In short
Happy, Sad, Confused interview with first-time guest Adria Arjona about her career and current projects, especially Adam Wingard’s horror-action film Onslaught, plus her roles in Andor (as Bix) and upcoming Man of Tomorrow (Superman sequel). They also discuss her acting process, training, and industry experiences, including rumors about her Man of Tomorrow character.
Guest backgrounds
Adria Arjona is a working actress trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (conservatory). She grew up touring with her successful singer-songwriter father, later got pushed from Miami Acting Studio to New York, and has done side work including clowning at children’s parties and waiting/host work.
Key claims
She says she “unlearned” method-acting habits from school and now relies on intuition and reacting to other actors. She credits Adam Wingard for making everyone “go for it,” and describes Onslaught as a risky director’s movie with standout sound design. She says Tony Gilroy’s guidance on Andor was specific and delivered.
Notable examples
Onslaught includes her character being intentionally “messy” with a complicated motherhood relationship; she mentions wearing an eye patch on set. For Andor, she says she knew Bix’s arc months before season two. For Man of Tomorrow, the hosts speculate she could play Maxima or Wonder Woman (she doesn’t confirm).
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0:01 to 0:38
Host Josh welcomes listeners and introduces guest Adria Arjona.
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Show Introduction and Guest Introduction
0:54 to 2:14
Host Josh welcomes listeners and introduces guest Adria Arjona.
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Adria Arjona's Career Highlights
2:16 to 2:29
Adria discusses her recent roles and the excitement of her new film Onslaught.
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Adria Arjona's Career Highlights
2:33 to 4:26
Adria discusses her recent roles and the excitement of her new film Onslaught.
“Okay, main event today, as I said, it's Adria Arjona, who is very much in demand.”
The Making of Onslaught
4:27 to 10:00
Adria shares insights about her character and the film's production with director Adam Wingard.
“I was going to say, I feel like, look, in the trajectory of your career, you're killing it the last few years especially.”
Adria's Acting Process and Training
10:01 to 12:40
Adria reflects on her acting process, training at Lee Strasberg, and adapting her techniques.
“I think the beginning of the movie feels a little bit lighter for my character when it's still, you know, it's a performance like no other that I've done.”
Acting Philosophy and Collaboration
12:41 to 14:01
Adria discusses her approach to acting and the importance of collaboration on set.
The Art of Collaboration on Set
14:01 to 19:41
Learn how actors navigate collaboration and spontaneity in performances.
“like I don't know how to explain it sort of gauging everybody else's process I mean like all right, this director kind of works like this.”
The Art of Collaboration on Set
20:00 to 21:37
Learn how actors navigate collaboration and spontaneity in performances.
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The Art of Collaboration on Set
21:43 to 21:58
Learn how actors navigate collaboration and spontaneity in performances.
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Growing Up in a Musical Family
21:58 to 24:21
Explore how Adria's childhood influenced her passion for performing.
“So growing up, what I know about you is dad, very successful singer-songwriter, I don't know, like, were you on tour with him as a kid?”
Becoming a Confident Actor
24:21 to 28:00
Understand how Adria's journey from shyness to confidence shaped her career.
“Well, I was going to say, I mean, as you described it, that's an actor's lifestyle.”
Adria's Journey into Acting
28:00 to 30:20
Learn about Adria Arjona's transformation from a shy individual to a confident actress.
“and I was becoming more confident thanks to acting.”
The Impact of True Detective
30:20 to 35:21
Adria discusses the significance of landing her role in True Detective.
“Is it safe to say, is a true detective essentially kind of the first big major job that really changed everything?”
Close Calls and Lost Roles
35:30 to 38:10
Adria reveals her near-miss audition for a role in a Star Wars movie.
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The Role of Bix in Andor
38:10 to 42:00
Adria shares insights about her character in Andor and its evolution.
“It was more the emotional attachment of will I ever be in just Star Wars?”
Representation in Hollywood
42:00 to 42:42
Discussing the importance of having more Latin American actresses in the industry.
“And it's super inspiring the questions that they ask.”
Fortnite and Early Roles
42:42 to 43:51
Adria shares her unexpected role in Fortnite and the early experiences of working on the game.
“you're part of the Fortnite world in a very strange way.”
The Morbius Experience
43:51 to 45:06
Exploring the mixed reviews and unexpected turns of the movie Morbius.
