Amy Adams revealed she is a 'much more feral person than people expect' in a new interview on Tuesday. 

The actress, 50, also revealed she enjoyed letting herself go for the role in her latest film Nightb***h as she discussed the project on Capital Radio.

The Enchanted star explained she felt she was able to tap into her 'animalistic side' to prepare her for the part of an artist who fears she is turning into a dog as she pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mum.

Amy told DJ's Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby that she was able to completely let go and she enjoyed not adhering to other's expectations. 

She said: 'It was really freeing because like some roles require a lot more vanity and the character has a lot more well vanity I suppose. 

'And this one is like you’re just letting go of everything and getting in touch with something really free and really not tied to anyone else’s expectations. 

'So, it was nice to get to do that.'

And while the star confessed she didn't go 'method' to prepare her for the role, she admitted she is more wild than fans might expect. 

When asked if she crawled around and pretended to be a dog at home, Amy laughed the suggestion off.  

She said: 'No, no, no I’m not one to crawl on all fours but I will say I’m a much more I think feral person than people would expect.'

Clarifying her position, Amy explained she feels more connected with nature, telling the radio show hosts: 'No, you know I’m just a little more natural and connected with the Earth and all of that.'

Amy confession about being more feral than people might expect comes after she opened up about her own experience of becoming a mother in 2010.

The American Hustle actress revealed that she felt overwhelmed in her desperation to be 'good at everything.'

'One of the things I really deeply identified with was not wanting to share with people that you were struggling, wanting to be like, "No, I've got it under control. I can do it."

'Wanting so badly to be good at everything.'

Amy divulged that she fell apart in 2011 while she was filming The Muppets and doing promo for The Fighter.

'I wasn't sleeping because I was up with her at night,' she said.

'I was tired, but also, I felt so different. I know the world didn't see me differently. But I felt it very internally that something had shifted.'

Talking to People, Amy added that everything started to fall apart, explaining: 'I wasn't communicating what I really needed.'

'Just burning the candle at both ends until you can only do that for so long, and doing what I call closet crying,' she shared. 

'You never want anybody to see you cry, so I would cry in the closet, which just paints such a sad picture, but I don't think I'm alone in that.'

Nightb***h follows an artist who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom as she seeks a new chapter in her life.

But during her night time routine with her newborn, her life takes a surreal turn as her maternal instincts manifest in canine form and she slowly becomes a dog.