Jodie Foster

He's taking me to a diner, and he's going to not talk for 20 minutes.

Yeah.

And I would talk to the waiters.

And we also would run lines.

So we ran the lines, sort of a normal rehearsal process where we ran the lines.

And I think by the third time, he started going off and improvising around the lines and encouraging me to do the same and trying to show me how to dip in.

So, you know, he would go off on a tangent, some long improvised tangent, and then I had to find the opportunity to

For me to place my next line to when was the right time and really talking about reactions, you know, how does that make you feel?

And he really he he he he was the first person that ever took the time to treat me like an actor.

Oh, it was amazing.

It was just this huge eureka moment.

I'll never forget it.

And I remember being excited and being kind of sweaty and my heart racing when I came home to the hotel room and came up the elevator.

And I said to my mom, like, wow, I finally get it.

Like, I really get it.

And I want to be a part of this.

And I remember that summer specifically because we were in New York City.

So, of course, we saw a million plays.

You know, I saw Pippin and a little night music and Chicago and, you know,

Just all these amazing plays.