What can you tell us about the film?
Bad things happen at the end.
It’s like “Election,” “Wild Things” …
It’s a little bit of all of it, but it’s very ’90s filled.
Some bad things happen.
I kill a few people.
I don’t even know if I can say that.
But it’s the genre I love to play in.
It’s nice to play that and confuse the audience a little bit because she’s the anti-hero.
You love to hate her, but that’s all the characters I play.
What drew you to the project?
But it boils down to the script for me.
In my early career, I probably said yes to projects just because I wanted to work.
Like, “Am I willing to go there?”
Because I don’t ever want to do something in a half measure.
I have to give it everything I’ve got.
“Can I give that?
Is it the right character for me to play, and is the script good?”
Again, back in the day, I just wanted to work.
Now, I want to work with good people.
Time is a commodity.
I’m away from my kids when I leave for long periods of time.
Then I’ve done things like “Hannah Montana,” which is over-the-top comedy.
So it’s like being able to do a little bit of both.
For what we got to do in 15 days, we were able to do something pretty special.
The creativity of acting
What did you enjoy most about working on this film?
A lot of the takes, I just went for it.
I gave so many different versions of what was on the page and what I was able to play.
There are a lot of emotional scenes.
She worked with me to get the best performance, and you don’t always get that on set.
That was probably my favorite part.
Could you expand on getting into your flow when acting?
You don’t know how long you’ve been sitting there.
It could be five minutes or three hours; you could’t stop.
You have to keep going because it feels so good.
Flow, to me, is when you’re in your state of purpose and nothing else matters …
I spend a lot of time trying to find it.
Does this ever come into play when portraying a character?
I have two daughters.
Biologically, Phoenix is an age where she has to start to move away from me.
Playing with those themes and those ideas was interesting to me.
I knew I was going to have to go there for this film.
I don’t do things half-measured, so I knew it wasn’t going to feel good.
We have Alicia Silverstone coming on.
We have Rachel Bilson coming on, Naomi Watts.
Ali Fedotowsky-Manno … We had Meghan King with “Housewives.”
We’ve got Heather Dubrow coming on.
She’s talking about her children.
A lot of them are in the LGBT community.
Going to be talking about that coming up …
It’s grown into something pretty special.
Are there any guests or interviews you were particularly excited about or that especially stood out to you?
You never know what you’re going to get with a podcast.
I’m sure you feel the same with an interview.
Sometimes the ones that you don’t think are going to surprise you really do.
Because it’s such a safe space, we have some meaningful, vulnerable conversations.
It’s actually changed me.
Advocating for women and mental health
You’re also a champion for women on your podcast.
Was there a particular situation in your life that propelled you to stand up?
[I] had a very typical upbringing.
I never want my children to feel that.
I have two little girls.
I’ve always felt like women are a little bit of the underdog.
We have been taught to pit ourselves against each other because there are not enough spots.
Which do you enjoy the most or is your first love?
Acting is my first love.
It’s what I’ve been doing for the last 22 years.
So acting is my first love, but a close second is directing.
My mom was a director in South Africa.
I love moving pictures.
I love photography, the photographic element to making movies.
I love working with people.
So [it’s] definitely that first, but again, it’s all intertwined.
It’s all in the same realm.
That’s my purpose.
What else might you want to conquer that you have yet to?
Some personal side enjoyments I have.
I’d love to have a photographic showing.
I’d love to get more into my art.
I would love to direct more.
It’s a hard thing.
For me, it’s this middle ground of protection and providing, and what does that look like?
I feel like I could protect them better in Australia.
I feel like I could provide for them more in America.
It’s trying to find some kind of middle ground where everyone feels safe.
What other projects do you have in the works?
you could always watch “Pretty Little Liars” on HBO right now.
It got sold again, so it’s definitely still out there, which is awesome.
I have a ton of movies still replaying.
I’m shooting two movies in New Zealand in June …
I kill people, too, in that.
I kill a lot of people in these movies.
But that should be somewhere soon I’m excited.
“Blood, Sweat, and Cheer,” inspired by real events, premieres April 15 on Tubi.
Tammin’s podcast, “Women on Top,” is also back for a new season.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
