Guadagnino Yet you have an amazing ability to observe reality. You know reality in a beautiful way and use it well in describing it.
zendaya That's true, but I think it's overdone. I become hyper-aware of everything around me.
Guadagnino Because Z is the director. I've said it many times and I'll repeat it again to the Times.
zendaya I love being on set because it not only inspires me creatively, but it's one of the few places I can be free. Whatever part of my brain is overly critical and self-conscious, it's the only place I can be spontaneous, for the purpose of creating something with others. It exists and I don't feel any guilt about it. However, I still don't have enough confidence to step into the director's job.
It still shocks me when I see people like Luke. “Five people come up to you and ask, “This or that?'' or “What's next?” and he must have an answer. There were times when I thought, “I just want to make everyone happy, so what do I need?” Once I gain confidence in my own initiative and decision-making ability, I feel like I can take that first step.
Denis Villeneuve Said Of all the actors on Dune Part 2, I think you were the most likely to stay on set and ask the kind of questions that the director would ask.
zendaya I'm always around great people around me, so I'm like, “Let me absorb as much as I can from this.” For many years, I was embarrassed to ask questions and thought I didn't want to waste people's time. But you'd be surprised how many people say, “Oh my god, come on in. Here's this film stock and this is the reference for this shot.” People love to share what they do, and I'm lucky to be in a place where I can absorb that.
And like I said, the set is a place where I feel safe. Because everyone already knows who I am and I can just walk around and go talk to everyone.Create this community and meet Bianca [Butti, camera operator] And then, “Hey. How was last night? Did you sleep well?” Or go and chat with Kim, our AD. You create a little bubble with these little families, and I can walk around, eat snacks, whatever, and I'm just one person making this with everyone else. I feel like there is. So I hope that one day I'll have that confidence, but until then I'll just keep learning.
