Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick Glassman Samara Weaving
Mar 10, 2026
Samara Weaving, Australian actress known for lead roles in horror-comedies, chats about having three films releasing back-to-back, working with Jason Segel, and recreating intense Ready or Not scenes on set. She also talks technical rig work, balancing horror and comedy tones, and prepping physically and emotionally for brutal takes.
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Defer To Technical Experts For Complex Shots
- Trust technical specialists when rigs or complex camera setups are involved and let them lead on execution.
- Samara accepted a rig attached to her head for an extended single-take and studied the prior shot to match position.
Costume As Character Armor
- The creative choice to return Samara's character to the dress was about symbolism not convenience — the dress becomes armor and visual continuity.
- Directors debated alternatives (hospital gown, sister's clothes) before keeping the dress in a protective bag.
Using War Movies To Train Emotional Extremes
- Samara explained she studies war movies to prepare for maximal human-emotion performances and imagines soldier experiences rather than interviewing veterans.
- She referenced wanting to play a female soldier story and admired the emotional extremes in war films.