“If I’m thinking about the future, I’m having anxiety. If I’m thinking about the past, I could be depressed. But when I’m present I’m happy, and I want to savor that,” JanelleMonae tells MJSchulman, in a new interview.
.” Since the film began making the festival rounds, last fall, critics have raved over Monáe’s performance—though they were vague about why, because you can’t say much without revealing major spoilers. Now that the film is out on Netflix, Monáe agreed to talk specifics. Be warned: what follows is spoiler-heavy, and if you haven’t watched the movie you’re advised to do so first. Our conversation—which ended with its own surprise twist—has been edited and condensed.
Andi’s a very powerful, contained person. Were you basing that on anyone? Were there influences that helped you create the two personae? Did that duality resonate with you, as someone who came out of Kansas City, Kansas, and created an alternate universe for yourself as a pop star? A lot of this sounds very Janelle Monáe.
Both. It had to feel free, but it was choreography. We only had two to three opportunities to break the sugar glass—a type of movie glass that, like, if you sneeze on it, it could break. You had to be very gentle. My inspirations in that scene were Bugs Bunny and Joker. Being in a pandemic, too, maybe some frustrations that I’ve had with the world came out as well.
One of my dreams is to write, direct, star in, and create the soundtrack to a big sci-fi thing. But what I loved about filming “Glass Onion” is how Rian Johnson shot this film. I love noir. I love Hitchcock. I love spookiness and mystery. Even in my work, there’s mystery to Cindi Mayweather. People are still, like, “Is Janelle an android? Is she human? Does she have a clone?” I can’t tell anybody if that’s true or not.
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