“Mildred Pierce was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. The upside was Kate. She’s my favourite actress. The first time I met her, I started tearing up I was so emotional. It was a really big moment because I had so much love and admiration for her. She’s one of the strongest, bravest women I’ve met. She’s so confident and is so comfortable with her body; which makes her so beautiful. I had to appear completely nude and I was going to chicken out, but she really put the scene and that moment into perspective and she was right. I’m so glad I did it. She was waiting with a drink for me afterwards. A toast to my first full frontal. Not that I’m in a hurry to do it again…”

Todd Haynes and Evan Rachel Wood on-set of Mildred Pierce (2011)

(Source: fuckyeahdirectors)