Saoirse Ronan Discusses Playing a Queen for the First Time!

Saoirse Ronan looks stunning for W Magazine‘s Best Performances portfolio, which is part of the brand’s Volume 1, 2019 issue, out now.

Here’s what the 24-year-old Lady Bird star had to say…

On Mary Queen of Scots: “This is the first time I’ve played any queen or monarch. Mary had to hold herself in a certain way when she was presenting herself at court, but when she was on her own, in her intimate quarters, she was quite different.

On how she felt taking on the role: “I began to feel like a bit of a boss. A boss queen!”

On learning royal skills: “Yes, I learned to ride. My horse in the film was also Wonder Woman’s horse—his name is Prince, and he is the biggest diva I’ve ever met. Prince doesn’t do anything for anyone, especially me, and had a nervous cough that you’d hear right before we’d do a take. Everything I did was for that horse, just to get his approval.”

For more from Saoirse, visit WMagazine.com.