Yulia revealed that while working on the adaptation of Bulgakov’s novel, her co-star could have been Yura Borisov instead of her husband, Evgeny Tsyganov. Yura also auditioned for the role of Master, but their brief interaction left a lasting impression on her for the wrong reason.

“We met at a film premiere the night before our auditions, and he said: ‘Tomorrow, we’re auditioning for Master and Margarita. I don’t get it – are the characters ageless or what?’ I looked at him and thought: ‘You little brat, are you really questioning my age?’ He meant that he was much younger than me.”
– Yulia Snigir, actress

In response, Svetlana Bondarchuk noted that Yura, who is just 32 years old, always seemed older to her. Taking the chance to tease her colleague, 41-year-old Yulia laughed at the camera, saying: “Yura, you look older, just so you know.”

Additionally, in the same interview, Yulia Snigir criticized the movie Anora, the film that might earn Yura Borisov his first-ever Oscar. She expressed that Sean Baker’s film contained too many 18+ scenes, which, in her opinion, was excessive.