Uma Thurman may have “nailed” her role as Arianna Huffington, Uber’s “first woman to sit on the board,” but she certainly doesn’t feel that way.
The actress stars as Huffington in “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber”, which tells the “fantastic story” of the ride-sharing company. READ MORE: Uma Thurman Says There Was ‘Real Thought’ About ‘Kill Bill Vol.
3’ Happening While appearing on “The Tonight Show”, Thurman spoke about the “intimidating” Greek accent she had to “practice a lot” to bring her character’s voice to life. “I worked on it really hard.
But, as you know, great comedians have nailed it and impersonated her better than I ever will, and I knew that too,” the actress told Jimmy Fallon. “I was trying to make sure I wasn’t making a parody of it.” Thurman put her “whole heart” into the project which involved meeting the “brilliant woman [Huffington]” in real life. “I have met her a bunch of times,” Thurman said, but, “I don’t know her well.
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