Leon explained, “I got a text right after from Spike that was like, ’I found the perfect person. “My agents called me after and asked how it went and I said, ‘Either he thinks I’m an absolute psychopath, and am just bananas, or this is going to work out.’ It turns out, Spike both thought I was a psychopath and I would work out.” Then I get up and he’s like, ‘Nice to meet you.’ I’m like, ‘You too,’” says Qualley. “During it, he was saying things like, ‘Now you’re a vampire, now your arm is trying to attack you, and you’re eating your pinky.’ I’m crawling on his floor, jumping on his chairs, it’s winter and I’ve got a turtleneck and stockings on and by the end, I’m drenched in sweat and out of breath. I dance like a psychopath for about an hour, literally until his phone dies. He plays the song and is like, ‘Okay, want to improvise?’ He records it on his iPhone. He gives me a vague idea of the story and concept. ![]() We sit down and talk, I filibuster while I try to calm myself and tell him bizarre anecdotes about my father that have nothing to do with why I’m there. I’m terribly nervous because I’m such a massive fan. “I get to Spike’s apartment and he’s there. Speaking at a dinner thrown by Kenzo designers Humberto Leon and Carol Lim to celebrate the new Kenzo World Intense perfume, Qualley and Leon recalled the making of the unique movie, which has been watched over 6 million times. “The only note I got from my agent was that they wanted me to dance like a tree,” said Leftovers actress Margaret Qualley, star of the original, viral Jonze-directed Kenzo World perfume ad, which featured her dancing and contorting her limbs with a back-bending frenzy. ![]() Photo: Sam Deitch/BFA.com/Sam Deitch/BFA.comĭo you remember when you had to play a tree in your grade-school play? Some of that performance experience might come in handy if you’re ever auditioning for Spike Jonze. Carol Lim, Margaret Qualley, and Humberto Leon.
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