Actress Margot Robbie has revealed the rigorous casting process she underwent before being chosen for her role as Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

According to Robbie, Tarantino watched all of her previous performances, including her work on the Australian soap opera Neighbours and the short-lived ABC series Pan Am.

Robbie explained, “That’s the amazing thing about Quentin, his attention to detail.

“He watched everything I had done before we met, even Neighbours, even Pan Am, all of that.”

The actress went on to express her surprise when she learned that Tarantino had even watched her screen tests, but she praised the director for his thoroughness, saying, “He’s just so thorough like that, he’s really like detail-oriented.”

Despite her initial nervousness about Tarantino’s level of scrutiny, Robbie was ultimately cast as Tate, the real-life actress and model who was murdered by followers of Charles Manson in 1969.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which also stars Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, is set in the late 1960s and features multiple storylines that intersect with the Tate murders.

Robbie also revealed that, in addition to her role as Tate, she had the opportunity to reprise one of her earlier roles on Pan Am, playing a stewardess who appears briefly in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

“There’s a brief glimpse of a Pan Am stewardess in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and that is me,” said Robbie.

“And I got to dance, that was when I was being Sharon Tate on the Pan Am plane, but I actually played one of the Pan Am stewardesses, you just never saw my face.

“It was just my hands making a Bloody Mary for Leo, I think.”

Robbie’s experience of Tarantino’s meticulous casting process is not unique.

The director is known for his attention to detail and has been known to pore over an actor’s previous work before making a casting decision.

For example, before casting John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, Tarantino watched all of Travolta’s previous films and reportedly had the actor read scenes from his earlier movies during his audition.

Similarly, before casting Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, Tarantino had her watch several martial arts films and had her take months of training to prepare for the physically demanding role.

In an interview with GQ, Thurman described Tarantino’s approach to casting as “very specific” and said that the director had a clear vision of what he wanted for each role.

Tarantino’s meticulous casting process has been praised by actors who have worked with him, who say that his attention to detail and commitment to his vision make him a unique and rewarding director to work with.

Speaking about her experience working with Tarantino on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Robbie said, “He has this really incredible ability to create an environment on set that is simultaneously incredibly relaxed and incredibly focused.

He’s so passionate and so excited about what he’s doing, and that’s really infectious.”

Robbie’s performance as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was widely praised by critics, who called it a standout performance in a film filled with strong performances.

The film received multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won two awards for Best Supporting Actor (for Brad Pitt) and Best Production Design.

Despite the critical and commercial success of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it remains a controversial film, with some critics accusing Tarantino of glorifying violence and others accusing him of distorting history.

In particular, the film’s portrayal of Bruce Lee has been the subject of much debate, with Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee criticizing the film’s depiction of her father as “an arrogant asshole who was full of hot air.”

Tarantino has defended his portrayal of Bruce Lee, arguing that it was meant to be a caricature and not a realistic depiction of the martial arts legend.

In an interview with Deadline, Tarantino said, “Bruce Lee was kind of an arrogant guy. I didn’t just make a lot of that up. I heard him say things like that, to that effect. If people are saying, ‘Well, he never said he could beat up Muhammad Ali,’ well, yeah, he did.