Selena Gomez approaches acting work as a studious process where she immerses herself completely in the character and learning requirements.

“I tend to want to just immerse myself in it completely and specifically for Amelia Perez that was an entire different language for me”

Saoirse Ronan believes an actor's approach to period roles should involve educating oneself on the historical context but ultimately focusing on humanizing the character for a contemporary audience.

“you need to become aware of it and expose yourself to it and educate yourself in it but then I've always found that it's so important to just embody who the person is and I've always wanted to play them as if you could meet them now and relate to them now”