73 Questions With Saoirse Ronan | Vogue

Saoirse!

- Joe!

- [Interviewer] Thanks for taking the time

to answer seventy-three .

- I'm honored.

- [Interviewer] So honored

also, myself, to be in London!

- I know.

- [Interviewer] What

are you doing in London?

- Just packin' up my suitcase,

do you want to in?

- [Interviewer] Yes!

- Great.

- [Interviewer] Okay,

how often, um, do you

have downtime days?

- Oh gosh, it depends

on how much I'm workin'.

- [Interviewer] How should I spend time

right after this interview in London?

- Go get some food.

- [Interviewer] What's your

podcast right now?

- Mmm... "Still Processing."

- [Interviewer] Okay. And youre packing!

- [Saoirse] I .

- [Interviewer] So where are you off to?

- Goin' to Dublin.

- [Interviewer] Do you any pets?

- I do.

- [Interviewer] Do you collect anything?

- Locks of hair.

[Interviewer] .... Why?

- Next question.

- [Interviewer] What's a cause

that's close to your heart?

Eh, the ISPCC.

- [Interviewer] What

book hasn't been adapted

that you would love to be a of?

- Well I can't tell you that,

'cause it is being adapted.

- [Interviewer] Well

can at least tell me

who you'd cast as the lead?

- Definitely me.

[]*%Laughs]

- [ ] Would you

ever consider writing or

directing?

- I would, yeah.

- [Interviewer] Whats'

the treasured thing

that you own?

- Em... gosh, it would be a toss up

between this , which

is my grandmothers',

and my fine, fun friend, Pip.

- [Interviewer] Aw, Pip!

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] Hey, what

skill did you have to learn

on a film that you still

utilize this day?

- Eh... I'm tryin' to keep up the French.

- [Interviewer] What

real person in

would you love to portray on film?

- Mary Queen of Scots.

- [Interviewer] Is it

to play a character that

resembles you, or someone living,

or a completely fictitious one?

Easier to play someone

fictitious, I would say.

- [Interviewer] Easiest accent to nail?

- Generic English.

- [Interviewer] Most difficult?

- Irish!

- [Interviewer] What's something

you always travel with?

- Mmm... !

- [Interviewer] Pretty

obvious, yeah!? []*%Laughs]

- Yeah!

- [Interviewer] What's your

favorite stamp in that ?

- Eh, New Zealand.

- [Interviewer] What's a

stamp that youre dying to get

in that ?

- India.

- [Interviewer] What

was it like hosting SNL?

- It was an absolute dream true.

[Door rings]

[]*%Gasps]

- [Interviewer] So when

you board that plane,

window seat or seat?

- Window!

- [Interviewer] Best habit?

- [Saoirse] Em... writin'

in my journal before bed.

- [Interviewer] Worst habit?

- Bitin' my nails.

- [Interviewer] What's the

best advice you ever received?

- Be nice to everyone and make

your own cup of tea on set.

Come in!

- [ ] Scariest movie ever made?

- "Get Out."

- [Interviewer] What movie makes you laugh

every single ?

- "."*%Bridesmaids."

- [Interviewer] If you weren't acting,

what do you think youd'

be doing with life?

- Probably directin' or workin' in radio.

Thanks!

- [Butler] Youre welcome, maam'.

- on down! It's tea time.

- [Interviewer] Great.

What's a film of yours

you wish more people

pay attention to?

- [Saoirse] Ah... "How I Live Now."

- [Interviewer] Do you do your own ?

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] What's been the hardest?

- Probably being strapped

to the bottom of truck

in the Sahara Desert for an hour.

- [Interviewer] How did

you roll out of that

in "?"*%Ladybird?"

- Well, I just opened the

door and did a drop and roll.

- [ ] Alright, tea time.

- [In unison] Tea time! Tea time!

- [Huy, Huy!] This is gonna

be best tea of your life.

- [Interviewer] Alright.

Do you always prefer tea over coffee?

- , always.

- [Interviewer] Are we having

tea with or without milk?

- With milk.

- [Interviewer] should have known that.

What's your mandatory breakfast?

- Rye bread, mashed avocado on top,

poached and spinach.

- [Interviewer] I'm excited for this.

There we go. There we go!

Now, your Saoirse is

often a topic of questioning.

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] What does that name mean?

It means '.'*%freedom.'

So if youre ever confused

about how to pronounce my name,

you can just me, ''.*%Freedom'.

- [Interviewer] What's the

most creative pronunciation of

your name youve ever heard?

Sally.

And... Jasmine - which are...

two entirely different names.

- [Interviewer] Do you

have a middle that's

equally Gaelic and difficult to pronounce?

