And with working with other directors, that’s rare, definitely not at that level. “Sam, from day 1, allowed me to authentically show up as myself, meaning me the artist, and bringing forth many ideas and bouncing stuff off of one another in a true collaborative spirit experience, and that’s rare in my experience thus far. “I feel very blessed at the opportunity,” she said. Between Euphoria’s Zendaya and The Idol‘s star/EP Tesfaye, Randolph joins a pantheon of Black characters who are raw and real. Randolph’s character is another piece of representation within the HBO lineup as well as within Sam Levinson’s various universes of stories. I’m always looking for if there’s a positive message, I’m going for it.” “Really, it’s me, my character, empowering her and other female artists in this show basically take what’s yours by any means necessary because they do it all the time, you know what I mean? And so that, I think to me, that’s more interesting and why I signed on to do this project. And you start to see senses of it with how I speak to, of motivating her, of how I remind her of who she is.” “And though I’m sure maybe to some people, they’re like, ‘Femme-forward? How’s that femme-forward?’ Without me giving things away, there’s a twist where who you think was in control actually wasn’t in control. Because Sam Levinson’s a genius, right? There’s no way that what you got in those first two episodes is what, you what I mean? What you see is not what you get with Sam in the best way possible,” she said. “So this the thing, right? Those who have seen it have only seen two episodes, but starting in episode 3, there’s a major twist. In our interview, Randolph explained more about why she felt the show was more femme-centric than what critics were able to see in the screeners sent to the media. However, critics who reviewed the series’ debut at Cannes had tough reactions to it, particularly because of how much of Depp’s naked body is shown, as well as the character’s involved in sexual acts. Randolph herself hailed the series as “femme-forward” in the article. In a Hollywood Reporter article, the cast called the creation of the series a positive, creatively challenging experience. Executive producers Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (who also stars in the series) have since refuted the claims in the article, and at Cannes, the cast members did likewise. The cast as a whole has had to use the talent of the pivot when promoting The Idol after the series garnered negative press prior to its release, thanks to an explosive Rolling Stone exposé. You have to be their support, be the girlfriend, you know what I mean? the homegirl, there are many hats that you have to play at once and ultimately to play chess, not checkers, so that if something goes left, you know how to pivot.” You have to show up for them in ways that other people never would or never think to do. “It’s important to have a balance of personal and business. ![]() “I learned from her that you work hard to play hard,” she continued. So I used that opportunity to speak with her and get information and advice and learn things in a more intimate way of the life of a manager.” A couple of people were like, ‘Oh, you should look into her.’ And then cut to I went to go to a music festival that Mary J just so happened to be at, and on the flight was her manager. ![]() ![]() “I immediately started to look to people to be an inspiration,” she said. And kind of like the show, I often give myself pep talks the same way I gave Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) to a certain degree…’cause it’s tough out here and no one’s gonna care more about the investment of your gift than you.”ĭa’Vine called playing Jocelyn’s manager Destiny “a blast,” adding that she based her persona on a real-life Black woman who manages one of the biggest talents in music. “Who knows what’s gonna happen, but when you have moments where everything just aligns, and when something that you worked hard on is even seen, let alone received well and loved, it’s really overwhelming and it’s a beautiful moment and has been a beautiful moment for me where it was a reminder keep going, you’re on track, you’re doing good. But at the end of the day, who knows, right?” she said. You try to make good decisions of what projects to do, what projects not to do. “In doing this whole acting thing, it’s a mixed bag. Randolph’s overwhelm is a good thing, though–she said that the experience was affirmation for her that she is going in the right direction. “What’s interesting about Cannes is that you’re seated amongst the audience, and you are seated in the middle of the middle of the audience and all these people just start standing up and clapping around. ![]() “You know how you get awkward when…you’re at a restaurant and it’s your birthday? And some people are coming out with a cake and you’re like, ‘No, don’t’ because you feel so weird,” she said.
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