“It really has caught me off guard, honestly,” Ronan, 30, said.

I should have said this or I should have said that.'

Everyone’s talking about the phone comment.'"

Saoirse Ronan on ‘The Graham Norton Show’

Saoirse Ronan on ‘The Graham Norton Show’.BBC

Mescal then made a joke about how he’d never think to use his phone if being attacked.

Am I right, ladies?"

So I really want to make that point."

There is no doubt about that."

Ronan added, “So that’s what that was, I guess.

That’s something Ronan hopes everyone thinks about more moving forward.

Ronan hopes everyone, men and women alike, have more conversations about this topic.

I think it’s necessary to have the conversation calmly and in a respectful way.”

Reporting by Gerrad Hall.