“I've talked to Matt Smith is a buddy of mine.”
A Spotlight on Splitsville
45:06 to 46:39
Adria discusses her role in Splitsville and the themes of the film.
“Michael Covino is the wildest, funniest, most beautiful person I've ever met.”
Insights on Upcoming Projects
46:39 to 48:57
Adria talks about her recent work, including the Superman sequel and her character's significance.
“And then so many people not have done what Hitman did, but in different ways have reinvented it for themselves.”
Secrets and Costumes
48:57 to 53:20
Discussion around the secrecy of film roles and Adria's thoughts on her costume.
“I was like, okay, okay, you're right, you're right.”
Random Questions and Fun Facts
53:20 to 55:40
Light-hearted rapid questions revealing personal preferences and anecdotes.
“I'm going to do the rest of this interview in Spanish.”
Reflections on Acting
55:40 to 56:05
Adria reflects on her experiences with directing and her approach to acting.
Navigating Career Challenges
56:05 to 56:54
Adria discusses early career challenges and feedback she received.
“But, yeah, it was - Hopefully that's early in the career, I would imagine.”
Movies That Inspire Emotion
56:54 to 57:46
Adria shares her thoughts on movies that evoke strong emotions.
“Will is just here and is magical in that scene.”
Confusing Foods: A Personal Take
57:46 to 58:45
Adria humorously talks about the foods that confuse her palate.
“And finally, a food that makes you confused.”
Closing Thoughts on the Conversation
58:45 to 59:16
The hosts reflect on their conversation and Adria's work in film.
“Do you feel good about what we did here today?”
Transcript
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1:51Hey guys, it's Josh. Welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused. Today on the show, first-time guest, Adria Arjona, absolutely killing it in recent years. Hitman, her new film Onslaught, Andor. She's in the new Man of Tomorrow Superman sequel as someone? We don't know. We'll see. Today we were talking about Onslaught, her new film with Adam Wingard. This is a great conversation. So thrilled she finally came on the podcast. Thanks, guys, as always, for checking out Happy, Say, Confused. Remember, hit that subscribe button on YouTube, on Spotify, however you're enjoying this. I appreciate you guys.
2:23Remember to check out our Patreon, patreon.com slash happy, sad, confused, early access, discount codes to our live events, and much, much more. We've got a live one on October 13th in New York City with Joe Manganiello talking about his career, his new memoir, and more. Okay, main event today, as I said, it's Adria Arjona, who is very much in demand. She's getting like all these choice roles and well-deserved. She kind of came, I think, I feel like the neck, the big break for her in recent years has to be Hitman, the Richard Linklater film with her and Glenn Powell. But since then, getting the absolutely great role of Bix in Andor, being cast in the new Thomas Crown Affair remake, getting this new, potentially game-changing role in Man of Tomorrow, and leading this film, Onslaught, directed by Adam Wingard.
3:13If you know Adam Wingard's films, you know that he's kind of got a gonzo spirit, like an action slasher spirit to much of his early works. And this is kind of a return to form. Um, Adria is a kick-ass heroine in this. She leads the way alongside a cast that includes Drew Starkey, um, Reginald Bell Johnson. If you know Die Hard, you know who I'm talking about. Uh, and Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall and more. So she's great in this. This is a really fun conversation. And I know a lot of people are going to be tuning into this one because they are curious about Adria's role in Man of Tomorrow, the Superman sequel.
3:46There's a lot of conjecture about who she plays to lay it out on the table. there's conjecture that she's playing a character named Maxima or there's conjecture that she's playing a character known as Wonder Woman. Now, I don't know who she plays. For the record, I have no idea who she plays. I have no inside intel. I just know what I believe, which is I'm guessing she's Wonder Woman and I think she'd be a hell of a Wonder Woman. We have a nice extended conversation about those rumors, a very playful conversation. Don't worry, we don't spoil anything. But I think no matter who she ends up playing in retrospect, this portion of the conversation, you guys are going to dig.
4:18So enjoy this entire chat with Adria about her entire career, Onslaught, All the Way Back, and to the future with Thomas Crown Affair and Man of Tomorrow. Enjoy. Adria, are you ready for this? I'm ready. Did I get it right, Adria? You did. You're the first one today. The first one? Oh. Yeah. I was going to say, I feel like, look, in the trajectory of your career, you're killing it the last few years especially. You've been doing it for a minute, but especially the last few years. Have you noticed a ratio of like percentage of people getting it right? No, they keep killing it. They keep killing your name.
