Scarlett Johansson spoke candidly about her storied acting career and the growing ‘trend’ of politically correct casting in a revealing new cover story for As If magazine.

The 34-year-old award winning actress stunned in a retro inspired shoot for the outlet for its spring/summer 2019 issue, on newsstands now.

Art director and interviewer David Salle collaborated with Peter Hidalgo to create three collectible limited edition dresses that inspired the mod vibe of the shoot.

Bombshell: Scarlett Johansson spoke candidly about her storied acting career and the growing ‘trend’ of politically correct casting in a revealing new cover story for As If magazine.

A true lover of her art, the stunner pulled a variety of faces and poses showing her emotional range in the stunning ensembles.

If acting paid next to nothing, she revealed, she would still be happy to do it for a living.

Stunning: Art director and interviewer David Salle collaborated with Peter Hidalgo to create three collectible limited edition dresses that inspired the mod vibe of the shoot

Custom! Scarlett looked amazing in one of the custom dresses

‘It’s definitely a wonderful job to have and being satisfied with my job puts my lifestyle second on my priority list,’ Scarlett said.

She admitted, however, that she enjoys the glitzy lifestyle the career affords her.

‘But, the actual reality is that acting is very lucrative, and most of the time I can go to a restaurant without a reservation. That is the biggest perk.’

While the tone of the shoot was decidedly fun and spunky, the star managed to get serious about her acting career in the interview.

Truth teller: If acting paid her next to nothing, Scarlett said she would still happily do the job

Opening up: The 34-year-old was candid about the good and the bad in her industry

She recalled a particularly tough time with director Jonathan Glazer while shooting Under the Skin where she was distraught about his behavior.

‘[My] character was wet all the time because I spent a big portion of the film outside and it was raining and snowing,’ she explained. ‘In between takes the costume director would give me a warming jacket because I’m sure she saw I was turning blue.’

Glazer instructed the the costume director to stop giving her the creature comfort.

‘I remember looking at Jonathan and shooting him daggers with my eyes while thinking, I’m going to kill you,’ she laughed.

Rough times: Director Jonathan Glazer once instructed the the costume director to stop Scarlett a warm jacket in between takes to make sure she was feeling the cold

‘If I wanted to decide to be wet and cold in order to feel wet and cold I’ll make that choice myself, you know? But, sometimes directors imagine that they can do something like that.’

‘I know how to pretend that I’m cold. I can pretend that I can’t feel my feet or toes,’ the actress continued. ‘If I wanted to decide to be wet and cold in order to feel wet and cold I’ll make that choice myself, you know? But, sometimes directors imagine that they can do something like that.’

The Tony winner noted that the landscape in her industry has changed quite a bit since she began as a child actor.

Recently Scarlett not-so-gracefully bowed out of an upcoming project as a trans character following significant backlash that the role wasn’t given to a trans actor.

At first the star dug in her heels and refused to give up the role but in time, the pressure got so intense that she relinquished the role.

Drama: Recently Scarlett not-so-gracefully bowed out of an upcoming project as a trans character following significant backlash that the role wasn’t given to a trans actor.

Touchy topic: She addressed was she called the ‘political correctness’ in casting without directly mentioning her controversial casting in Rub & Tug

She addressed was she called the ‘political correctness’ in casting without directly mentioning her controversial casting in Rub & Tug.

‘You know, as an actor I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job,’ she said point blank.

She continued: ‘I feel like it’s a trend in my business and it needs to happen for various social reasons, yet there are times it does get uncomfortable when it affects the art because I feel art should be free of restrictions.’

‘I think society would be more connected if we just allowed others to have their own feelings and not expect everyone to feel the way we do.’

‘You know, as an actor I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job,’ she said point blank.

‘I feel like it’s a trend in my business and it needs to happen for various social reasons, yet there are times it does get uncomfortable when it affects the art because I feel art should be free of restrictions.’

The star, who has been in the industry for much of her life, went on to explain that as someone in front of the camera, she rarely ends up with the movie she thought she was making.

The end product that hits theaters is ‘usually different from the movie I thought I was making. It’s very rare that it’s what I thought I was making. Sometimes it’s devastating, and sometimes it’s a pleasant surprise.’

Additionally, how she approaches a role or character is often different than how viewers interpret it.

Referring to one of her most famous roles in Lost in Translation, she said that most people think it’s about a stranger in a strange land.

Always a surprise: The star, who has been in the industry for much of her life, went on to explain that as someone in front of the camera, she rarely ends up with the movie she thought she was making

‘To me, Lost in Translation was so specific to a young woman experiencing her loss of innocence, and her profound relationship with a stranger made the experience transformative.

‘To me, the film was so much more about the relationship the between my character and Bill Murray’s character than being in a foreign land.

‘The fact that she was in a place alien to her made it possible for her to get a perspective on her life that she wouldn’t have had in her own familiar surroundings and being suffocated by the expectations of those around her.

‘To me, Lost in Translation was so specific to a young woman experiencing her loss of innocence, and her profound relationship with a stranger made the experience transformative.’

‘The opportunity to collaborate with the immensely talented actress Scarlett Johansson and celebrated post-modern artist David Salle elevated the standard celebrity shoot into an extraordinary creative partnership,’  said Editor in Chief of As If Magazine & Photographer Tatijana Shoan.

‘Scarlett’s enthusiasm to embark on this unique project directed by David’s incomparable vision made my job as photographer a coveted one!

‘The result is a spellbinding art-meets-fashion editorial depicting Scarlett living within Salle’s paintings, which further culminated into limited-edition, collectible must-have dresses destined to become future museum pieces.