Anya Taylor-Joy Chats The Menu, Gaming, & More With Modern Luxury San Diego

Anya Taylor-Joy caught up with Modern Luxury San Diego while out promoting her new film, The Menu. The young actress stars alongside Ralph Fiennes in this new dark comedy. Highlights from her interview are below.

On finding her love of fashion when she began acting: “I was completely unaware of fashion and beauty growing up. I was a real tomboy. The only time that I remember wearing lipstick was to draw a cat nose and whiskers on my face every day. It wasn’t really something I was aware of until I got into this industry, and then seeing the transformation that was possible because of hair, makeup and clothes—it was unbelievable. I was suddenly a different person.”

On her time filming The Menu: “The best part about making this film for us was that it was such an ensemble. Every time the camera was rolling, you were on because you didn’t know if the camera was going to turn to you or not. Everyone was improvising the whole time—and it was just so much fun to watch everybody. As Margot, I got to be the eyes of the audience and play the absurdity of all of it.”

On becoming a gamer after lending her voice to Princess Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Movie: “So now I am a gamer, and it’s really fun. Ideally, I like playing at arcades, because, again, it’s like cinema; I love the ceremony. I’ll go with a whole bunch of friends. And we’ll just spend hours at the arcade.”

You can check out more from her interview here. The Menu is out in theaters now.