4:47They keep killing my name. I feel like it's getting worse. No. It is. What's the worst pronunciation? What's the one that gets under your skin? Arigiona was one I got today. That's just adding syllables. That's adding letters. You're like, what is happening? I've gotten Abigail many times. Huh. Yeah. Abigail always surprises me, and it's the one that I get the most. That's not even close. A B, a G, an L. You're getting real creative. My name is five letters. Guys, come on. It's five letters. Pay some respect. It's Adria Arjona. There it is. Or Adria Arjona. Arjona. God damn it. Most importantly, let's call her a first-time guest on Happy, Say, Confused.
5:31I'm so happy to have you here. I've been following your work a lot lately. And I've been following yours. Oh, I appreciate you. Congratulations. The new film we're spreading the good word on is Adam Wingard's madcap, I don't know what we call it, slasher, genre, mashup, onslaught. That was good. How are you feeling? You're like about to deliver this child into the universe. You've been very much behind this one. You love this one, I know. Do you tend to get like tense before release, excited? Put me in your head a little bit. Well, this one's a wild child. Yes. So I'm a little scared. No, I'm really excited.
6:07I'm excited. I'm particularly excited about this one because, and I felt the same in Spitzville because it's very much a director's movie. You know, I love watching a director take a swing and freaking nail it. And it's he makes some very interesting choices. The sound design in this movie is amazing. And I just yeah, I like seeing risky movies go to the theaters. This is what I always say. I mean, one of my mantras on this podcast is like, I'll take a big swing that succeeds or fails any day over. I don't need a double. I don't need like a safe. We've seen plenty of safe movies. Just go for it.
6:46Just go for it. But Adam Wingard goes for it. So part of like, I mean, there's I'm sure a lot of appeal. We'll start with the film. Then I'll backtrack about a lot of other stuff in your career, if you'll indulge me. But like, I mean, you're aspiring, I would imagine, Adam and yourself, like to some kind of like iconic badassery. Oh, yeah. In this. Like this is like Ripley, Sarah Connor in the DNA. Like, is that referenced like right from the start? I mean, maybe there's an heir there, too. I mean, she was my North star in preparation. And then once I started filming, I kind of dropped that idea.
7:22I'm like, it's too much for me to put that picture in my trailer. I'm like, no, she's too cool. She's just way too cool. But I aspired, you know, she was part of my inspiration, definitely in the prep work. And I think when you first start watching the movie, you're like a little confused by my character, which is what we sort of intended. it I are we made a very specific choice that we wanted her to feel messy yeah and and have a complicated relationship with motherhood um we see so many male actors get a chance to portray those characters but rarely do we see women get to portray those characters so that was really fun and it was an intentional yeah choice is there a sense I mean like for those that have probably most people that are listening to this podcast have watched Adam's work before but like my sense is like people are game.
8:14Like I mean this film alone, your performance, I mean what Drew Starkey is doing here, what Dan Stevens is doing here, like props to everybody. Everybody goes for it. Right? Everybody goes for it. Is that something that's just like inherent to like the atmosphere Adam creates on set? Is it baked into the DNA of the script? I mean why do you think he attracts actors that are kind of willing to go for it? Well, I mean it definitely is Adam for sure, But I think for this one specifically, it's Adam coming back home to what he does best, what he's loved to do, the kind of movies that defined him as a filmmaker.
8:50He went off and did these big studio movies. And out of what he's told me, I don't want to speak for him. He loved them. You know, he had so much fun. But there was a part of him that was missing. You know, he wasn't necessarily making his movies. And so it felt like a comeback story. So we were all game to be like, all right, this is Adam's passion project. Yeah, nothing about this feels compromised. It doesn't feel like, oh, someone in a studio was like, can we put this in here? Can we do that? No, no, no, no, no, not at all. You're like opposite. Not at all, quite opposite. You know, I think, for example, me having an eye patch on, like I've been trying my whole career to have a scar on my face and no studio allows me to have blood or scar on my face.
