I Care a Lot: Rosamund Pike Reveals the Significance of the Vape Pen

Rosamund Pike is so good at playing bad. Her work as Amy Dunne in David Fincher’s Gone Girl scored her a nomination for Best Actress and now she’s getting more awards season love for playing the duplicitous Marla Grayson in J Blakeson’s I Care a Lot on Netflix. Marla appears to, well, care a lot while working as a court-appointed guardian for folks in need when really, Marla is busy abusing the system behind the scenes. Marla targets elderly individuals to put in care facilities, whether they need to be there or not, so that she can take control of their assets.
Check out what Pike had to say about the similarities between Marla and Gone Girl's Amy Dunne, the significance behind Marla's vape pen, and more in this interview!
I Care a Lot is available to stream now on Netflix.
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[@lvill3633]

She played her character really well 🥺🙌

[@AuntieLux]

She's just a liiiiiittle bit TOO good at playing sociopathic women... Like the actress from Get Out....

[@damianstarks3338]

I know.

[@damianstarks3338]

@@AuntieLux agree with you 💯 on the first part of your comment and I too like the actress from get out she is stunning her name is Allison Williams.

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

She's so perfect.. and look at her partner

[@nonib5642]

rosamund pike plays a sociopath better than white skaterboys break women's hearts

[@Diamond_tip]

Lmao uh bye

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

That was cringe

[@sofi-vv1fr]

omg i forgot how british she sounds! also this interview was great i love it when the questions are actually good

[@HolandaChiquita]

I never felt like they asked the audience to root for Marla in any way. People are just so used to root for the main character. I really like that this was about a horrible person, and I'm glad how it ended although one would wish it was on a grander scale.

[@bearsaroundhere]

the ending was really weird, there was no retribution for the elderly, her partner can take her place, and the russian mafia probably doesn't care at all. it wasn't satisfying

[@sarahlevine2397]

@@bearsaroundhere I don't think it's supposed to be satisfying. Just supposed to be an original & thought-provoking story :)

[@bearsaroundhere]

@@sarahlevine2397 definitely original and thought provoking, but if they were going to kill her off anyways it's disappointing that they did it in such a half assed way. I actually switched the movie off during the news section at the end, then went and watched a video about it and saw she actually does die at the end. it didn't really change the film at all for me, the bad guys still won and there was no redemption

[@187onasimp]

The movie sucked. Stop trying to justify it.

[@thatguywhois]

@@sarahlevine2397 original? really?? have you seen layer cake?

[@BradVicious]

Holy shit, I had no idea she was British! That makes me love her even more. She's such an amazing actor.

[@rcordiner]

There are no protagonists in this film, which is kinda the point.

[@rgkong8783]

Protagonist doesn’t necessarily mean the good guy of the story, just the character that the project focuses on.

[@khalysamg8930]

Rosamund Pike is the protagonist

[@urielcastro1134]

I really liked this movie because exactly what pike said at the beginning. This movie doesn't ask for your sympathy. It doesn't try and make you feel for her. It just presents who she is and says this is her like her if you want. I like that. I love when we are given powerful, smart characters who are rutheless and bad ass with no remorse. I think its so cool and actually realistic to how people are.

[@sahkanoodo]

I was wondering about the vape pen!!! This is so interesting to know.

[@zebraunicorn2012]

I read the vaping as a sort of modern/female take on a male boss/baddie smoking a cigar, but the real reason is more interesting!

[@marchmarren2594]

i love this too!! also the whole “dragon lady” effect

[@TopFlightSecurity415]

she plays sadistic characters very well ..though i didnt really like the second half of this movie i loved her performance

[@goodflowh]

Oh no wonder, I kept thinking from the beginning what the opening speech was why she is ruthless. It felt like someone must have screwed her up pretty bad, so it was her vep business.

[@hestermarseille4989]

This is a really good interview, compliments to the interviewer!!!

[@budders9958]

She's not breaking the law? By colluding with a doctor to have someone declared unfit? That seems highly illegal.

[@xxxstar90dustxxxr]

It is not unfortunately. You have no idea what psychiatrists are up to all over the planet. Many of them, if not most, have a mentall illness and they enjoy the power that comes from making others dependable to them. This is how they get off.

[@GrabAnwalt]

@@xxxstar90dustxxxr It is absolutely illegal though :D Using your position of power to declare mentally fit people as unfit is abuse-of-power and doing it for personal gain is flat out corruption

[@xxxstar90dustxxxr]

@@GrabAnwalt It is extremely difficult to prove that a mental health professional has ulterior motives when she declares someone mentally unfit. Especially when she also abuses the person in order to confuse them and to traumatise them. It is very easy for a mental health professional who is evil to traumatise a patient. Anyone who is supposedly on their care willingly or not. You may not get that, but it is very easy. They are mental health professionals they know what to say, plus no matter how much you know that what they are saying isn’t correct it is still going to be traumatising and confusing. A lot of psychiatrists/ psychologists do that to their patients . Do you know any laws that protect those people? The professionals supposedly did what they did because they know better. And they will say that the person isn’t well and misunderstood their intentions.

