Sandra Bullock on 'Ocean's 8' all-female cast: it was 'a long time coming'

Male actors probably don't even take note of being part of an all-male cast. For actresses, though, its still a rare privilege -- and Ocean's 8 star Sandra Bullock thinks that's a whole lotta bullshit.

In an interview with People, Bullock was asked about getting to work with the all-female cast of a lifetime. Ocean's 8 stars a true smorgasbord of the baddest ladies in entertainment: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Awkwafina, and none other than Rihanna herself.

When asked about the experience of working with such an enviable all-female cast, Bullock spoke the truth:

"It felt like it was a long time coming. Too long if you ask me — which you did — but I’m just so grateful that it happened. It felt like we had all been kept in solitary confinement from each other. Kind of like an ‘actress quarantine’ and when we all found ourselves like sardines in the trailer that first day, it was like the dam burst and we all made up for lost time."

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the room where these women get to just hang out and enjoy each other's company.

Ocean's 8 follows the story of Debbie Ocean, the sister of Danny Ocean from the original Ocean's 11. She gets a rock star gang of professional thieves together to steal a $150 million necklace from the Met Gala.

Bullock couldn't say enough about how special it felt to work alongside this cast. "I saw a group of women support each other in the most humbling way. Everyone wanting the other to ‘have their moment,’" she said.

But that camaraderie was completely twisted by tabloids. "Early on in the shoot we started reading stories that we were at each other’s throats, but the opposite was true. A lot of film was wasted on laughing fits that usually resulted in makeup having to be redone and a little snot being removed."

Kailing was equally gushing about the all-female cast experience. “I looked forward to coming to work every day because I was bubbling over with questions," she said. "With that many accomplished and cool women, there wasn’t enough time in the day to get to know every one as much as I wanted."

Be sure to catch Ocean's 8 when it opens on June 8 -- and watch it four more times so we can get more movies stacking queens on top of queens.