9:33You know, it's always like an arm, this, that. but I don't know, I've always, I just thought I would look cool. And no one's let me, except for Adam Winkler. I mean, Shades of John Carpenter, you can't see like an eye patch without thinking like Snake Plissken, at least I can't, right? I mean, when do you, I know this isn't necessarily like an easy shoot. Like when do you on this set feel at your coolest and at your lamest on the set? Like what's the high and what's the low? There is not an easy day on set on this one for sure. I think the beginning of the movie feels a little bit lighter for my character when it's still, you know, it's a performance like no other that I've done.
10:15So I think every time you step into someone's shoes that you've never or like a character that you've never tackled or the idea of a character that you've never tackled. I don't think there is an easy day on set. And I'm kind of neurotic in that sense. I'm like, I just want to do a good job. So is that constantly, is there a constant tension then for you? Like that's, I mean, is that a place that you like to live in as an actor? No, no, no, no, no, no. Maybe I'm describing myself wrong. I'm the prop master here and the armor, Brett, who is the reason I look cool in this movie. He described me like pretty perfectly.
10:51He's like, you're like a wild horse. You just go for it. Like it's a small little direction. I'm like, I just jolt towards things. No, I like to have fun. Has that always been the case? I mean, because I've talked to a lot of actors where it's like, that's where you want to be optimally. But a lot of times you get, sometimes you get burned by directors, by editors, etc. And it's like you want to always get to that flow state on a set. But that's a lot of trust to put into a filmmaker. Yeah, well, I do trust Adam Wingard for sure. I think you just have to, I don't know, just go for it. To me, it's a little bit more exciting than overthinking things.
11:33I'm not very analytical when it comes to acting. I can be analytical about other stuff, but when it comes to acting, it's like fully intuition. So when people sometimes ask me, like, what's your style of work or what's your process? I'm like, I don't have one. I don't. I really don't. Every movie is different. I mean, that being said, you did. I mean, we'll get into the background now if that's okay. like you were trained, like you did the Lee Strasberg here in the city, and that's hardcore, like acting, you know. Oh, no, yeah. I mean, I did a whole conservatory at Lee Strasberg. Yeah, it was.
12:08So is that, so like going through something like that, what did you discover about sort of what your process is, right? Like, were you trying different kind of ways to do what you do now? Like, where are you at now versus where you were then? Oh, I had to shed a lot of stuff coming out of school. Really? Yeah. And there's not, look, I think I've never been a school person. I've never liked school. I loved acting school. It created a community for me. It gave me so many tools. But when I started working, I had to unlearn a lot of stuff. I came with a lot of tricks and little things in my pocket and it just wasn't translating the same at least not for me I know actors that I went to school with that still follow that it works really well for them but I I I don't yeah it never worked for me I I there's everything about method acting and you know replacing things and going back to it I would always feel sorry there's about you you're being attacked um there's always something about like sense memory and all those things it feels a little too self-indulgent for me yeah i really bounce off of whoever is in front of me and like looking into somebody's eyes and yeah making them react or having fun and just honestly just playing and just being a little kid and just trying to play and figure it out that seems to work a lot more for me it feels a lot more organic and truthful right that's why I don't come in with so much shit of my own I feel like sometimes it could be disruptive for me I know a lot of people it works I think the most important if I were to have a process it's sort of like I don't know how to explain it sort of gauging everybody else's process I mean like all right, this director kind of works like this.
14:10Interesting. This actor works like that. How do I respect their boundaries and play with them? But yeah, I don't like... Imposing your own kind of like... Yeah, no, I find that to be... It's selfish. It can be selfish for an actor. I mean, I've had this conversation with a lot of actors and I appreciate what you're saying because... Yeah, and also where's the fun of it if you've like done all the work... If you've done like all the work in your trailer and have like bring like a mannered performance that doesn't like have any conversation with anybody else, like, you might as well be doing it.
14:39On your own. Yeah. Or with a tennis ball. Yeah. Like, I don't, I don't, I don't know. I don't have, I don't have fun that way. Yeah. I do, I can freak out some actors. I'm pretty spontaneous. Some people are like, whoa, what are you doing? Is that changing the lines or just changing, like, movement? Or, like, what's, can you give me an example of what that's like? Sometimes I'll do a couple takes, like, word for word, and then I'll ask for, like. One for me. Yeah, one for me, kind of. and do certain things. Sometimes it ends in the editing floor. Sometimes it ends in the movie. But you give an option in the edit room.
