Scarlett Johansson spoke candidly about her family relying on welfare as a child during Thursday’s episode of Inside The Actors Studio.

The 32-year-old actress told host James Lipton, 90, about enduring ‘a lot of trauma’ growing up as a child in New York City.

‘We were living on welfare, we were on food stamps. My parents were raising four kids in a low-income household in Manhattan. So, it was a lot,’ Johansson said.

Childhood trauma: Scarlett Johansson talked about her family relying on welfare as a child during an appearance Thursday on Inside The Actors Studio

The actress said her parents divorced when she was age 13 and her mother Melanie moved to California while she and her twin brother Hunter stayed in New York with their father Karsten.

‘My mom tried to be as much as a buffer as possible with that experience,’ Johansson said.

‘But by the time my twin brother and I came around, I think my parents’ marriage, it had a lot of strain,’ she said.

Lipton, whose right arm was in a sling following recent surgery, talked to the actress about her early work in The Horse Whisperer directed by and starring Robert Redford, her Woody Allen films and finding success on Broadway.

Fan favorite: The 32-year-old actress received a standing ovation upon her entrance

Recent surgery: James Lipton, 90, interviewed Scarlett with his right arm in a sling following recent surgery

Family portrait: Scarlett was shown in a photo as a child with her twin brother Hunter and parents

Look alike: The actress bears a striking resemblance to her mother Melanie

He then asked about her ‘quantum leap’ of playing superhero Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Johansson said she met with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau to play the part but he decided to cast Emily Blunt who later dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.

She said that Favreau called a month later to ask if she was still interested in the role.

Hit movie: Bill Murray and Scarlett were shown in a clip from Lost In Translation

Broadway star: Scarlett was shown with her Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her work in the 2010 Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge

Marvel superhero: The actress also discussed her casting as Black Widow in the Marvel films

‘I don’t hold a grudge,’ Johansson said.

Lipton said he learned that Johansson had a ‘freak out’ over the leather catsuit her character wears in the Marvel movies.

‘Who wants to get into something like that? You just think, ”Really, couldn’t it have, like, I don’t know, some sort of like a peplum skirt or something?”,’ she joked.

One on one: James interviewed the actress during the Bravo show

Student audience: Students were in the audience for the taping

Freaked out: Scarlett admitted that her Black Widow catsuit was ‘daunting’

‘This thing is like very, ”There you are.” It was daunting,’ she said.

Johansson also praised her co-stars Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer and Zoe Kravitz in the new R-rated comedy Rough Night.

‘Those girls are such brilliant, brilliant comedians and I learned a lot watching them,’ she said.

Rough Night by director Lucia Aniello opened on June 16.

Funny side: The actress also praised her co-stars in the new R-rated comedy Rough Night