Margot Robbie bought herself a charm from Tiffany’s with her first paycheck
January 30, 2018
Do you think Margot Robbie is a major contender for the Best Actress Oscar? I don’t. I actually think Saoirse Ronan could be the one to beat when everything is said and done about the awards season, even though Frances McDormand is making a late surge. Still, campaigning helps and “being seen” helps – not just in the trade papers and at screenings. It helps to get some mass-market magazine coverage too, which is why Margot is – nonsensically – posing in bikinis and summer-wear for the cover editorial of Elle Magazine’s February issue. You can see Elle’s cover package here. Some highlights:
On fear of playing a real-life character: “…playing Tonya [Harding], who’s very much alive and is widely documented, can be more intimidating.”
On directing: “I still love acting. But I’ve spent the last 10 years on a film set, and I realized that if I am pouring my heart and soul into a film, I want to be one of those voices in the conversation making decisions.”
On the first highlight of her career: “When I got to New York for the first time, I took my first paycheck, walked straight into Tiffany’s on Fifth Avenue, and bought an airplane charm that goes on my bracelet. It was the best feeling ever. I got my little blue box, and I got it for myself.”
On which skill she wants to master: “I recently bought fire-twirling poles, because I really want to get good at it. When I was backpacking in the Philippines, there were heaps of fire twirlers on the beach, and it was so cool. I was like, Wow, I really want to do that!”
I like the idea of a woman buying herself jewelry to mark special moments or occasions. I guess I’ve just been buying myself stuff for so many years, I don’t really think to myself “this is some kind of notable reward,” you know? If I want something, I’ve always just bought it for myself. As for her work as a producer on I, Tonya – I remember how quickly she put this deal together, and it actually is sort of remarkable. She went from It Girl to Major Power Player over the course of one film – she shepherded I, Tonya from page to screen in a short amount of time (short for Hollywood), and now she’s one of the leading contenders for an Oscar. She’s not just a pretty face, peeps.
Photos courtesy of Alexi Lubomirski for Elle.