15:14And I think being a producer has allowed me to ask for one for me. And those are always fun. It shakes it up on set too for everybody, hopefully, in a good way. In a good way, yeah. I think my biggest talent is paraphrasing. Getting the gist of it. At me, no one is better. Meaning like kind of shortening what you, getting to the gist of the information is? Yeah, you give me a line, I could say that line in a different way. And it's by choice. And I would imagine there are some, you worked with a lot of different directors, and there's some that are like, cool? Oh no, I know when to do it and when not.
15:56Who's the list of the yeas and the nays? Tony Gilroy is absolutely no. Yeah, no. Because also it would do a disservice. I would be messing myself up. Yes. If I were to change even a comma or a period in Tony Gilroy, it would not be okay. I would ruin the rhythm of a whole thing. That's Sorkin level. You don't want to go near that. So I'm like, I know when to do it. Sure. Richard Linklater, you explore everything in rehearsal, and you rewrite it and write it and rewrite it and write it, and then you explore more, you figure it out, And then once you get it, there is no improv on set. Oh, interesting.
16:37Zero. That's the whole point of all the rehearsal process, everything. We get to the point where it's locked in. It's locked in. There's no questions on set. If there's a question on set, why didn't you ask it in rehearsal? Like you really exhaust every possibility. And it's been one of the easiest movies I've been in because we knew exactly what we were doing. We finished early. The mood on set was so light because nobody was figuring it out. I went to sleep in such peace because I knew what I did. I wasn't like, oh, man, I should have tried that. Oh, man, I had an instinct and didn't follow it.
17:13I followed every instinct. I fell so hard on some because you just have fun. I mean, when I say that we would go to places and Rick would be like, what are you guys doing? And you just go to the craziest place because you're in a safe environment. And time is not part of the equation because we're in rehearsal. And we have all the time in the world. We have three weeks. Yeah, I've never seen a filmmaker. I've never been on one of his sets. But you can kind of tell the vibe of a person relating to their set. My sense is he's such chill. So chill. Everything about him emanates that. And you describing a set sounds like that is Richard Winklater.
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21:58Okay, so let's go even further back. So growing up, what I know about you is dad, very successful singer-songwriter, I don't know, like, were you on tour with him as a kid? Yeah. So you have that experience. I would imagine that has to be impactful for you, given where you've ended up, like, seeing your dad loving being on a stage performing. Like, in retrospect, does that imprint on you in a profound way, you think, to why you do what you do? Oh, yeah. I think so. And to be fair, my biggest dream was always to be, like, a huge pop star. that was the first one yeah i was like i want to be the next britney spears it's not too late and i can't sing okay it's too late it's too late like i never had a shot i never had a shot but no one broke my dream until i think my brother or i had like a recorder and i recorded myself singing and then i played it back i was like that can't be true that can't be true that's not me and I did it again and I was like, oh, I'm bad.
22:58How old were you there? I'm really bad. Like 12 or 13. I'm like, at this point, I'd be singing non-stop. I'm like, I feel so bad for my family. Where's my contract? Guys, sign me up. I was like, dad, I want to sing a song with you on stage. He's like, no, Mamita, you're too young. You're too young. I was like, no, I just was really bad and no one wanted to tell me. No, that's sweet and sad at the same time. But I mean, it worked out. I'm good. And I still sing. I sing all the time. Really? Badly, but I sing. Hey. I love to sing. Don't rob yourself of that. No. I sang in Splitsville, and Michael Covino really did not believe that I couldn't sing.
23:35I'm trying. He thought it was a bit. He thought it was a bit. I'm trying. This is peak, Andrea. This is like the best I got. Okay. We'll cross off Mamma Mia 3 for you, but you've got a lot of other things you can do. Thank you. Oh, back to the road. Sorry. that's sort of just because it like clicked in my head for the not for the first time but like I've never really said this I think adaptability is part of the process we were talking about earlier and I think it's from being on the road and moving so much and having to be in different schools and meeting new friends and some people were older younger and you know from all sort of corners of the world and you just sort of had to adapt so I guess that's my that's how I now look at a set.
24:22Well, I was going to say, I mean, as you described it, that's an actor's lifestyle. That's like, you know, going from one carnival to the next, joining one company to the next. So like that, whether you knew it or not, was kind of being ingrained into you. Ingrained into me. And I'm so thankful because now I can, I don't know, I feel like I make little homes wherever I go. Take a couple with you for the next one. Like keep them in the phone. A couple more friends. You seem to have, not to blow you up for a second, but you had a really good taste in film and music. Just listening to some other interviews that you've given, anybody that can go from Adam McKay to John Cassavetes and love them both in equal parts, I respect.
