of her is informed by the world around her. So what I sought to do with my Selina was make her part of
Christopher Nolan's Gotham, just as I thought Michelle Pfeiffer's was very brilliantly a part of Tim Burton's.
Empire: What did you think of Nolan and costume designer Lindy Hemming's take on the costume? We liked the way
those goggles flip up to form the 'cat ears'...
Anne: I got chills when I saw that. I was so happy they had such a clever solution to a really iconic but
sometimes unnecessary part of the costume.
Empire: And those heels are steel as well, aren't they?
Anne: Yes.
Empire: So they're weapons, presumably?
Anne: Well. I think you should see the film [laughs]. I think all queries are answered there.
Empire: Was the costume comfortable?
Anne: You can't ask yourself such questions when you're in the catsuit! It's not really one of the goals. It's
not, you know, something I would choose to stay at home and watch a baseball game in, however... But it certainly got
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done and that's all that matters.
Empire: You've always played klutzes so well. It must have made a nice change to play a character who always lands
on her feet.
Anne: Yes, it did. A lot of my other movies, the camera just happened to be rolling when I fell and my characters
therefore became klutzy! [laughs] Were there any stumbling moments? There was one day where Christian... you know, they
have a few capes for different camera lenses and there was one cape that was so long I kept tripping on it! The thing that
I liked about playing Selina was that it wasn't confidence for the sake of 'girl power'. It was confidence for the sake of
survival.
Empire: Her voice is significantly different from your own...
Anne: You mean I don't sound like a Muppet!? Everything about Selina has to be smooth. Except for her eyes. So
everything was informed by that. I wanted to find a way of talking where it wasn't as on the nose as a purr, but where you
have to lean in a bit to hear her. So in a way you're concentrating so hard on what she's saying that you find yourself
trapped in the moment you're talking to her.
Empire: You've played flawed characters before,
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