Zendaya isn’t sugarcoating the toll of portraying Rue Bennett in HBO’s Euphoria.
In a current interview with Variety’s Actors on Actors, the Emmy-winning actress opened up in regards to the bodily and emotional scars she carries from embodying the troubled, drug-addicted teen.
“I nonetheless have my Rue scars,” Zendaya, 28, admitted, revealing the depth of totally immersing herself within the position. “You get so used to a personality. It looks like a pores and skin that you just simply slip on…Rue simply falls into me.”
She even shared how her physique usually doesn’t “know that it’s pretend” throughout notably grueling scenes, which is why she makes positive to compartmentalise.
“I do know that I prefer to have enjoyable on my job. I don’t wish to be depressing simply because the character’s depressing,” the Challengers star mentioned, describing how she navigates powerful capturing days with humour and self-care: “I’m like, ‘OK, gotta go cry and knock down a door actual fast,’ after which I’ll come again like, ‘Hey, Cheesecake Factory? What are we getting for lunch?’”
With Euphoria gearing up for its third season, the Spider-Man alum mirrored on the grueling nature of the present’s manufacturing. “I’ve solely performed two, nevertheless it looks like 5. One season of Euphoria is like, ‘Phew!’” she joked.
With all mentioned and performed, although, Zendaya stays happy with the work, saying “While it was emotionally and bodily draining, it was so rewarding. I used to be so happy with it. It linked with individuals.”