25:00Anybody that can talk at length about Cinema Paradiso always comes up. I love that movie. I love that movie too. I mean, that's one of my, Inu Morikone is one of my all time. Oh my God. You literally said Inu Morikone like August Bumps. Like that man. That's the reason I love film is that movie. Yeah, I saw him. And you, I mean. He performed here, Radio City, like 20 years ago. And my wife got me tickets we went, and it was pretty special. I saw him too. I saw him in Budapest when I was doing Emerald City. And it was, I don't know if it was one of his last performances. But he was, you know, he looked pretty frail.
25:37Yeah, yeah. And it was funny how he took that, you know, so his dignity. Let me rephrase that. there's something about that man and that man's dignity that held so much power he could barely walk and he had like an assistant that would help him walk and he was like no people are going to wait for me to walk that and he took a while to cross that stage yeah and we all stared in silence he's like no one's going to help me i'm going to do it on my own and i don't know i found that to be fascinating and so old school and elegant do you listen to it's like our movie soundtracks part of like your playlist?
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26:17Yeah, big time. Like at the gym, on a set, in all contexts? Like when are you listening and what are you listening to? What are your go-tos? I mean, Cinema Baradiso is a huge one. Last of the Mohicans is a huge one. The last 15 minutes of that movie is like basically the best ending of any movie ever. It's amazing. Right? It's amazing. There's like no dialogue essentially. I agree with you 100%. Yeah. Yeah, I will listen to it on set. At the gym, I don't because I'll drift. Like these – I feel like movie soundtracks sort of make me escape and go somewhere and imagine. Which I guess is what they're supposed to do.
26:59So at the gym is not a good thing if I'm like – I got it. Drop that weight on me. Exactly. I'll get really hurt. I'm already ADD-a though. So trajectory of your early life, your – I guess – are you starting to get serious like in Miami? or did it take coming to New York and doing Lee Strasberg where you kind of got serious about the acting thing? I think I got serious in New York. I mean, in Miami, I did two. I did Miami Acting Studio. Ralph Kennard was my professor and he was the one that pretty much pushed me to go to New York. He kind of kicked me out. He was like, if you stay in Miami, you're going to do soaps and I really believe that you got something.
27:43Yeah, there's more here. There's more here. And he was the first person to tell me that I had something. I always thought I was really soft-spoken. I still kind of am sometimes. And acting was kind of developing this other side of me, and I was becoming more confident thanks to acting. I was speaking up a little bit more. And that was how it kind of started, because I was really shy. And then it turned into, oh, wait, I really love this. And then I became obsessed. and I would watch three movies a night. I was barely sleeping. I would come up with so many ideas at the Miami Acting Studio and Ralph was like, I think it's time for you to go.
28:26So when he essentially kicks you out or pushes you towards New York, you get here, as we mentioned, Lee Strasberg happens, you're training there. Are you also doing like side hustles? Oh yeah, yeah. What side hustle? I did them all.
28:42I was a clown. at little kids' birthday parties. Were you a good clown? I think so. I don't know. Did you have a shtick? The moms would always give me tips. That's a good sign. That's a good sign. I never got kicked out. Yeah. Yeah, that was one of them. I was a waitress for a restaurant here. I got fired because I mispronounced the name of the restaurant. It was 1 ,200 miles. I don't even think that, no, the restaurant definitely does not exist. And I would answer the phone because I was a hostess. I would answer 1 ,200 miles. That's not a big whatever. I know, but for months. I was like, 1 ,200 miles.
29:20How can I help you? 1 ,200 miles. 1 ,200. And I would spice it up too. I'm like, 1 ,200. Change the rhythm. They're like, it's 1 ,200. I'm like, okay, I don't understand that American thing of 1 ,400, 1 ,200. That will never make sense in my head for some reason. I can't defend it. Thank you. So I got fired for that. So now I hate it even more. You'll never hear me say 1 ,200. I'll always say 1 ,200. You're scarred for life. I am scarred. Are there any children's birthday clown scars? Was that a fun job? That was so much fun. Yeah, you're making kids happy. And kind of easy and really funny. I mean, kids are so incredibly honest that, you know, they'll humble you.
