But within those eight days, me and my family had dinner and celebrated in our own way. I had eight days to be home before I was flying out to New York, which was kind of crazy because I didn’t have any time at all to get myself together or anything like that. I’m glad I got to meet him because he was an idol of mine for a while.Īfter I found out that I booked Not Okay, I came back from New Zealand. I’ve always been such a huge fan of his, so I was so nervous doing the Zoom table read and meeting him on set. This is kind of embarrassing to admit, but definitely meeting Dylan O’Brien was a big moment for me. Was there a costar on Not Okay that made you feel the most star struck? Hopefully Rowan’s character can bring that to light because it’s a real problem. You can see the effect that it has on her mental health.
Rowan is an activist and people use her as a political figure, but she’s been through real trauma. I don’t think that’s something people talk about often. What I really love about Rowan is that for the first time we can focus on the survivors of shootings.
I’m just hoping that it sparks some conversation. Is there anything you hope people see through your character? Not Okay was filmed before the recent surge in mass shootings this summer. Reading the script and being in the moment, I could relate to the ways in which Danni took advantage of Rowan and used her. There are these subtleties that are hard to relate to if you haven’t been through it. It’s so common for me as a Black woman growing up in predominantly white areas and white schools-I’ve had those kind of tumultuous relationships with white women. One of the biggest things that stuck with me was Rowan’s relationship with Danni (Zoey Deutch). Obviously I’ve not been through the trauma that she has, but I relate to her in so many ways. Yeah, it’s weird because I feel very, very close to Rowan. Did you feel like you related to Rowan in the movie? In Not Okay, a privileged woman capitalizes off her performative allyship but leaves the brunt of the true activism for your character, Rowan. When I auditioned for Rowan in Not Okay, I wore the same shirt again because I had this weird superstition that it was my lucky shirt. I even brought the shirt with me to New Zealand when we were shooting. When I auditioned for Don’t Make Me Go, I wore the same shirt for almost every audition.
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