The last decade has witnessed Margot Robbie rising to stardom after starring in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated actors of our time. But even years after her initial breakthrough performance, which even witnessed the actress landing the role of Harley Quinn, she still wasn’t fully confident about her skills as a performer.
But a year after Suicide Squad hit the big screens, which witnessed Robbie becoming the face of the DCEU, the actress would join forces with a Marvel star, which would finally boost her confidence as an actor.
This movie gave Margot Robbie the confidence to reach out to her idol
It’s hard to imagine that it took Margot Robbie almost a decade to see her full potential as an actor, which would eventually give her the confidence to reach out to her idol director Quentin Tarantino. Back in 2017, the Barbie star joined forces with Sebastian Stan to star in I, Tonya, which witnessed the Australian blonde in the role of Tonya Harding. Not only the film witnessed one of Robbie’s best performances to date, which says a lot, but the film also made her realize that she was indeed a good actress.
This resulted in the actress gaining the confidence to contact her favorite director, Quentin Tarantino, showcasing her desire to work with the Pulp Fiction creator.
“‘I, Tonya’ was the first time I watched a movie and thought I’m a good actor,” She said. “And I thought, ‘Okay, I’m ready to reach out to my idols.’ And that’s when I wrote the letter to Quentin.”
By the time her letter found its way to Tarantino, he was almost done with the script for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, and Robbie would eventually land the role of Sharon Tate in the movie.
Quentin Tarantino defends Margot Robbie’s minimal screentime in the movie
Considering Margot Robbie didn’t have a lot to do in the film, which primarily focused on the story of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton, many fans called out Tarantino for undermining Robbie’s talent. Responding to these criticisms, Tarantino did come out to clarify things, explaining,
“It’s not her story, it’s Rick’s story. It’s not even Cliff’s. And Tate is an angelic presence throughout the movie, she’s an angelic ghost on earth, to some degree, she’s not in the movie, she’s in our hearts.”
Margot Robbie too tuned in with Quentin Tarantino, stating that the minimal screen time didn’t bother her, as they succeeded in telling the story they wanted to tell.
I, Tonya is available to stream on Apple TV.
Source: Deadline
