![]() ![]() So there are some parallels, and it felt like everything I've ever done and went through, it all was to get to where I am now - it feels like the culmination of all of those things. It's set in 2012, and she's very similar to the 2012 version of me, when I was dating an older man, I had a fashion line, I was hustling it to get it on celebrities that's kind of what she does. She's a 20-something-year-old girl from New York it wasn't that hard. She's such a ride-or-die girl, and I can relate to those aspects of her. What aspects of the character Julia did you connect with initially? Julia: Definitely that she's an independent, dignified, strong, loyal hustler. I'm guessing it wouldn't be much fun acting if the character wasn't so interesting and layered. I kept thinking, "What if I just tricked all of these people into thinking do this, and once the cameras start rolling, I'll just freeze up, I won't know how or remember my lines." So it was cool that I could perform and deliver, and I've also gotten a lot of recognition for it. When I got to set, I wasn't even sure if I could act. People are interested and take me seriously, so I'm really excited to prove myself and show everyone what I'm capable of, because I think at this point, I can do everything, I'm on top of the world. So with acting, you entered filmmaking through the one door you hadn't anticipated. I would love to act more, but I'm still keeping my eye on that ultimate goal - I'm not going to let that go. So it's really cool that these doors have swung open for me, and I'm entering the world I've always wanted to be in. I am a creative person, and knew my bigger picture would be writing, directing, and producing that's what I've always thought I would get to one day. ![]() Had you even considered acting before the Safdie brothers created this character for you? Julia: Not really, but I was always told that I should pursue it, but I was doing other things. I know that this part was essentially written for you. Film spoke with with Fox recently about her long road to overnight success, how much of herself (past and present versions) she put into the Julia character, what she learned about acting from working so closely with Sandler, and the free-floating directing style that the Safdie brothers adopted to make the film both tense and funny. Fox was ready, and she's absolutely electric as the charming, manipulative, and irresistible Julia, in a movie that feels like the cinematic equivalent of a panic attack and also happens to be one of the best of the year. Uncut Gems took many years to get off the ground (the brothers made their breakthrough movies Heaven Knows What and Good Time in the meantime), and when the Safdies' first choice to play Howard, Adam Sandler, finally agreed to make the film, things fell into place fairly quickly. The Safdies wrote the character of Julia for Fox, and through the many iterations of both the screenplay and the cast, Fox has remained the one constant in the production – but she still had to fight for the role and prove she could play the part of Howard's mistress. ![]() Fox first became well known in her native New York City for being something of an "It girl" on the club/party scene, and it was during that time in her life, nearly 10 years ago, that she became friendly with brothers and struggling filmmakers Josh and Bennie Safdie, who were developing a script set in the city's diamond district which focused on a fast-talking jeweler named Howard Ratner, a degenerate gambler and a man who enjoys the thrill of risk more than the actual rewards it may bring. The path to Julia Fox 's on-screen acting debut in Uncut Gems took her through a myriad of other successful creative endeavors, including art, photography, fashion design, writing, and even recently directing her first short film, Fantasy Girls. ![]()
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