Phone call
Luckily, we picked up. And wow, was it a delightfully cosy chat
I t should surprise absolutely no one that, in addition to acting (see: her new, very spooky thriller Alice, Darling) and directing (see: The Dating Game, her upcoming directorial debut about a serial killer who appeared on a game show), Anna is exceptionally good at setting the mood on one of her rare nights in. Also not surprising: that mood is super intimate but also smart and fun and just a little bit weird. She says you’re welcome.
Anna, hi. It’s finally the weekend. How are you getting your relaxation on?
I was just doing one of my favourite procrastination activities – planning trips that I’m never going to take. Where you’re like, ‘Where are the Maldives? Maybe I’ll go there.’
That is highly relatable. By the way, I lit a candle specifically for this chat. Are you a candle person?
Girl, you’re really going to ask me if I’m a candle person when I have an entire cabinet dedicated to candles? My best friend is like, ‘Do you really want to spend all Saturday shopping at Candle Delirium in West Hollywood?’ Yes, I do. There’s somethingabouttheexperienceofbuying a candle, like, ‘When I go home and light this, I’m going to become this woman who has the life that smells like this candle.’ I keep saving the Le Labo ones for a quote unquote ‘special occasion’.
