- Sydney Sweeney stated that she has needed to “battle” for quite a few roles, together with in “The White Lotus.”
- She stated that casting administrators see her as her most well-known character, Cassie Howard, in “Euphoria.”
- Sweeney added that this implies she has needed to show herself by auditions.
Sydney Sweeney stated that her breakout position in “Euphoria” practically value her an element in “The White Lotus.”
In a brand new interview with Selection, Sweeney stated that casting administrators typically view her because the spoiled characters she has performed, together with Cassie Howard in “Euphoria” and Olivia Mossbacher in “The White Lotus” season one, making it tough for her to audition for roles which might be totally different.
“There’s all the time individuals who see me as Cassie or see me as Olivia. They ship me scripts which might be similar to that,” the “Euphoria” star stated
“It is those I’ve to battle for that normally are those that I would like which might be totally different, like ‘Actuality.’ I needed to audition for it. I needed to put myself on tape and ship in my audition similar to all people else,” she added of her main position in a brand new film.
Sweeney continued: “It was the identical for ‘White Lotus.’ They did not suppose that I used to be proper for ‘White Lotus,’ as a result of I did ‘Euphoria.’ So I put myself on tape, I auditioned for ‘White Lotus’ similar to all people else and had a name again like all people else.”
“I may get supplied roles which might be much like those that I’ve performed, however the ones which might be totally different, those that shock people who I do, are those that I normally must battle for,” she stated.
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For the reason that first season of “Euphoria” aired in 2019, Sweeney has appeared in a wide range of tasks.
She is at the moment scheduled to look in Sony’s Marvel film “Madame Internet,” a rom-com with Glen Powell known as “Anybody However You,” and the upcoming third season of “Euphoria.”
Final 12 months, Sweeney advised The Hollywood Reporter that regardless of her success, she will be able to’t afford to take a six-month break from performing because of the prices that include her profession.
“If I needed to take a six-month break, I haven’t got revenue to cowl that. I haven’t got somebody supporting me, I haven’t got anybody I can flip to, to pay my payments or name for assist,” the 25-year-old actor stated.
“They do not pay actors like they used to, and with streamers, you now not get residuals. The established stars nonetheless receives a commission, however I’ve to present 5 p.c to my lawyer, 10 p.c to my brokers, 3 p.c or one thing like that to my enterprise supervisor. I’ve to pay my publicist each month, and that is greater than my mortgage.”