummy bear, Ryan. Let's dive in, shall we? I don't feel very comfortable asking this question.

Well, it's not every day the mother-in-law of the leading lady gets to interview the love interest and the man trying to replace my sweet little gummy bear, Ryan. Let's dive in, shall we? I don't feel very comfortable asking this question.

Well, it's not every day the mother-in-law of the leading lady gets to interview the love interest and the man trying to replace my sweet little gummy bear, Ryan. Let's dive in, shall we? I don't feel very comfortable asking this question.

Call me Blake. I could blow your f***ing mind, dog.

Call me Blake. I could blow your f***ing mind, dog.

Call me Blake. I could blow your f***ing mind, dog.

I just want to be clear that you should not be the intimacy coordinator. You should definitely hire intimacy coordinators, which we did have.

I just want to be clear that you should not be the intimacy coordinator. You should definitely hire intimacy coordinators, which we did have.

I just want to be clear that you should not be the intimacy coordinator. You should definitely hire intimacy coordinators, which we did have.

Ryan's here tonight. What is it like for the both of you to be promoting major motion pictures at the same time? Oh my gosh, it's just so thrilling in our house right now. We help each other, we work together so much. The iconic rooftop scene in this movie, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that but you know. But he wrote it. He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does.

Ryan's here tonight. What is it like for the both of you to be promoting major motion pictures at the same time? Oh my gosh, it's just so thrilling in our house right now. We help each other, we work together so much. The iconic rooftop scene in this movie, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that but you know. But he wrote it. He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does.

Ryan's here tonight. What is it like for the both of you to be promoting major motion pictures at the same time? Oh my gosh, it's just so thrilling in our house right now. We help each other, we work together so much. The iconic rooftop scene in this movie, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that but you know. But he wrote it. He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does.

So his wins, his celebrations are mine and mine are his. I mean, he's all over this film.