Amy Adams starred alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, in which she plays the troubled wife of Lancaster Dodd, a man loosely based on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The captivating film earned her a fourth Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress and solidifies her impressive versatility on-screen. Senior West Coast editor Krista Smith caught up with Adams for a pre-Oscars discussion about her professional insecurities, filming that intense masturbation scene with Hoffman, and her future roles as Janis Joplin and Lois Lane.
*Amy Adams:*It feels good. I always say it beats the alternative: you know, not working, no one caring what you’re doing. I went through plenty of that period as well and I’m sure there will be another period of that in my future, as it happens to most actors at some point. I’m just trying to enjoy it and have fun with it this time. No stress. I just get to show up in a dress and drink champagne.
