Margot Robbie has revealed she plans to take a step back from acting following the success of her starring role in Barbie.
The 33-year-old Australian actress hosted Deadline's Awards Line and revealed her ambitions to work off-screen after years of building her acting portfolio.
Speaking to the publication, Margot said that she wants to take a break from film roles as she believes everyone is tired of seeing her again after her role in Greta Gerwig's blockbuster.
“I also think everyone is probably sick of the sight of me at the moment.” “I should probably get off screens for a while,” she said.
“Honestly, if I did another film too soon, people would be like, 'You again? We just spent a whole summer with her. We’re over it.”
Margot Robbie has revealed she plans to step away from acting after the success of her starring role in the Barbie movie
Margot added: “I don't know what I'll do next, but I hope it's a while.”
The blonde beauty noted that she was also busy with production behind the screen.
Elsewhere in the interview, Margot revealed her ambitions to direct her own film after years of producing critically acclaimed content.
“I really want to direct,” she said. “For about seven years I felt like I wanted to direct. But I always saw it as a privilege, not a right.”
Margot said she wanted to take a break from film roles as she felt everyone was tired of seeing her again after her role in Greta Gerwig's blockbuster
The 33-year-old Australian actress hosted Deadline's Awards Line and revealed her ambitions to work off-screen after years of building her acting portfolio
Through her production company Lucky Chap, she has helped bring a variety of projects to the screen, including her 2017 rollercoaster dramedy “I, Tonya.”
Starring Margot as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, the film was showered with praise and earned Allison Janney a supporting actress Oscar.
Since then, Lucky Chap has given the world both of Emerald Fennell's films, her debut Promising Young Woman and this year's Saltburn.
However, his biggest success to date was “Barbie,” which proved to be a global giant and grossed a billion dollars at the box office.
“I've been slowly working towards feeling like I've earned the right to direct,” Margot said, “and I feel like I'm getting close to that feeling now.”
Margot revealed her ambitions to make her own film after years of producing critically acclaimed films including Barbie, in which she stars alongside Ryan Gosling
She said, “It's also hard because I've been lucky enough to work with and learn from so many great directors.” When something comes to mind, I often ask myself, “Wouldn't it be great to be in that? so I can see them directly?”
Margot said, “It's funny how many directors ask me about the people I've worked with.” They say, “Oh, does Scorsese pre-light and then rehearse?” Or, “Does Damien Chazelle plan the music before the scene? “ “You notice that directors never see how other directors work.”
Referring to her Barbie director Greta Gerwig and her The Wolf Of Wall Street director Martin Scorsese, she said: “I can see exactly how Greta does the rehearsals and how Marty blocks or not.” It's a great gift, first of all Hand learning from all these directors. But I would really like to direct.'
Margot clarified, “I'm in no rush because I feel like I'll never have enough time to learn all the things I want to learn before I take that plunge, but I definitely have that itch.” , and he becomes too strong.” .'
The international film star has a warm relationship with Barbie director Greta Gerwig, with whom she was pictured at a W Magazine party at Chateau Marmont last week
The Birds Of Prey star, who is originally from the Australian town of Dalby, said: “I don't know how much longer I can last.”
Margot explained that she has been fascinated by the details of cinematography since her breakout role on the long-running Australian series Neighbors.
However, it was only when she appeared alongside Christina Ricci on the American television show “Pan Am” that she managed to alleviate the urge.
“I remember when I was at Pan Am, I just peppered the DP with a million questions. There was never time for that on Neighbors because we were moving at a crazy pace. Suddenly I was on a television show where we had the luxury of time. “We filmed one episode a month on Pan Am,” she said.
“Still fast by film standards, but I'm on an episode a day basis.” Now it was once a month, so that was the best time in the world in my opinion. The setup sometimes took 45 minutes, so I was just asking the director questions or pestering the DP.”
One of the show's cinematographers, either John Lindley or Ron Fortunato, presented the book “The Five C's Of Cinematography” by Joseph V. Mascelli, who had worked as a cinematographer himself in the 1960s.
Margot has produced films including Saltburn, with whose director Emerald Fennell (right) and actress Rosamund Pike (centre) she is pictured at the Governors Awards on Tuesday
The Pan Am cameraman said to Margot, “Just read this.” “You ask so many questions, just read this book” – and she still has her copy.
“He probably had enough of me.” But I loved this book, I learned so much. I didn’t go to film school or anything like that, and I wish I had because I found out how much I love learning about this stuff.”
With Barbie, she was fascinated by color science. I create a color table. I obviously can’t make up the color table, but the scientists who do it – and they really are scientists – are amazing to me.”
Her latest magazine interview hit the internet on the same day it was announced that her portrayal of Barbie was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
She's in an impressive category, going up against Emma Stone in Poor Things, Carey Mulligan in Maestro, breakout star Lily Gladstone in Killers Of The Flower Moon and Annette Bening in Nyad.
Last Sunday, Margot competed for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, but lost to Emma for “Poor Things.”