Critically-acclaimed actress, model, and dancer Margaret Qualley answers trivia questions about her life and career. She reflects on her modeling debut at 16, what it was like being the Chanel Bride, and working with Quentin Tarantino. Watch along to see if she can remember her first line in 'Maid', how she really feels about horoscopes, and her favorite Jack Antonoff/Taylor Swift collaboration.
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00:00 Hi Harper's Bazaar, I'm Margaret Qualley,
00:02 and I'm gonna answer some questions that are all about me.
00:05 This is gonna be fine, what?
00:10 Oh, as in like, this is like a,
00:12 this is part of the thing, this is a bit.
00:14 I was like, it's gonna be fine, I'm gonna, it's okay.
00:16 [laughing]
00:17 I guess I was wrong, because I don't know the answer to this.
00:20 What is Alex's first line in "Maid"?
00:22 I have almost no idea.
00:28 Like, trying to think of what happens.
00:30 Shh, shh, it's shh, shh, okay, great.
00:38 [laughing]
00:40 It was my first time working with a child.
00:49 I absolutely love the young actress
00:50 that played my daughter, Riley,
00:51 but it's also just hard to make it
00:54 so that it doesn't feel like work for a little kid.
00:56 I guess it's like a dry run at what it would be like
00:58 to be a parent, and it's hard.
01:00 [laughing]
01:01 Which Fosse/Verdon actor was also born in Montana?
01:04 Michelle Williams.
01:05 Easy, we're very proud of Michelle Williams,
01:07 and I adore her.
01:09 I've always just looked up to her as an actress.
01:11 "Blue Valentine" was one of those movies
01:13 that made me wanna be an actor.
01:15 Like, she's just the very best, and so cool,
01:18 and so working with her and getting to know her
01:19 was really important to me,
01:20 and really, just such an incredible experience.
01:24 Who were you nominated alongside at the 2022 Emmys?
01:28 I wish that I remembered, that would be really great.
01:31 God, I should remember this.
01:33 - [Producer] Toni Collette, Julia Garner,
01:34 Lily James, Sarah Paulson, and Amanda Seyfried.
01:37 [clapping]
01:39 - Knockouts.
01:40 - [Producer] How did you feel
01:41 when that list of nominations came out?
01:42 - I thought, "God, I'll remember this forever."
01:45 [laughing]
01:47 - [Producer] Are you friends with any of them?
01:48 - No, I think if I were friends with any of them
01:50 that I would've remembered, but I admire all of them.
01:53 I'd love to be their friend, if they'll have me.
01:56 Maybe not after this.
01:58 Which Lana Del Rey album does the song "Margaret" appear on?
02:01 The last one, "Did You Know There's a Tunnel
02:03 Under Ocean Boulevard."
02:05 Having a song written about me by Lana
02:07 was just like a crazy, beautiful, mind-blowing experience.
02:12 I love Lana so much.
02:14 I think she's just like the very best artist
02:16 and such a beautiful person.
02:18 One of the most giving people I've ever met.
02:20 Like, she lights up the room,
02:21 but she also lights up every single person in the room.
02:23 She makes me feel like my life's a movie.
02:24 I love you, Lana.
02:26 I love you, Lana.
02:28 I love you, Lana.
02:29 Who designed your 2017 Met Gala dress?
02:32 Probble.
02:34 [ding]
02:35 [laughing]
02:36 - [Producer] What was the process of putting that together?
02:38 - It was my first time going to the Met,
02:40 and I think it all just kinda like happened pretty quickly.
02:43 I don't think I had much agency,
02:44 but I was thrilled to be there,
02:46 and it was an exciting evening.
02:47 - [Producer] Were you nervous at all?
02:48 - Anything press-oriented is inherently
02:51 like a little nerve-wracking,
02:52 just because it's not that intimate.
02:54 I'm always a little nervous having my photo taken.
02:57 I think about how back in the day,
02:59 an entire family would just like stand outside
03:02 of their house once a year, wearing their best outfit,
03:05 and have their photo taken once.
03:07 And I sometimes think that like that's the way to do it,
03:10 just because it does make me nervous,
03:11 but I'm in the wrong profession,
03:12 and I really accepted that.
03:15 I think the better answer would've just been like,
03:17 yeah, I was nervous.
03:18 [laughing]
03:20 - How many Oscar nominations did "Once Upon a Time"
03:22 in Hollywood receive?
03:24 I really have a horrible memory, I think.
03:26 The only thing I remember is that
03:28 it didn't receive Best Movie.
03:30 I remember being bummed for Quentin,
03:32 'cause I thought like this was a real like ode to Hollywood,
03:35 and I wanted him to win, and it didn't get Best Picture.
03:39 Brad got Best Actor, so I'm gonna, how many?
03:44 10. [bell dings]
03:45 I saw someone's hands in the background.
03:47 Working with Quentin Tarantino was the best.
03:49 He goes to set every day, like it's Christmas morning.
03:51 He's so happy to be there.
