I remember that being one of the first times when you’re a kid where you’re not just entertained, you’re moved. There’s a really melancholic song in it called “When Love Is Found,” where a young Scrooge is breaking up with the love of his life. What was your favorite Muppet?Įgerton: Miss Piggy’s work really falters in other areas of her career.Įgerton: Please don’t tell her that. Also, I was obsessed with “The Muppet Christmas Carol.”Īwkwafina: Oh, that’s a good one. And I would cry for it when it wasn’t on.Įgerton: I always loved anything with Michael Caine growing up. I watched “Gorillas in the Mist” every day.
MY VAG AWKWAFINA MOVIE
I was this lost 20-something in New York, and I put a video on YouTube, and it was the biggest thing that I ever probably did in my life.Įgerton: Like a music video? Is it the one that I think it is?Įgerton: It’s easier for you to say it! Were there any performances or films you saw growing up that made you want to become an actor?Īwkwafina: Yeah, when I was young, I loved “A League of Their Own.” It was the first movie I remember seeing. I started at a time when I really had nothing to lose. When I got home at night, it was still with me.Įgerton: Was a movie career always on the horizon for you, or was it something that kind of happened?Īwkwafina: It was never a plan. And that didn’t happen to me until I was in China against the backdrop of the town where Lulu Wang’s family is really from. They say when you get into your costume, you get into the character - there’s a part of you that really becomes that person. When approaching it, reading it, there were things I was unsure of, but then there were things that I was very sure I knew - that I could understand what she was going through. “The Farewell,” essentially, was my first dramatic role.