On the afternoon of December 8, Lily James, a famous British actress known to fans around the world for starring in "Cinderella" and "Mamma Mia 2", visited the Macao International Film Festival to share with Chinese fans the difficult struggle of a young British filmmaker.
Born in 1988, Lily James has excellent appearance conditions, and has participated in many film and television dramas since her debut, but it was not until 2015 that she was on the front line with the fairy tale adaptation film "Cinderella" co-starring with "Big Devil" Kate Blanchett, and was nominated for the 17th Teen Choice Awards for Best Actress in Science Fiction and Fantasy Film for the first time. Since then, she has successively starred in high-profile masterpieces such as "Extreme Car Thief" and "Darkest Hour", becoming the favorite actress of mainstream Hollywood directors, and in 2018, she was also shortlisted for the Most Popular Film Actress Award at the 44th American People's Choice Awards with the song and dance movie "Mamma Mia 2".
Recalling her honor starting point in the film world, "Cinderella", Lily James confessed that she was originally a TV drama actress, and when her agent told her to participate in the audition for the movie "Cinderella", the two people also comforted each other, "Don't hold out too high hopes, just be a fun experience." "When she first arrived at the audition site, Lily James was stunned by the spectacle of the film set, and at that time, she had to compete with several other actresses, and finally went through 8 auditions to determine that "Cinderella" belonged to Lily James.
Lily James revealed that during the audition she was filming the British drama "Downton Abbey", and the famous British actress Maggie Smith of the same drama was very concerned about her throughout the whole time, "She asked me when she had nothing to do, is there a result?" Got a call? When I finally got the role after 8 rounds of auditions, she also put on the costume of Downton Abbey and held a small celebration ceremony for me. ”
Lily James admits that she is not always so lucky, she has also had the experience of failing auditions, "For those who did not get the role, there will be some sense of loss, but working with the right person is more important." 」 I'm still willing to audition more, and I have to try more so that you don't know if you're really a good fit for the role. ”
She revealed that the pressure on the actor's audition is very large, before she would even drink a little wine before going, "I will always worry about whether the other party does not want me, drinking some wine can make me have more courage to face, and quickly enter the state of the role." 」 But now I don't need to do that. ”
As a young "senior", Lily James advises actors who are new to the industry: the skin must be thick and thin, "thin, to be sensitive, to express their feelings; but in the face of success and failure, but also to be cheeky." When I am not in a good state, my agent will let me watch more movies and plays that I like, don't always indulge in the past, and adjust my state as soon as possible. ”