Rooney Mara Says She ‘Learned Pretty Early’ to Choose Her Projects Based on the Director: ‘I Had Some Bad Experiences’
variety.comEllise Shafer After some “bad experiences,” Rooney Mara chooses her projects based on the director, she said at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for her new film “La Cocina.” “I really go by the director.
I learned that pretty early,” Mara said when asked her process for selecting films. “I had some bad experiences as an actor.
And then I think it was probably after the first time I worked with David Fincher that I was like, ‘Oh, follow the director.’ So I really make my choices based on the filmmaker and who I want to work with because at the end of the day, it’s all them.” Mara stars in “La Cocina,” directed and written by Alonso Ruizpalacios, which follows the staff of a New York City restaurant as their kitchen descends into chaos.
Ruizpalacios was on hand on Friday for the press conference, in addition to actors Raúl Briones Carmona and Anna Diaz and producer Ramiro Ruiz.
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