hard as when I first read
the script. It wasn’t just
the emotion of the story,
it was the perfection
of the screenplay. [And]
being a parent, I under-
stood this unbelievably
sad, broken moment.
Nora and Renata from Big
Little Lies have some sur-
face similarities; they’re
both high-powered women
with great wardrobes. But
they’re very different, too.
Yes! Renata’s all about
being liked, and that’s
what I love about her.
She’s also a rager, and
complicated. This woman
Nora, she plays it very
carefully. She’s a total
pro, she’s not rabid
or los ing her s--- ever.
MARRIAGE STORY
DERN’S
TURN
BELOVED ACTRESS,
career-longevity goddess,
scene-stealer supreme.
After more than four
decades in the business,
Laura Dern, 52, is better
than she’s ever been—
including her captivating
turn in Noah Baumbach’s
awards-season darling
Marriage Story.
Adam Driver and Scarlett
Johansson are the couple
disintegrating at the cen-
ter of Marriage, but you
get some great moments
as Scarlett’s character’s
divorce lawyer, Nora.
I mean, as an actor you
can’t dream up speeches
that delicious! It’s just
crazy amazing. But let me
say, I’ve never cried so
JULIA HETTA/ART + COMMERCE
