![]() ![]() What was your favorite scene to film so far? There have been so many great moments for Cassie already, from her hiding in the bathtub in the Season 2 premiere or her onstage fight with Maddy in the penultimate episode. Sam is very collaborative and creative with us as actors because we are so close to our characters, so there’s always a fluid discussion in every scene that we do. I fully trust and have faith in Sam, but I’m always excited and anxious to see what he puts together for her. Is that nerve-wracking or do you just have total faith in where the story is going next for her? What’s the collaboration process like with Sam? He will give us tidbits of what he’s thinking, but until he fully sits down and puts his mind to writing it all, we don’t know until he’s done. Oh, that’s definitely more a Sam question. When it comes to what’s next for Cassie, are you told in advance about her storyline? I love Mike White and would love to work with him again. The show will be back for Season 2, and although the new cast was announced, would you consider reprising your role if asked back? ![]() So I’ve always enjoyed sitting back and watching and trying to learn as much as possible, whether it’s advice people say or just watching people’s actions. I was usually always the youngest person on set. Euphoria was actually one of the first shows that I worked with people my own age. I always feel like I get to observe and learn so much from people. You worked with such a variety of actors on The White Lotus, were there any tips or tricks you picked up from them while filming? We had each other and the hallways just somehow slowly became longer, and longer, and longer, every day you walked them. So we were stuck there, but it was a beautiful kind of stuck, amazing kind of stuck. No, we weren’t allowed to leave the resort and no one was allowed to come onto the resort. That sounds like a scary good time… I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not? It felt like a tropical version of The Shining. But it’s always nice being able to be surrounded by your friends on set, especially with a show like Euphoria.īoth shows were filmed during the pandemic, but how was shooting The White Lotus in Hawaii during that time? So it never really truly felt lonely by any means. It’s definitely not lonely because we all still get ready in the morning together and we all hang out in our trailers. But Cassie has become a second skin to me that it’s been very easy to just go into it, and know where she is, and where her mindset is at.Ĭassie was always spending time with her girls Maddie and Lexi in Season 1, but she was more isolated from them in Season 2. I think it’s easy because I know the character so well at this point and I do a lot of preparation before we start filming on day one, making sure that I know what day is filming what scene, and I’m mapping everything out and keeping track of the rollercoaster. You recently revealed that some sequences from Euphoria‘s second season were filmed out of order. ![]() And so when they call “action,” I just become Cassie, and then when they call “cut,” I’m Sydney. I built my characters so thoroughly and made them their own person that I’m able to jump in and out of who they are, how they think, how they would move, and how they would react. Is there any special ritual you have before filming these intense scenes? So I think I’m more used to working with filmmakers than The Handmaid’s Tale, where we had different directors come in for different episodes.Ĭassie really hits rock bottom on Euphoria‘s second season. I had that on Sharp Objects with Jean-Marc Vallée and I had that on Everything Sucks! with Michael Mohan. Was working on The White Lotus with Mike White at the helm easier because of your experience of working with Sam Levinson on Euphoria? Both shows are very much the products of their showrunners. ![]() Is it different? Is it a challenge from other characters that I’ve previously played? That’s the fun part of being an actor. That’s mainly what I look for in characters. Is that something you look for when taking on new projects? She’s definitely quite different from Cassie Howard. So I wanted to challenge myself and I always wanted to do something that people wouldn’t expect me to do next. I’d always been a little scared of comedy because I wasn’t sure if I was funny or not. And also I loved that it was a dramedy, with subtle comedy within it. Sydney Sweeney: I think that I was really excited and challenged by who Olivia was as a character. What drew you to the character of Olivia? After a breakout first season on Euphoria, you stepped into a very series last summer with The White Lotus. ![]()
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