SPOILER ALERT:The following story contains details from the plot ofBarbie.

BarbiesAmerica Ferrerahas offered new insights into her experience preparing to deliver a showstopping monologue from theWarner Brosfilms third act.

When the actress read the speech, she explained, it hit me as powerful and meaningful.

America Ferrera, ‘Barbie’ star

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But it also felt like this pivotal moment that I obviously didnt want to mess up.

There was a little bit of healthy pressure around it.

My big question was, okay, so how are we playing this?

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Am I playing this slightly humorously?

Am I trying to deliver it in a tone that still fits into the tone of Barbie Land?

Greta really didnt want that.

She wanted it to just sound like the truth.