Lily Collins, 33, stars in filmmaker McDowell’s latest Netflix film Windfall, and she admitted on CBS Mornings Tuesday that she sometimes forgot her significant other was directing her because she was so engrossed in the production.

“Weirdly, there were moments when I forgot that we were together, because the way in which he directs, he such a communicative and collaborative director that is all about how the actor feels and grounding it in truth and someone that you feel very safe with in an environment where you’re the most vulnerable,” she explained. “That’s what you want in a life partner and it is what you want as an actor in your director.”

“He treats everyone the same, and there were very few of us in the cast so we all had a very intimate, collaborative experience that sometimes I would forget that it was my Charlie as opposed to Charlie-my-director,” continued Collins. “It was so fun.”

Check out here!

Advertisement

For her new movie, “Windfall,” @lilycollins was directed by her real-life partner, Charlie McDowell.

She says they worked well together because he “creatively believes in me, sometimes more than I believe in myself.” pic.twitter.com/F9miZbJm0n

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) March 22, 2022

Collins credited McDowell for believing in her, in response to the acclaim she’s received for her performance.

“I honestly attest so much of it to Charlie,” said the Emily in Paris star. “There’s something very specific that he saw in all of us, we all play against type. But for me specifically that he saw in me and he got out of me that I haven’t been able to do. [He] creatively believes in me sometimes maybe more than I believe in myself.”

“Again, as a spouse and a director, you want that person to say, ‘No, you can do this,’ and push you creatively,” she added.