Actor Julia Garner (Ozark) has built a career out of shapeshifting. This summer, the Emmy-winning performer lands on the silver (surfer) screen with two major projects—The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the highly-anticipated horror film, Weapons.

At the top, we walk through the spine-tingling world of Zach Cregger’s new film (6:45 ), the Moleskine character journals she keeps for each role (9:22 ), and some lessons from her time in clown school (14:01 ). Then, she reflects on her ‘Noah Baumbach-like’ upbringing (22:27 ) and the influence of legendary actors Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, and Sharon Stone (23:15 ), who she credits for opening the doors in Hollywood that she has walked through (23:50 ).

On the back-half, Garner describes her transformative years making Ozark (30:03 ), the whirlwind three-week prep period to portray Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna (35:59 ), her comfort with discomfort (43:05 ), and how she remains open to growth in this next chapter (44:17 ).

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