Scarlett Johansson thinks it was a “good” thing that she wasn’t “immediately comfortable” when she walked on set to direct “Eleanor the Great.”

“If I were immediately comfortable, then it would probably not be the right thing,” she told Page Six at a Cinema Society screening of “Eleanor the Great” on Wednesday night.

However, her nerves dissipated after a couple of weeks. “Once the crew familiarizes themselves with one another and you understand more what’s required of you on any shooting day, then it gets easier,” she said.

“I wouldn’t say easier, but it gets more comfortable.”

Johansson’s first time behind the camera comes after spending decades in front of it.

She made her film debut as a child star in 1994’s “North” and seamlessly transitioned to adult roles, balancing blockbust

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