Luxembourgish actress Vicky Krieps can hold her own. Her breakout performance, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, wasn’t just dazzling; it proved she could go toe-to-toe with her three-time Academy Award–winning co-star, Daniel Day-Lewis. Her later turn as the mythic Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) in Corsage was just as commanding, earning her the European Film Award for Best Actress. She now swaps a chilling modiste and a self-destructive royal for the warm yet rebellious, pink-haired daughter in the triptych comedy Father Mother Sister Brother, also starring Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver. To celebrate the film’s release, Krieps shares her key components to the good life. —Carolina de Armas
Airport: Thessaloniki Airport.
App: Camera.
Bedtime: 10:00 p.m.
Birthday: Friends plus greenery.
Breakfast, weekday: Muesli.
Breakfast, weekend: Pancakes.
Car: A 1970s red Mercedes.
Cocktail: Tiki!
Cocktail appetizer: Nuts.
Couple: Fun.
Date: Sex.
Diet: Green juice.
Dinner, weekday: Lasagna.
Dinner, weekend: Barbecue.
Disguise: Clown.
Dress: Silk.
Enemy: Phone.
Escape: Seaside.
President: Nelson Mandela.
Friend: Music.
Good-bye: Hugs.
Indulgence: Chocolate.
Jacket: Vintage.
Lunch, Weekday: Salad.
Lunch, weekend: Sunday roast.
Movie: Silent.
Pair of pants: Wool.
Pair of shoes: Leather.
Podcast: None.
Ride: Horse.
Saying: Leonard Cohen’s “If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day.”
Singer: Joni Mitchell.
Street: Rue du Souffle, in Paris.
Time of day: Morning.
Toast: Buckwheat, dipped in coffee.
View: Sea.
Wake-up time: 7:00 A.M.
Weekend bag: Empty.
Works of art: Klimt’s drawings on paper.
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: “The Passenger,” by Iggy Pop.
Vicky’s Essentials
