Margot Robbie appears in a beachy feature for Vanity Fair. The above photo with puppies is adorable. Margot transformed into a dark brunette earlier this year for Z for Zachariah, and she’s now back to blonde. Thank goodness. She’s still pretty as a brunette but a knockout as a blonde. Margot’s been incredibly busy since she toured with Wolf of Wall Street for awards season. She’s worked on four films in the past year with co-stars including Ralph Fiennes, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Will Smith. Oh and she’s playing Jane to Alexander Skarsgard’s Tarzan, which must have been super fun.

This shoot is absolutely stunning, which is why I decided to cover the interview even though Margot isn’t scandalous. She seems very humble, and she talks about all the terrible jobs she had before acting happened. It’s impossible to dislike this woman, and here are some excerpts to prove it:

She doesn’t find herself attractive: “In my big group of girlfriends at home, I am definitely not the best-looking. I did not grow up feeling like I was particularly attractive. You should have seen me at 14, with braces and glasses, gangly and doing ballet! If I looked good in Wolf I cannot take full credit; it was because of hair extensions and makeup.”

Her work ethic: By the age of 10, Robbie was polishing cutlery at a restaurant and then advancing to “chopping vegetables and waitressing.” She worked as a housecleaner. “I’ve worked three jobs at a time. I worked in a pharmacy, an office, at a warehouse, did catering. I was always trying to save up money.” At 17, she moved to Melbourne. “I was sleeping on a mattress in a sh-tty apartment.” Her favorite job during her early Melbourne days was as a sandwich-maker at Subway. “I was really good at it! I make a mean Subway. The trick is to spread everything evenly out and cut it so well that there is never a bad bite.” Six months later, Subway hired Robbie for a commercial, and, she said, “I got paid like 20 times the amount I ever earned there.”

Chiwetal Ejiofor’s opinion: “Whilst she is truly very, very funny and enormously vibrant, Margot takes the ‘doing of it’ very seriously.”

Her hardest job: Neighbours was my initiation into the industry. It’s definitely the hardest job I’ve ever had; it was boot camp. I spent so long on it. I survived three years. I was carefully setting things up. I saved up enough to get me through three years unemployed.”

Aussie talent: “People ask me all the time what it is about Australia that produces so many big stars. Honestly, I believe it is a combination of things. Our education standards are quite high, but our industry is very limited. Yet we’re very aware of the industry. The logical step is to make a move to America. You don’t leave Australia unless you are passionate. Any Australian actor who comes to America is really committed. There are no dabblers–it’s all or nothing. If you’ve worked in Australia you can’t get away with bad behavior, like showing up late. We take our work ethic seriously. So maybe that’s why we have a good reputation.”

On tabloid rumors: “Everyone wants to link me up, make it seem like I have a thrilling love life. They tried to say Leo and I were a couple, too. Ideally, I’d want people to know nothing about my personal life. The truth is my love life is very dull. I’m in love with my job.”

On Scorsese: “Nobody else compares to Marty. I still pinch myself that I worked with this director who has been a pillar for decades and decades. I can’t believe it! It was one of the best times in my life! I’d sit down and have lunch on the set and think to myself, I’m getting paid to do this! It was insane!”

She’ll stay the same girl: “I will never sell my soul for a paycheck. I don’t need the money because I’m not extravagant. I share my house in London with five roommates. I take the Tube–it’s free entertainment! I intend to stay the exact same person I always was; my family and friends keep me grounded.”

[From Vanity Fair]

I hope Margot sticks to her guns and doesn’t ever sell her soul for a movie role. I’m sure Tarzan will be a cheeseball movie, but it’s worth it to swing from a vine with Skarsgard. It’s probably a fun movie and not some bombastic franchise like Transformers. I’ll be watching Margot’s career from afar, but I will stare at this shoot on and off for awhile. That face.

Photos courtesy of Vanity Fair