Gwyneth Paltrow had to get back into the habit of acting for her upcoming role in Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme.

The Oscar winner said on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday that she was “a little nervous” about returning to the big screen after five years away from Hollywood. Paltrow's last film role was in 2019's “Avengers: Endgame.” Paltrow later appeared in the 2020 limited series “The Politician.”

“I'm making a film that I haven't done in a long time. To be honest, I was a little nervous,” Paltrow said.

Marty Supreme is led by Timothée Chalamet, who plays a table tennis champion in the A24 film. Set photos of Paltrow and Chalamet's characters locking lips soon went viral.

“I think it's weird,” Paltrow said of filming intimate scenes. “It's like making out with someone you don't have a relationship with. There is no romance. It's very mechanical. It’s like choreography but with speaking in tongues.”

Paltrow added of Chalamet with “Marty Supreme” in particular: “He's such a wonderful young man.” He's very polite, very talented. It's just so nice to be with him. I really have a good time with him. I’m glad I’ve, you know, freed myself a little bit from the fear.”

Paltrow explained that her decision to return to acting was based on the “sadness” of being an empty-nester mother.

“Honestly, I think it was a few things,” Paltrow said. “My son and stepson both went to college for the first time. They are both freshmen, and my daughter and stepdaughter left a few years ago. So the nest is empty and I feel like there's a really grieving part of it and then this part that says, 'Maybe I can explore my own creativity again' or something like that.”

Paltrow previously said during an appearance on the “Today” show in 2023 that she didn't “miss” acting at all.

“I think I'm so lucky that I got to do it, and I'm sure I will at some point,” Paltrow said. “The team always tries to get me to do a film but I really love what I do. And I love how immediate it is and how we're able to, you know, create products out of nothing that we believe in so much. (…) I don’t dream of the film business at all.”