Before you go, I have to say how much I love that Important Flowers is releasing a paper planner.
That makes me so happy because I can’t function without mine. I have to see my week visually, on paper—and it has to be horizontal. One of the first things I asked Mack was if I could make a planner exactly how I’ve always wanted to make one, and on really pretty paper.
What do you think a planner should ideally look like?
I used one from Moleskin but it felt slightly serious. And there were pages between the weeks, which really threw me off. This one from my imprint is my ideal planner. It has a little section in the back to keep notes of movies you wanna see and hotels you wanna stay at. I don’t know how many people will like it, but a planner is something that you use every day, so I thought it should look and feel beautiful.
Do you have other ideas for what you’d like your imprint to publish down the line?
Nothing quite tangible yet. I love flipping through old magazines and looking at all the old advertisements, so Joseph and I have talked about doing a book of vintage ads from the ’70s and ’80s.
Important Flowers aside, are you working on anything else at the moment?
I am in the very early stages of something, but I got distracted with making books. One of my goals for the new year is to get back to writing.
Even if you can’t tell me any details, do you have a general idea of what you think you want your next movie to be?
I do. I have the beginning figured out, but I don’t quite know where it’s going yet and if it’ll turn into something. But I’m excited about it.
When we spoke for the anniversary of Marie Antoinette, you mentioned that your mother shot over 120 hours of BTS footage. I’m curious if you’ve sorted through much of that, and whether you might ever turn it into a documentary?
We’re just getting started on that and trying to sort through that footage. I’ve only looked at a little bit of it, but so much of it is focused on the costumes and the flowers and the food and the sets. I’m trying to shape it into something tangible. I just hope the footage isn’t too embarrassing. There’s a lot of me at work, but it’s mostly about the costumes and how it feels to be on set. I’m hoping we can maybe get that ready for the next anniversary, in 2026.
