nora takes her work very seriously as an actress and that's in part because she really just didn't care for being in front of the camera. it was engrained into her brain that she had to do her part as an actress because that's where her success would stem from more than her writing or directing (thanks mom and dad!). frances ha came right after a break she took due to black swan. that means will would have seen a much more refreshed, light-hearted and easy-going nora. lucky him, he wouldn't have been exposed to a nora half-way to the insane asylum!