...
She's similarly eager to collaborate with other actresses, and openly
gushes about a few role models, including Cate Blanchett and Angelina
Jolie, with whom she recently bonded backstage at an awards show. "I
probably came across as someone who was just sweating and breathing
loudly," says Robbie, who in addition to acting and producing harbors
aspirations to write and, like Jolie, direct. It's worth noting that
Robbie's inner circle doesn't include a lot of Blanchetts and Jolies.
Instead, her core friend group is heavy on below-the-line workers —
assistant directors like her husband, stuntpeople and prop masters. Says
Kerr, who's been with Robbie on every set since
The Legend of Tarzan, "Margot doesn't flock to the other A-listers because, to be honest, I don't even think she sees herself as that."
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Do you have any celebrity crushes?
I mean, I have the most massive girl-crush on
Saoirse Ronan ever. We just worked together, and I love her to pieces. And I met
Angelina Jolie
for the first time the other night at an event, and it was like
startling to be so close to [her.] She was like stunning. And not just
aesthetically; she just has such a presence. I got really hot and
sweaty and stumbled my words, and it was a terrible introduction. I
really just wanted to tell her that she’s an inspiration and stuff like
that. But I think I just ended up breathing on her and looking weird.
Lots of crushes at the moment, I guess. Lots of woman crushes.