30:03Yeah. That's for sure. Yeah. They're like, the painting you did on my face sucks. I'm like, you're not wrong. Yeah, you need a director to be that. Yeah, exactly. What you just did sucked. So I can work with any director. I've worked with kids. I got it. I'm safe. Is it safe to say, is a true detective essentially kind of the first big major job that really changed everything? Yeah. Does anything ever equate to, like you've had a lot of like really great phone calls, emails, et cetera, the last five, six years I would imagine especially, but like that first job, that first kind of like major thing that you kind of like, as I understand it, kind of manifested, kind of chased, like when you get that.
30:43Yeah, it was huge. Right? It was huge. I was with my dad in Mexico and I think you had just gone off a show or something and we were having dinner and I could not, the whole restaurant found out about that I got to respect him. Like I was so, I could not, I really could not believe it. Because the story of that was they were looking at a list of names. Right. Like they were like, oh, we have a list of like really famous actresses. And obviously at not a single IMDb credit, nothing. I had just done Narcos. Yeah. But it was weird because it was at the beginning of Netflix. Nobody really understood what Netflix was.
31:24So it didn't feel as big as, you know, HBO True Detective. And it was season two. I had watched season one. Yeah, coming off of that first season, which was a phenomenon. What's it? I can't believe episode five is one of my favorite TV episodes ever. I think that chase is that sequence is amazing. So I think the one or the one or it was the first time anybody had done a one or like on TV or something. I could be wrong, but I had never seen it. Yeah. Yeah. And I pretended to be my touch to be my manager and I got myself that role. Do you do a voice or are you just doing that? Yeah. I just did like a more serious version of my voice.
31:58and really focused on no accent. Right. 1 ,200. 1 ,200. Adria Arjona. I probably said, I probably mispronounced my own name. Intentionally? Intentionally. Like, Adria is such a great actress. How do you pronounce the last? Adriona, I believe. I'll get back to you on that one. Yeah, and I did the self-tape, sent it, And then when they called me, I was just like, I couldn't believe it. This actually worked. Oh, I also lied and said I was a local hire. Right. Which I wasn't. I lived in New York. They filmed in L.A. So I'm like, great. Now I have to move to L.A. And my mom's like, no, you don't. You just have to book yourself a hotel.
32:49Extended stay. Extended stay or whatever. And I was like, and then I kind of calculated it. And I was like, that's too expensive. Yeah. so I moved to LA and I was like I'm gonna move to LA and it was my big moment I got this the cheapest hotel in downtown which ended up crazily having a bomb there a bomb threat when I was there so we got kicked out of there and that yeah it was really scary yeah not for my mom for some reason she was cool with it she was like no she's like I gotta go upstairs and get my stuff I was like mom we gotta get out of here there's like something really serious happening there's cops everywhere and my mom's like no and she got it in in the elevator too and when and brought me with her and we took our time packing the room i was like what are we doing right now this is crazy what's happening and we left she's like well now we don't have to come back right i was like mom we were never coming back.
33:51There's a threat in this hotel. So that was like my all built character, though. Yeah, that was my welcome to LA. More happy, say, confused coming up.
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36:03Was this, so give me timeline-wise, does Belco happen around here? Not yet. Not yet. No, not yet. Belko came, I believe, if I'm not mistaken, it was, yeah, it was Belko right after. Okay. Now in this timeline, I did some research. You've had some close calls. Is it true you almost got the solo role, the Kira role that eventually went to Amelia Clark? How do you know that? I did some research, I figured it out. Well, I said I was, I guess I'm confessing this now. I've always said it was a Star Wars show. I've heard you say that. I did some math. I did some research. I figured I cracked. Oh, so no one's told you.
36:46I just confessed to it. No, no, no, you didn't. Honestly, to be clear, there actually was reporting at the time that listed your name as one of the locals. Yeah. And funny enough, I worked with Phil and Chris for Los Rikis. Right. Yeah, I worked with them. They gave me my first. Well, Tyler Nilsson, Michael Schwartz, and Phil and Chris gave me my first producing credit. So can you take me through at least what the audition process was? Were you there with Phil and Chris? Were you reading with other actors? Yeah, I was with Alden. Yeah. And it was Phil and Chris were there again. Yeah. And I don't think I've ever been so nervous in my life.