[@GrabAnwalt]

@@xxxstar90dustxxxr Mate, just because something is difficult to prove doesn't mean it isn't illegal. Yes, it is easy for mental health professionals to manipulate patients or documents. But in this movie, we are explicitly shown that they manipulate reports. And that, however hard it is to prove, makes it illegal. This does mean, the actresses words are objectively wrong

[@xxxstar90dustxxxr]

@@GrabAnwalt Nobody knows anything about the documents and nobody will ever know. And even if they did know about the documents it doesn’t prove that she did ALL the rest. It doesn’t even prove that she loves taking advantage of people and that she is a sociopath. She has that mental health professional coverage that it makes it very hard to prove what she really is. She will say something that will make it even harder to prove anything IF anyone even suspected her of being evil. I have been taken advantage and traumatised by a therapist. When I talk about it there are some people who don’t get it. They think that the therapist was trying to help and she was just not right for me. That is not the case. Also look at doctor Phill and the scandal with the ranch. He is just saying that he did not know. He most probably does it on purpose without carrying. Have you notice how he talks to people? Have you even notice that he talks to his “patients” on the show as if he is god? I doubt it. He tries to make them and the audience believe that they have a problem and that he genuinely wants to help. That is not the case, if anything he traumatises the person when he tries to “help” (a.k.a makes them believe that they have a problem. Many of them don’t have a problem.). Have you noticed?

[@pteromalid]

I loved Ms. Pike's portrayal of Marla. I hated Marla throughout the entire movie; I never rooted for her. She was great as always, and the film is good with a great cast.

[@biancanera]

SPOILER - and did you like that she died at the end?

[@pteromalid]

I am glad they resolved the conflict between Marla and the angry son.

[@Diamond_tip]

I didn’t think of Amy at all while watching the movie it’s two distinguished characters and I’m in awe.. very brilliant

[@yohaneswicked5778]

No matter what character she brought i always pray that she wouldn't get caught because she is the true definition of badass genius woman. She played her character really well

[@daftpunk9766]

Excellent and beautiful actress!!🙂👍

[@megiddo7664]

Ok I knew she was an amazing actress, but I didn’t know she was British…. Her acting skills are way more than amazing

[@MaikasCooking]

I need a sequel with her. She's not dead. I hate the ending if she is.

[@IDKJEJEHRBEHEH]

She gets paralyzed by the shooting and thrown in prison in my dream sequel

[@mollie.28.15]

Did you not see all that blood and where she got shot?

[@yosoybalta]

Amazing interview

[@Angelica_h023]

Very good questions and answers 💖 Thanks

[@MacMittenz310]

why is that information taken out of the movie?!?!?!?

[@jyaamaya7895]

amazing actress rosamund great as ever! excellent performance.! 🔥🙌🏻

[@Huffy1001]

Rosamund Pike is beautiful, a great Actress. I had to turn 'I Care A Lot' off the first time I watched it I thought it was a bit scary and close to home, great role though x 👍

[@dannydoyle8731]

what? I thought she was brilliant in making me root AGAINST her character the whole way, I wished her character rekt! lol

[@beatriz-ir5fw]

I had no idea she was british and I've watched 3 of her movies

[@jayurban8282]

Our mother/family was under attack from a predatory bank and their attorneys. This actually happens in the USA.

[@natasha.ixtlan]

Wow that vape backstory definitely makes sense. LOVE IT !

[@stevecarter8810]

The place she goes after fake vaping at 4:24 is frightening to me

[@carsonyou3322]

why didn’t they make her vape business back story known in the movie? it would have made more sense why she was so ruthless and people would be able to understand her motive more. it would have added so much to the movie wtf

[@pteromalid]

I think most actors create a back story for their character as a tool to help them enrich the way they portray the character. I know some actors assign an action verb to each line of dialogue or action on stage as a tool to help them deliver a better performance. I believe these back stories are created by the actors and maybe directors get involved also. If major characters' back stories were added to scripts, movies would have to be longer, or plot in the script would have to be edited out. This is just my thoughts on how to answer your good question, and I may be wrong. No hostility or trolling went into my reply. Peace.

[@ethandram]

It was in the script, but they cut it to make it a tighter movie

[@RaveXmusic]

Love Rosey Pike & P Nemmi ❤️

[@BenjaminIstvanCseko]

"Of course you do! You all do!" :D :D

[@PerezRuthie]

Rosamund is so fine

[@ajl0426]

We went into the disableds and I bumped into her again!

[@donnasloane9031]

YOU ARE GREAT GREAT GREAT!....Award..not surprising. Congrats!

[@damianstarks3338]

Great interview I love this actress.

[@eunhyegrace4107]

I better watch all her movies.. she is the best actress...

[@haruejules]

I think Marla is the more mature version of Suzanne Stone (to Die For) and the less lethal version of Bridget Gregory (the Last Seduction). The interview should have mentioned these roles and movies rather than Gone Girl!

[@ImaginaryMdA]

I loved this movie so much.

[@franklinsantillan17]

Very good actress . Very talented

[@elmermason2185]

I liked her no matter what role she's portraying. She just gives justice on it. Mwuahh...

