Felicity Jones isn’t concerned with the when or the what as long as the words make an impression.

The English actor’s two new movies, Train Dreams and Oh. What. Fun. , couldn’t be more different, but both projects offered Jones hard-working young mothers in uniquely different circumstances a century apart. While Train Dreams is an early 20th century drama and Oh. What. Fun. is a modern-day Christmas family comedy, both tales struck a chord and passed Jones’ very simple test.

“It’s always, ‘What is the story? What is the story saying? Is it well written?’ Not many people are that good at writing. It’s the quality of what I’m getting into that matters,” Jones tells The Hollywood Reporter in support of Train Dreams ’ Nov. 21 Netflix release and Oh. What. Fun. ’s Dec. 3

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