Actor Diane Kruger is a nature goddess, lensed by Max Abadian at design icon Tony Duquette’s 1949 Hollywood Hills Home for Elle Canada’s September issue.Abadian captured the images using cutting edge technology from PCP VR to make a 3D cover.

Kruger is interviewed by Aliyah Shamsher, often comparing her early modeling days with a more satisfying for her career in acting.

It sounds like you’re also deeply interested in story­telling. “I think it started a little bit more unconsciously but kind of egotistically. [Laughs] I mean, to become an actress, you have to be quite narcissistic—it’s all about ‘Here I am, please watch me!’ I started as a dancer, and without knowing it I was able to express these really confusing emotions I had as a kid through dance—and be rewarded for it when I performed onstage. I had a very tumultuous upbringing, and I didn’t realize how lucky I was to get everything out through dance. I feel like I’ve been searching for that my entire life—to connect with a medium that makes me connect.”

You’ve said that you left modelling because acting allowed you to show your vulnerabilities and doubts. After 13 years, does it still fulfill you in the same way? “You personally just gain so much as an actress. You feel. You live those emotions, and that can be very extreme. But, if you allow yourself, you can go on a personal journey as well. It can be unsettling, but it becomes a high you crave.”