Margot Robbie goes wild for her roles.
From pit bulls to honey badgers, acting like an animal has paid off forMargot Robbie.
“It’s a thing.
Margot Robbie channeled a honey badger in the film ‘Babylon.'.Paramount Pictures; Getty Images
“I was a pitbull because they’re very misunderstood,” she explained.
“With her ice skates on, I wanted to be heavy on the feet…
I wanted the character to feel like the world was bearing down on her all the time.
So she’s two animals, really.”
“The snake fight scene?
That’s all honey badger,” Robbie continued.
“There are actual videos of honey badgers fighting snakes.
There’s videos of honey badgers, which aren’t huge animals, fighting lions.
And they have really thick skin.
[Nellie] fights anything and anyone at the drop of a hat.”
While it might seem quirky, Robbie told Clarkson that going wild actually helps her stay grounded.
Sometimes your head gets so clouded with statistics and facts and the history,” she said.
As for what animalRobbie had in mind forBarbie?
Well, only time will tell.
For now, hear more from her interview with Kelly Clarkson in the clip above.
