Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Because he doesn't.

He'll put himself in like risky, like inside his anxieties through the roof.

So it was interesting when, because I love cooking, I was like, so listen, contractually, I have to cook for real.

And for many reasons and due to that time period, I wanted it to be clear that this was actually her job.

And that she was good at it versus like, I first asked Alexander, I said, is she the help or is she a learned chef?

And he was like, I actually want her to be a learned, he said, cook.

And I said, we're not going to say that word.

We're going to say chef.

If you're saying she has an education in it, she's a chef.

Right.

And so once I knew that's where he was going with it, I was like, OK, so then you're going to have to establish scenes and moments where I'm dealing with the food and facilitating the kitchen to show my prowess over this area.

Right.

And so and I remember there was like there was.

And he was so down, which was so cool for someone that acclaimed and lauded to have that much flexibility and collaboration, which I think is another huge reason why that movie just did so well, because he trusted us and we really got to work together.

And so, like, there was a moment where I was like, you know...

To be honest, he had a lineup of extras for people that were going to be in my kitchen and they were all women of color.

And I was like, you're going to have to put some white ladies in there, too.

And he was like, really?

Why?

And I said, because the other ones look like it's my friends that I just brought in.