Ethan Shanfeld How does Margot Robbie turn on the waterworks when preparing for a big scene? “I can even just hear the theme music of ‘Titanic,’ and I’ll be bawling,” Robbie said in a yet-to-be-released episode of the “Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast,” premiering Nov.
26. “And so that’s what I do on set if I need to cry in a scene.” On one particular occasion, her method led to a “surreal” experience. “On ‘Wolf of Wall Street,’ there was the big, crazy scene after I ask for a divorce and stuff.
And Kate Winslet came to visit set, to visit Leo [DiCaprio] that day,” Robbie said. “I was in the room next to them, listening to the ‘Titanic’ soundtrack trying to stay in sad, teary mode.
And then I saw Kate Winslet and Leo walk past. It was very surreal.” DiCaprio and Winslet co-starred in James Cameron’s 1997 romantic epic, which went on to win 11 Oscars, including for best picture, best actress for Winslet and best original song for the theme “My Heart Will Go On,” as performed by Celine Dion.
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