taylorjoy-anya:“Anya. My dearest Anya. Beyond your performance which, regardless of awards or
taylorjoy-anya:“Anya. My dearest Anya. Beyond your performance which, regardless of awards or attention, was more than I ever could have hoped for or even deserved. You set a lovely tone. That’s a lot of pressure and no easy feat, particularly if you’re playing someone who’s not always so chipper or sober. Even more so if you’re front and center at nearly every shot, add to that having to memorize endless strings of chess moves as well as your lines, having to change your character age and look sometimes three or four times a day, throw in iron maiden like wigs, a death in the family in the midst of filming and you’ve got the perfect conditions for a nervous breakdown. I’m pretty sure I had one for you. And yet somehow the aptly named you would show up full of joy. Many days singing, occasionally dancing and always ready to work. And when you have only sight and sound to tell your story it helps if you have an actor you can never take your eyes off of, or in this case an actor whose eyes never stop looking at you”Anya Taylor-Joy reacting to Scott Frank’s speech dedicated to her after winning the Emmy for Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for “The Queen’s Gambit” at the 73rd Emmys -- source link