In THR's digital cover story, #CareyMulligan says she often had to pass on one-dimensional “girlfriend” roles early in her career. ⁠ ⁠ She had to sift through a lot of scripts for something meatier. “You can spot it a mile off when someone’s just in the movie to serve that kind of purpose, so you can quickly be like, ‘Oh, that’s just a girlfriend.’” Mulligan has been with her U.K. agent, Victoria Belfrage, since she was 18, and that’s helped to buffer her from needing to fall into the “one for them, one for me” mentality that often pervades the industry. But it wasn’t foolproof. She played plenty of wives and girlfriends in movies about men: in 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'Drive,' 'The Great Gatsby.'⁠ ⁠ “If there’s a great director or a great writer, and it feels like there’s an opening to do something slightly more interesting, that’s when I’ll jump in.” ⁠ ⁠ Senior Editor: _seija_⁠ Photographer: myleshendrik⁠ Visual Media Director: ash_mack⁠ Artistic & Fashion Director and Styling: edmonda...