Jenna Ortega says at times she was ‘unprofessional’ on Wednesday

Jenna Ortega said she was working on her hit Netflix show on Wednesday, explaining that it wasn’t the “proudest moment” of her acting career thus far.

In an interview at the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, the 20-year-old actress, who graces the cover of Elle magazine, spoke about some of the difficulties behind the scenes.

She admitted that she was not always happy with the script, and at times let the frustration get the better of her.

“There were times on that set where I even got unprofessional, in a sense, where I just started changing lines,” he said.

The Kids Choice Award winner said she was very protective of her character. “The script supervisor thought she was going with something,” she explained, “and then I’d have to sit down with the writers, and they’d say, ‘Wait, what happened to the scene?’ And she would have to go through and explain why she couldn’t do certain things.

Dance scene: Jenna said she shot down the idea that her now-viral dance scene would start with a flash mob and a line about the costume she was wearing saying, “Oh my gosh, I love it! I can not believe I said that. I literally hate myself.” And I had to say, “No, there’s no way.”

One example the Scream star used to explain the disagreement to Dax and his co-host, Monica Padman, was in regards to the costume she wore in school dance scenes.

“There was a line about this dress that she has to wear to a school dance, and she’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, I love it! I can’t believe he said that. I literally hate myself.” And I had to say, “No, no way.”

The Disney alum also put her foot down on the circumstances that led to her now-viral dance.

“Initially, it was supposed to be a flash mob, and she was supposed to start dancing, and everyone was supposed to take notice and start dancing with her,” he shared.

‘And that, I vetoed because why would she agree to that?’ She explained. “I said, ‘Either cut it or have Wednesday knock someone out, and then it’s done.'”

Jenna admitted that she was too overwhelmed with other tasks, such as learning to fence and play the cello, working with a choreographer on the dance, and being allowed to create the moves herself.

She was also unhappy with some of the “morbid” things she said on Wednesday.

“When you’re little and you say kinky, offensive things, it’s funny and endearing and, ‘Aww, you don’t know any better,'” he explained.

Overwhelmed: Jenna admitted she was too overwhelmed with other tasks, like learning how to fence and play the cello, working with a choreographer on dance, to be allowed to create the now-viral moves

Morbid: Jenna wasn’t happy with some of the “morbid” things she said on Wednesday. “When you’re little and you say kinky and offensive things, it’s funny and endearing… But then you become a teenager: ‘Now you’re being nasty and you know it. There’s less of an excuse.’

Love triangle: Jenna said Wednesday’s love triangle between fellow student Xavier, played by Percy Hynes White (seen here), and citizen Tyler, played by Hunter Doohan “didn’t make sense.”

“But then you become a teenager, it’s, ‘Now you’re being nasty and you know it.'” There is less excuse.

Jenna was also upset with the love triangle between Wednesday, her fellow student Xavier, played by Percy Hynes White, and the redneck Tyler, played by Hunter Doohan.

“The fact that she was in a love triangle made no sense.” she held firmly.

The actress relented on certain aspects, saying, “You can’t lead a story and not have an emotional arc because then it’s boring and nobody likes you.”

Jenna shared scenes with acting luminaries like Catherine Zeta Jones and Luis Guzmán, who played Wednesday’s parents, Morticia and Gomez Addams.

And he also worked with Gwendoline Christie as the director of Nevermore Academy and with Christina Ricci as a teacher.

Family portrait: Jenna shared scenes with acting luminaries like Catherine Zeta Jones and Luis Guzman, who played Wednesday’s parents Morticia and Gomez Addams, and Isaac Ordonez, who plays little brother Pugsley.

Arc: The actress relented on certain aspects, saying ‘you can’t lead a story and not have an emotional arc because then it’s boring and nobody likes you’

“I can’t see my work, but I can go home from the set and say, ‘The scene we shot today felt good.’ On Wednesday, there wasn’t a scene on that show where I went home and said, ‘Okay. That should be fine.”

Although Jenna may not be satisfied with the creative process, audiences were pleased with the final product.

He received nominations for his work on the series from the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Awards.

“My brain completely ignores it,” he said. ‘Oh, the general public must be so easy to please.’

Jenna may have some of her concerns about the show before production begins on the second season on Wednesday.

Netflix confirmed in January via a trailer that the show would be returning to the streaming service, but has yet to issue a release date.

Nominations: Jenna said she was surprised to receive SAG, Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations for her performance. “My brain completely ignores it,” she said. ‘Oh, the general public must be so easy to please’