Before someone calls "Action!" she seems like an ordinary person.…

Direct quote 2026-10-05

“Before someone calls "Action!" she seems like an ordinary person. Then the camera rolls, and she transforms. She'll do anything. It's remarkable.”

What it documents

Discussing Sophia Lillis’s performance in OD, Kojima praised her transformation when a take begins: he said she seems like an ordinary person before “Action!”, then transforms when the camera rolls, and called her performance remarkable.

Source

TBS Radio — KOJI10 EP.36; official English subtitles, 2026-10-05 (00:52:32–00:52:43). View source ↗

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