Olivia Wilde credited her movie The Invite as the “highlight” of her career.

During a recent chat at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, the actor-turned-director gushed over working behind the camera as well as acting in the film along with Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton.

Calling the film such a “collaborative project”, according to Variety, Olivia said, “It was workshopped by the cast and our incredible screenwriters, and it’s a remake of an extraordinary Spanish film [Sentimental], which was also interpreted as Swiss-German, French, Italian and South Korean versions.

“It’s an international story, and what you will watch tonight is our offering and our interpretation. It’s our attempt to be as honest with the audience as we possibly could. For me, it was the highlight of my career.”

The Don’t Worry Darling director went on to say, “First and foremost, it’s a comedy. Even the most tragic things in life, and the way we ultimately overcome them, is by recognizing they didn’t just happen to us.

“There’s something about understanding the universal experience that removes shame and allows things to be funny – and survivable …

“It is designed to be something that will bring you joy. I can’t tell you how much we laughed when we were making it. It was the most hilarious experience.”

She further added, “We have to find the hilarity inside the tragic. It’s the only way.”

This came after Olivia confessed in a previous appearance that working in the same movie made her so “much more romantic”.

She explained, “It’s melted the cynic out of me. I have spoken to people who have been through so much with their partners, and people have been in marriages for 40, 50, 60 years.

“They told me it was a very honest depiction of their own experience of really having several relationships with the same person.”