[@merelmagalicox]

Im here for Dragon Pike

[@Carfeu]

She’s a queen

[@iamanomas]

The same loopholes exist in Canadian law.

[@stevehoffmaster3361]

2 hours of my life I'll never get back

[@elizabethgarrell9804]

What kind of vape pen was it? Priorities.

[@poisonapple3434]

same question eversince I watched the movie a few weeks ago loll

[@nerdanalog1707]

It's the Nunchaku kit by Uwell. A bit dated.

[@elizabethgarrell9804]

@@nerdanalog1707 thank you! I am dated as well. 🥴

[@lasagnadelrey254]

I didn't know that she is British 😭😭

[@davidanthonystone5165]

Brava

[@aaronwesley286]

"Not doing anything illegal." Perjury and bribery is unlawful, what are you talking about

[@shahsomeproductions2888]

"She gets hurt way more than she hurts..." Are you kidding me?? Marla is an absolutely despicable character who preys on the old and destroys countless lives. She is entirely unsympathetic as a character.

[@nerdanalog1707]

Physically, yes, "she gets hurt way more than she hurts" Never once does she use a gun, even though at one point she had 2 (from the boss' bodyguards). She easily could have killed people, yet never attempts to. She doesn't blow up an apartment. The only weapons she uses are a taser and a needle with some sort of anaesthetic. As for the mental abuse, she does prey on the elderly. But seriously, if I were to be put in a nursing home, the one we see is incredible. They have video games, large gorgeous room, tai chi... I've worked in many nursing homes, never seen that kind of service before. Don't get me wrong, she is a wretched human being, but I do find the movie manipulative in seeing her even worse than she is.

[@trinhtuyet4706]

I love her

[@craigmartin5939]

Rosamund can be a sociopath and stalk me anytime.

[@obellp]

vert important

[@adrianbilly5158]

She must role a Marvel characther in the future.....

[@nilsonmouramessias2513]

Deusa!

[@obellp]

WAIT SHES BRITISH

[@kitchiebatucan2672]

Wtff this is so weird she actually speaks in a British accent 😭😭

[@curtisbme]

We hated her more for that #$@3 vape pen than for ripping off the elderly. Perhaps because the thing was comically large and she was being extra obnoxious with it. Not sure how but vapers have made themselves even more obnoxious than usual reeking smokers.

[@milliesaysokboomer]

😂😂😂

[@sarahbrinley7501]

Claiming a taser is not really a weapon is really ignorant.

[@brieshay8204]

Is that all you got from this?

[@a.a9021]

When did she say a taser is not really a weapon?

[@neurway4048]

Ngl the vape pen thing is kinda cringe

[@thehairiestloverofall6023]

She was awesome

[@youmils03swagger]

I had no fucking idea she had an accent. Weird!

[@pepegarcia1877]

Rosamund’s suppers, as always. Though I don’t agree with her saying that America has a loophole in its system. The system actually works , it’s just because of people like the one she interprets that abuse it.

[@animalmania2381]

If it can be abused this badly then there are some issues that need to be safe guarded against. Therefore I'd say there are some loopholes, like the emergency hearing that didn't even notify the elderly person to give them the option of making an appearance.

[@josephsmeall4745]

*I Care A Lot* was obviously produced for the demographic of Gone Girl viewers who seethed that Amazing Amy never finally got what she deserved.

[@lexandersantana8089]

Why can a British actress fake American accent yet faking a Chinese/Japanese/Korean accent is unacceptable?

[@savysasa-yourfriendlyaccou1978]

That's because a lot times, it's done as a satire or "jokes".

[@animalmania2381]

Asian American and Asian British actors do fake those accents sometimes in films.

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

"Why can a White British actress play a White American character, yet for a White actor to play an Asian character is unacceptable?" * facepalm * SERIOUSLY?!?

[@feebee6810]

it's fine to play different nationalities but not different races, an actor can play a Japanese citizen of their race but they can't just play an Asian character if their not asian, or any race other than theirs

[@IDKJEJEHRBEHEH]

Nobody was rooting for her lol

[@kichan3353]

Jeez that movie is like a dumb cartoon

[@seu6238]

This was a badly written film. No matter how they frame it, it was horrible.

[@alexhu765]

This was the worst movie I have seen so far

[@dankazama09]

Pretentious writing. Plot armor. Plot holes. Seriously are you rooting for people who kidnap and stole from old people because they are lesbien?

[@neurway4048]

The moment when she’s been kidnapped & doesn’t feel any fear is when I stop watching

[@xx3uddhaxx]

I could relate to her character as a jaded individual. I was glued to my seat watching. She reminded me of my Ex fiancée, cold and cunning. Her character is a example of the harsh realities of the world a reminder that society as a whole is just a human construct that isn’t real. Trump rise to power is one recent example. The 1% views the world as a means and everyone in it. Honestly I viewed this film as if it was a parody of Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince”. A great read btw. Cheers!

[@julia-xd8vo]

The first act of the film was wonderful, not so much the rest, but I enjoyed it for what it was.

[@a.blackwater3076]

I think you are oversimplifiying the situation very much