It’s okay to be a Bad Mom

What made you sign up for Bad Moms?

I liked the script. I wanted to do something I could relate to. The idea of an ensemble also appealed to me. I didn’t want to be isolated and I wanted to do something fun.

Tell us something about your character Amy.

She had a baby at 19 and another one at 20, and has had to hustle ever since to make it work. Everybody can relate to that in some form. You strive for everything to be perfect and forget that the messy parts of life are what make life happen.

Your favourite character in the movie?

She’s the glue that holds us all together. My character doesn’t really know where she stands in life. Kiki is quiet and shy – and to watch Kristen Bell, who’s so strong and feisty, be meek is really comical. But Carla? She’s loud and amazing and takes life head on.

Who is a bad mom?

A bad mom, within the film’s parameters, would give her kid processed foods. Her kid would probably not wear organic clothing and might not shower every day. A bad mom’s kid would watch one hour too much television and not speak three languages. Her kid would sometimes have to wait for her to pick him up from school. I’ll tell you really proudly that my mom has done all those things and I’m still alive. And I love her. So clearly, it’s okay.

How was the experience shooting Bad Moms?

It felt like the fastest shoot I’ve ever done in my life. I’m actually still sad about it (coming to an end) and I very rarely get actually sad when finishing a movie.

Tell us about the one mistake you made as a mom?

You have to pack all this stuff up in anticipation of everything going horribly wrong with the first baby. And I was like, ‘I did it.’ I put her in the car. I high-five myself. I was driving down the 101, I was like ‘Oh my God, I’m doing really good today. She was being really quiet, and then looked in the rear view mirror to make sure everything’s okay, And I look, and she’s happy as can be, but just not nearly strapped in. I turned white.

A message you would like to give to all the moms out there?

The message is that there are endless ways to do it. However your gut is telling you to do it that is what’s right. It’s a unifying message that we all feel frazzled, we all feel overworked and terrified we’re messing up our little humans. That’s the beauty of this entire movie — it’s like moms in solidarity.