03:52 He loves what he's doing, and it's entirely infectious,
03:55 and I would do anything that he said at any moment,
03:59 including right now, if he walked in
04:00 and told me to do something, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
04:02 How many songs has Jack Antonoff written
04:03 or co-produced with Taylor Swift?
04:05 85, 71, 34, 56.
04:08 I don't know, a lot?
04:09 I'm, if, I'm gonna say 71.
04:14 [buzzer buzzes]
04:14 56.
04:15 Well, almost.
04:17 Watching them work is like crazy.
04:18 It's amazing.
04:19 It's two people at their very best
04:21 at what they do doing the thing together.
04:23 It's like a rocket ship.
04:24 It's insane.
04:24 - Do you have a favorite song?
04:26 - I'm trying to decide.
04:27 There's a lot.
04:28 Off the last album, maybe I can narrow it down.
04:30 I really like "Maroon" and "Lavender Haze,"
04:32 but I love them all.
04:34 You made your modeling debut at 16.
04:36 Who did you walk for?
04:37 Debut, Albran Ferretti.
04:39 [bell dings]
04:40 My hair was frizzy and center parted.
04:43 I remember.
04:44 I wasn't that nervous, 'cause I didn't have passion.
04:47 [laughs]
04:48 But it was cool.
04:49 How many Golden Globes nominations
04:51 has your mom, Annie McDowell, received?
04:53 Three, four, seven, or two.
04:55 Well, I'm not gonna say two, 'cause that seems mean.
04:57 I should just guess seven.
04:58 I'm gonna guess seven and have you tell me how many.
05:00 [laughs]
05:02 Four.
05:04 Good job.
05:05 What did I learn from my mom about the entertainment world?
05:06 I think like different things at different times in my life.
05:09 I think like as a small person,
05:11 I learned that like on movie sets,
05:14 people smoke cigarettes and say the word fuck a lot,
05:16 you know, and then as like an older person,
05:19 I learned different things that hopefully have applied.
05:22 Which award show did you and Jack Anginoff
05:25 first attend together?
05:26 I know he met my mom at an AFI lunch,
05:29 but is that an award show?
05:31 No, that's like at a luncheon, so.
05:33 I have no idea.
05:33 The Emmys?
05:35 No.
05:36 Grammys?
05:37 No.
05:38 [laughs]
05:41 - 2022 Critics' Choice Awards.
05:42 - Critics' Choice.
05:43 What was your character's full name in "Seyberg"?
05:46 I can't remember her first name.
05:47 [laughs]
05:50 I can tell you the cast of the movie.
05:52 Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Zazie Beetz,
05:57 and my character's name is Julie.
06:02 Jacqueline.
06:03 Emily.
06:04 [laughs]
06:05 - Lynette Solomon.
06:06 - Lynette Solomon.
06:08 What colors were your bouquet
06:09 at Chanel's 2021 Haute Couture show?
06:11 White, pink, and purple.
06:14 Pink and purple.
06:15 [laughs]
06:18 I was really happy.
06:19 It was like a really special opportunity for me.
06:21 I really loved doing it.
06:22 I'd also, I'd just fallen in love
06:24 and I was like, I felt like it was good timing,
06:26 like a good omen to be the Chanel bride.
06:28 And it was turned out.
06:29 I remember feeling like shocked at how emotional I felt.
06:33 And then I got to like toss the bouquet
06:34 and I was nervous about that and it went well.
06:37 It was a great experience.
06:38 What is your sun, moon, and rising sign?
06:40 I don't know all of them.
06:44 I know, what's the generic sign version?
06:48 That's sun.
06:49 Okay, so that's a Scorpio.
06:51 I thought there was four things.
06:53 I feel like three of four things are in Scorpio,
06:56 in the house of Scorpio.
06:57 And the nether one is in, I don't remember.
07:00 Pisces, maybe.
07:01 Some of them are Scorpio.
07:02 One of them's Pisces.
07:03 More than one of them are Scorpio.
07:05 What does the internet say?
07:06 - Scorpio, sun.
07:07 - Okay.
07:08 - Sagittarius, rising.
07:09 - That's not true.
07:10 - Gemini.
07:10 - Gemini, moon is correct.
07:12 Sagittarius, rising is incorrect.
07:13 They must have my time of birth incorrect.
07:15 I've had my chart read a couple of times.
07:17 - Do you believe in horoscopes?
07:19 - I believe in believing in things
07:23 and whatever gets you through the day.
07:26 Last famous person you texted?
07:30 Jack, he's famous.
07:34 Last big splurge?
07:35 I bought a necklace that I liked,
07:37 but I don't remember who made it or where I bought it.
07:40 Love adorned, I was at Love Adorned.
07:41 Go to comfort movie.
07:43 Anything with Adam Sandler or anything with Chris Farley.
07:46 Favorite Taylor Swift song produced by Jack?
07:47 We already did this one.
07:48 No, we didn't because I did it specific to the last album.
07:50 I don't know.
07:51 There's too many good ones.
07:52 I'll say Maroon.
07:53 Craziest headline you've ever read about yourself?
07:59 Great.
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