“I was more excited to meet Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne and the other ladies than I was when I met Elizabeth Taylor.”

Jennifer Tilly might be known for cult indie films like the Wachowski sisteres’ “Bound,” beloved classics such as “Stuart Little” and “Liar Liar,” plus her Oscar-nominated turn in Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” but the actress has not worked with auteur Martin Scorsese yet.

That is, unless you count “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” which to Tilly is akin to being in a Scorsese film.

Tilly told New York Magazine that joining “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was a career high, like as if she collaborated with “Raging Bull” auteur Scorsese.

“I never thought I’d be on ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.’ To me, it’s like working with Martin Scorsese,” Tilly said.

While she appeared in a “friend of” supporting role, Tilly is now officially a full-time cast member, following in the path of other fellow actresses Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards, and Eileen Davidson. (“Halloween” star Richards is the only other current full-time cast member out of that list.)

Tilly was brought on by Bravo as one of Sutton Stracke’s pals. Tilly gushed how Stracke is her “bestie”; Stracke even co-starred on Tilly’s acclaimed “Chucky” series.

“I’ve always been a Housewives superfan. Only the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ though,” Tilly said. “I remember I was like, ‘I live in Beverly Hills, and it’d be kind of fun to see Beverly Hills through the lens of really rich people.’ I thought that I was going to see a lot of people shopping on Rodeo Drive, but a lot of the filming that they do is in the Valley, in places where it’s easier to get permits. So it’s not like you’re at the fanciest places in Beverly Hills, arguing. They’re usually arguing at some kind of non–Beverly Hills place because the really fancy, elite places don’t want Housewives screaming at each other in their dining room.”

Tilly explained why the beloved series is “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done” due to the lack of scripted dialogue.

“Even when some Housewives were looking really bad on the show, and the fans are throwing mud at them, I had empathy for them because I thought, ‘What they’re doing is spinning a storyline out of thin air.’ You come in without a script. It’s just sort of like they just wade in there, and they go at it,” Tilly said. “In real life, if you’re at a restaurant and people at the table are screaming at each other, you’re mortified like, Oh my God. I can’t believe I’m with these uncouth people. But when I am sitting at a table with Housewives, I feel like I have a front-row seat at the Super Bowl.”

Jennifer Tilly might be known for cult indie films like the Wachowski sisteres’ “Bound,” beloved classics such as “Stuart Little” and “Liar Liar,” plus her Oscar-nominated turn in Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” but the actress has not worked with auteur Martin Scorsese yet.

That is, unless you count “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” which to Tilly is akin to being in a Scorsese film.

Tilly told New York Magazine that joining “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was a career high, like as if she collaborated with “Raging Bull” auteur Scorsese.

While she appeared in a “friend of” supporting role, Tilly is now officially a full-time cast member, following in the path of other fellow actresses Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards, and Eileen Davidson. (“Halloween” star Richards is the only other current full-time cast member out of that list.)

Tilly was brought on by Bravo as one of Sutton Stracke’s pals. Tilly gushed how Stracke is her “bestie”; Stracke even co-starred on Tilly’s acclaimed “Chucky” series.

“I’ve always been a Housewives superfan. Only the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ though,” Tilly said. “I remember I was like, ‘I live in Beverly Hills, and it’d be kind of fun to see Beverly Hills through the lens of really rich people.’ I thought that I was going to see a lot of people shopping on Rodeo Drive, but a lot of the filming that they do is in the Valley, in places where it’s easier to get permits. So it’s not like you’re at the fanciest places in Beverly Hills, arguing. They’re usually arguing at some kind of non–Beverly Hills place because the really fancy, elite places don’t want Housewives screaming at each other in their dining room.”

Tilly explained why the beloved series is “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done” due to the lack of scripted dialogue.

“Even when some Housewives were looking really bad on the show, and the fans are throwing mud at them, I had empathy for them because I thought, ‘What they’re doing is spinning a storyline out of thin air.’ You come in without a script. It’s just sort of like they just wade in there, and they go at it,” Tilly said. “In real life, if you’re at a restaurant and people at the table are screaming at each other, you’re mortified like, Oh my God. I can’t believe I’m with these uncouth people. But when I am sitting at a table with Housewives, I feel like I have a front-row seat at the Super Bowl.”

She added, “I think I was more excited to meet [‘RHOBH’ cast members] Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne and the other ladies than I was when I met Elizabeth Taylor. […] I like all the Housewives. I appreciate what they do. I’m just going to say it’s really challenging. It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done, but I’m really happy I’m doing it, and I think it’s such an interesting kind of sharp left turn for my career.”