INTERVIEW
each other and ourselves as to what it is to be a perfect mum. It’s impossible.”
Although the script was lauded by the female cast, they were all encouraged to hone lines.
“The jokes were always there, and Jon always had lists of one-liners that he would throw out at any given time to any one of us,” notes Mila, who’s also starred in Friends With Benefits and Black Swan, and is known for voicing Meg in long-running animated series Family Guy.
“That being said, they were also keen on making it sound conversational and not like somebody sat down and wrote it in front of a computer. Ultimately, every line was reworked a little bit to make it seem natural.”
Her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, has already seen the movie.
“He genuinely loved it, he laughed a lot and he got teary-eyed. The humour is not just female-based, it’s universal,” says Mila, who’s currently pregnant with their second child, a younger sibling for daughter Wyatt who turns two in October.
On whether the tot’s picked up any of her mum’s traits, laughing, Mila blurts: “I hope she’s better than I am in every single way! She’s funny, I’ll tell you that much. She’s a very funny kid.”
Kathryn, who has two children with the actor Ethan Sandler, sees familiar attributes in both her offspring.
“My daughter has totally got a performer in there. It’s hilarious. And my son is so sensitive. We keep calling him our little melancholy Dane. He’s kind of quiet, long blonde hair, a little bit of a science nerd.”
She recognises that motherhood has given her a new-found assertiveness with regards to her career.
“I feel so much more confident since having children. And it’s because I think I have less time to be precious about it [acting].”
Mila agrees, adding: “My priorities shifted when I decided to start a family. I think I became incredibly selfless. Knowing I was going to have a baby made me think, ‘I know I have to give up so much of myself and I’m happy to do that’. It also makes you pick projects differently.
“In my 20s, I had nothing to lose, and all of a sudden I had a husband and a child. I was like, ‘This is not worth it; I want to be home with my family’.” Bad Moms is in cinemas now