Margot Robbie Took 3 Shots of Tequila Before Filming a ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Scene
Acclaimed actor Margot Robbie was once an Australian soap opera regular until she moved to Hollywood and became a star.
Her first blockbuster movie was with director Martin Scorsese in The Wolf of Wall Street, where she played the second wife of Jordan Belfort, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
During filming, she was asked to do things she had never done before but took it all in stride, with a little help from a bottle of tequila. Robbie is now a staple of the entertainment industry and is not afraid to take on any challenge.
‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ had some challenging scenes
During the filming of The Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie’s character Naomi needed to stand completely naked in a doorway.
According to Her Moments, Robbie could have shot the scene wearing a robe, but the actor insisted on staying naked. She felt that the character would not have had a problem standing in front of everyone nude, and she wanted to be true to her role.
With this being one of the first scenes that she filmed with Scorsese, her nerves got the better of her.
How Margot Robbie calmed her nerves for the infamous scene
In an interview with The New York Times, Robbie revealed how nervous she was to film the nude scene in the doorway.
“And I was petrified. I’d come to work that morning and I was shaking, so scared, like, ‘I can’t do this,'” she said.
Robbie knew she was going to have to find the courage to pull off the infamous scene. Despite it being 9 a.m., an unidentified crew member sensed the tension on the set and handed her a flask of tequila.
“I did three shots of tequila and then took my clothes off and did the scene, and I was fine. It really helped stop my hands shaking and gave me a little boost of confidence,” Robbie admitted.
Robbie hilariously concluded her interview with The New York Times by saying, “Acting 101: three shots of tequila, and you’ll be fine.”
Margot Robbie was always going to be a star
According to IMDb, Robbie was born and raised on the Gold Coast of Australia and she rose to fame following The Wolf of Wall Street. She was nominated by MTV in 2013 for a Breakthrough Performance Movie Award for her role as Naomi Lapaglia in the Oscar-nominated film.
Not wanting to be known as a blonde bombshell that could only portray characters with sex appeal, she decided to take on several diverse roles. She channeled Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and appeared alongside Will Smith in Focus.
Robbie played Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan, and in 2017 was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in I, Tonya.
The budding tattoo artist and self-proclaimed farm girl trained for six months to prepare for her best-known role as Harley Quinn in the 2016 blockbuster Suicide Squad. In 2020, she carried the sequel Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey and she reprised the role in the 2021 film The Suicide Squad.
Robbie will star in the highly-anticipated film Barbie, which is directed by Greta Gerwig, in 2023.
