Uma Thurman says it was her idea to have live snakes crawl on her face in 'Batman & Robin'

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Uma Thurman played a game with Bustle this week where she tried to remember her lines from some of her most iconic roles. Naturally, Poison Ivy from 1997's Batman & Robin came up. While Thurman couldn't remember her lines, she did tell a fun story about the scene where Dr. Woodrue turns her into Poison Ivy.

Here's what Thurman had to say about that scene:

"I don't remember what I said at all, but I do remember that I personally had requested being put in a pit, shot from above, with live snakes crawling on my face. When you're young, you know, you have these kinds of ideas."

You can watch Thurman's comments at the 1:30 mark in the Bustle video below:

Here's the scene from Batman & Robin that Thurman was talking about:

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