The actress is the unflinching face of an American tragedy in Martin Scorseses historical epic.
Killers of the Flower Moonopens in theaters on October 20.
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But serving as an envoy for the injustices and suppressed stories of a whole people was exhausting.
WithKillers of the Flower Moon,it seems, she has found a way.
Thats a rare thing.
You cant take your eyes off her.
Gladstone had acted in one of the directors student films and wasnt actually auditioning, just helping out.
But she was just so riveting.
Despite having such a prized quality in her performances, Gladstone has never thought of herself as especially quiet.
Im a character actress.
I was always the squirrelly, overcharged kid, she reflects with a deliberation that seems characteristic.
(You got Hollywoods greatest director just hanging out with the Indians!)
Somebody who is listening is super-interested.
I think thats whats interesting toa camera, but who knows?
Its not a white-savior story, Gladstone says of the film they ended up making.
Its the Osage saying, Do something.
And from her: It was clear that I wasnt just going to be given space to collaborate.
I was expected to bring a lot to the table.
That gave Marty and I a lot to talk about, she says.
Thats what being equitable is not just opening the door.
Its pulling a seat out next to you at the table.
The Osage person she now counts as her best friend in the world initially kept Gladstone at arms length.
American history is not history without Native history.
To have someone on the level of Scorsese make a film about the Osage murders means attention and scale.
Over the years, Gladstone has appeared in work by Native and non-Native artists alike.
Shell happily dunk on the cowboy mythmaking ofTaylor Sheridan(Delusional!
but adds ofYellowstone,No offense to the Native talent in that.
I auditioned several times.
Thats what we had.
For Mollie, from the outset, this was Lily.
Then she got the notification requesting a Zoom with Scorsese.
It comes down to one thing, she says: How well they listen.
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