Scarlett Johansson On How Parenting Was 'Helpful' In 'Jojo Rabbit' ｜ PeopleTV ｜ Entertainment Weekly

He's a great kid. He's a rotten kid. He's a totally rotten kid. I think it's, you know, it's a parent's job to protect their kids. And, you know, I think that by not involving Roman's character in the reality of what's going on at home, you know, I think it's basically, I'm keeping him alive that way. And, of course, had, you know, I've never had a child in film before, and then this year I made two films, and I have kids that are, like, suddenly, like, 10, 11 years old. And so, yeah, I became kind of like an instant parent. But I think, you know, for actors, of course, there's all different ways of getting yourself to where you need to go. Being a parent myself was just invaluably helpful to me. It was just incredibly helpful. I had a sort of kind of empathy for, you know, for Ruthie's plight, that I may not have had the same insight otherwise. So, yeah, it was, you know, she was just a joy to play. She's a very warm, warm, lovable, you know, character that I think is, just felt very comfy to me. And I wanted that to come across, that she was just comfortable and kind of sugary and warm.