You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast and this is Emma Sassick's interview with the director and writer for if I had legs, I'd kick you, Mary Bronstein, and the film star, Rose Byrne.

Mommy, there's water in it. Come quickly!

I try very hard to be in control of her and everything, but...

It may as well not even be there at all.

I don't like how it feels in my sort.

Just stay there, okay? Just hold on.

What's up is it?

Oh, you're gonna die?

Is the house gonna fall on top of us?

Mommy! Hey! Hey! We just got home and you would not believe.

Hello, my name is Emma. I'm with Next Best Picture. Hi, Rose. Hi, Mary. How are you both doing today?

Good. Good. Thank you. How are you? I'm doing well. Thank you so very much for your time. I'm so happy I can finally tell both of you, how could you give me the most anxious viewing experience this year? Yay. I'm glad. I'm glad I did.

My job is done. Good. Good. I know that that was your intent with this film, but this is really one of the films that I caught

it at Sundance, have not been able to stop thinking about it since January. I'm very excited to

speak with you both about it. I guess, Mary, I will start with you as the brains behind this whole

film. I thought of so many different films as I was watching this,

and I would love to know a little bit about either some of your inspirations for it,

both from other films or, of course, just real-life inspirations too.

Yeah, I mean, I can honestly say that while I was writing the film and making the film,

I wasn't thinking about any

films or any references in particular. But of course, all the films and everything that I've

ever seen is in there and it comes out in some way. But as far as real life inspirations, the film, the seed of the idea for the film is inspired

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