July spoke with EW about the role and her seemingly endless list of projects.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Madelines Madelineis so brilliantly unique.
Most of your previous acting experience has been in films you also wrote and directed.
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And that certainly was the case for acting.
Do you see yourself doing more acting?Oh, no.
Not like a career move at all.
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Why dont you seeThe First Bad Manbeing adapted?I think its a little tricky when you make movies.
I think Id be so judgy.
It took long enough to write that book I dont want to keep on doing it.
Because weve become really good friends, and I admire her a lot.
What is your daily routine like?
What do you put in your coffee?Well, I dont drink coffee.
The great thing about moving between these different mediums, its going to change.
Its not like a whole life doing one thing.
How I start the day?
I mean, I have a 6-year-old, so thats usually a big part of the morning.
Right now I just edit all day.
Im curious what your own personal relationship with social media is like.Its always in flux.
This is not efficient at all.
So youre essentially not getting any breaks, and youre pretty spun out by the end of the day.
Which has really opened up my evenings.
Its kind of like Im in the 90s or something.
Im just super-chatty with my husband.
Like, What should we talk about!?
Thats the feeling sometimes: that theres some thesis that I have to bear out.
Last question: What is art?Ha!
Thats a for-real question that I get asked!