- Unity. Which, in Irish, is Una.

- [ ] If you could,

uh, make up your own name,

like in ",Ladybird," what would it be?

- ... Princess Consuela Bananahammock.

- [Interviewer] Alright!

If I disappeared and was replaced

with a historical figure,

who would you want to be having tea with?

- Definitely Mary Queen of Scots.

- [Interviewer] costume,

in all the films that youve

been in, has been your favorite?

- Em... a floral

skirt that I wore in "."*%Brooklyn."

- [Interviewer] What's your

all time greatest clothing

purchase ever made?

- I bought this beautiful,

eh, Saint Laurent bag,

which is very, very fancy.

[Interviewer] Have you ever, uh,

stolen anything from a wardrobe?

- No.

- [Interviewer] What's the

fashionable film character?

- Any character that Audrey

Hepburn's ever played.

- [Interviewer] Most iconic

costume of character ever?

- That white dress that

Marilyn Monroe wears

in "Some Like it Hot."

- [ ] Okay, can

you, uh, yell the answer

to the next question outside

of this window, right here?

[Saoirse] Yeah, absolutely.

- [Interviewer] Whats'

your favorite dessert?

- I don't like dessert, okay?!

- [ ] So you were

born in Ireland, right?

- No, I was actually born in the Bronx.

- [ ] But

you grew up in Ireland?

- I grew up in a tiny

little town called Ardattin.

[Interviewer] And, how

often do you visit home?

- As often as I can.

- [Interviewer] Hmm...

do you miss most about Ireland

when youre away?

- The craic!

- [Interviewer] The crack...

- Not the drug. It's fun.

- [Interviewer] Oh okay.

Thanks for clarifying! []*%Laugh]

- [Laugh] .

- [Interviewer] How well do

you speak the Irish language?

- Eh, pretty well.

- [Interviewer] you

answer the next question

in a little bit of Irish?

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] On

, how many scripts

do you read each week?

- [Speaking In Irish] MmmA dó

[telephone rings]

That's the telephone!

- [Interviewer] That's normally

how it sounds. []*%Laughs]

What is the first movie

that remember seeing?

- "."*%Titanic."

- [Interviewer] It's a classic.

- Hello?

Dave! How's it goin'?

How's Linda?

And the kids?

Oh my God, she's eight

years-old now! That's so crazy.

Okay, tell him.

Taxi's here.

- [Interviewer] True or false,

your mom is the best plus

one award ceremonies.

- [Saoirse] True.

- [Interviewer] You gave

Timothee Chalamet a fake ID.

- False.

- [Interviewer] Youre'

one of seven children.

- That's absolutely false.

- [Interviewer] Ed Sheeran

has you on his body.

- Eh... he doesn't have

me tattooed onto his body,

but he does have handwritin'

tattooed onto his body.

- [Interviewer] Speaking of that guy,

does this interview remind you of

that "Galway Girl" music

video you were starring in?

- Yeah, it's exactly the same.

- [Interviewer] song makes you cry?

- Em... "Song to the

Siren" by This Mortal Coil

and "Sweet Baby " by James Taylor.

- [Interviewer] Whats'

the most overworn item

in your wardrobe?

- Probably these .

- [Interviewer] Secret skill or talent?

- I have no secret skills or talents.

- [Interviewer] the

talent that you wish you had?

- Probably jugglin' because, I reckon,

I would make an juggler.

- [Interviewer] Oh...

jeez. What's something you

learned recently that

completely blew your mind?

There are more fake

flamingos in the world

than real flamingos.

- [Interviewer] Hmm... Whats'

your favorite to wear?

- Eh... red

and... blue?

- [Interviewer] What's your favorite look

youve worn the red carpet?

- Probably the Calvin

Klein dress to the Oscars,

it was pink.

- [ ] Which

one of these dogs, ah,

do you want to own?

- That one.

- [ ] That's a good choice.

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] What jumps

out at you in a good script?

- Good pace.

- [Interviewer] Growing up on movie sets,

what was it like leaving a production

and jumping on to the next?

- It was really sad.

- [Interviewer] Speaking

of sad, last .

- Oh no!

- [Interviewer] Question

number seventy-three-!

What's the biggest misconception

Americans have about Irish?

- The Irish goodbyes are not real,

it's not a real thing America, okay?

- [ ] Hah! Really?

Well, look this interview was...

- Could you just turn off that

record player for , please?

- [Interviewer] Oh sure, absolutely.

- [Saoirse] Thanks.

- [Interviewer] This

is such a cool .

[door slams]

Saoirse?

[crickets chirp]

Saoirse?

Huh.

Okay.