37:28They put you in a suit. and like my biggest dream ever was to be in a Star Wars movie. You know, I hadn't necessarily seen a Latin American woman like myself be in Star Wars, so it was like a big, it almost felt like I had to break that wall or at least somebody else or another Latin American should break that wall, and I would always root for them. But to be testing, it's like, oh my God, it's going to be me. Well, that's the thing. When you go through something like that and you come close, it's like you start to imagine like this is the next five years of my life, the next ten years of my life.
38:01I've got three solo movies coming up for me. Was that like at that stage in your career like a tough pill to swallow? No, I never thought about like the sequels or anything. It was more the emotional attachment of will I ever be in just Star Wars? Like I just wanted to be in Star Wars. And the fact that I had the opportunity to be a leading character in a Star Wars movie was like, wow, this would be insane. I didn't think too much of it. But yeah, and then Amelia got it, and she's probably one of the best actresses out there. She's amazing. It all worked out. So I'm like, oh my God, it makes total sense.
38:38Yes, that makes more sense, and they did it, and I'm so thankful that I didn't get it. Yeah, you wouldn't have gotten Bix, obviously. I wouldn't have been in Andor, and Bix is the only character I've tattooed on my body. What's the tattoo? It's just a little X. You can barely even see it. I have so many moles, I look like a chipset hole. I do. Now that I said it, no one's going to unsee it. Well, forgive it. Okay, so let's jump ahead since you mentioned Andor because, I mean, I, like many, was obsessed with what you guys and Tony achieved on that. He's amazing. Like, he did the podcast, like the smartest man on the planet.
39:13Intimidatingly smart. So smart. Like, truly. I know. That's why I listen to everything he tells me. Yeah. And I do everything he tells. I'm like, yes, sir. Mm-hmm. I call him before every job. Yeah. He's now a lifelong kind of mentor. And he's incredibly busy, incredibly smart. He has a family. He has a whole life. He's in the editing room constantly. Now he just directed a movie, which I can't wait to see. And he will always answer a phone call in the first two rings. He's the classiest man in the industry for sure. So was that the arc of that character? Did you know it right from the start? or was that an evolution in terms of like, did you know, I mean, literally the last shot of the series is spoiler alert.
40:00When did you know kind of the extent of like where Bix would end up? I knew months before we started filming season two. Yeah. But everything Tony says, he delivers. There's never any, if Tony tells you something, that's exactly how he's going to do it. Yeah. He's like the least BS guy on the planet. Less BS guy. So he's like, hey, listen. Well, when I signed up for the show first season, I hadn't read it. And I was like, well, Tony, with all due respect, how can you expect me to sign up to something if I haven't read anything? And, you know, he's like, trust me. This is the character, whatever.
40:40And he trusted me and he gave me the first three episodes to read. This was after I auditioned and got the role and the whole thing. I was like, well, I need to read something. Yeah. He sent me the script. And then he told me, he's like, this character will change your life. And this is sort of where this character is going to go. And everything he told me on that phone call happened. And then when it comes to season two, obviously we expected to do four seasons or whatever. The structure changed a bit. The structure changed. But even those beats that he promised me, they were there. He made sure that they were in there somehow.
41:20now. So I respect that a lot from him. So yeah, I knew quite early. Do you feel like the impact, I mean, you were talking, you've talked before about like, you know, seeing someone like that looks like yourself in that context in the Star Wars universe. Like, I would imagine you've had that experience now on the other side of it of seeing like young girls say something to you. That must be extraordinarily moving. Oh, no, I thought you meant seeing more Latin American, like younger Latin American actresses. Well, that too. But even just like, have you encountered, I would imagine you encounter young women, young aspiring actors that now have you as a model.
41:53Oh my God, that's so scary. No pressure. No pressure. Man, I hope I don't fuck up. Yeah, I have. I have. And it's super inspiring the questions that they ask. And yeah, I've met a few. I've also met just fans to be like, thank you for representing us and being someone And then I'm like, oh, that could be me. Yeah, it's always really exciting, but also terrifying. Right. You don't want to have that on you when you're doing the job, certainly. Can there be more Latin American actresses that they can look up to them, too? Spread the wealth. Yeah, exactly. I don't want to be the one person. I mean, we're now, I feel like every year we're more and more and more, and I see so many talented actresses just pop off, and it's so exciting.
42:43I mean, I root for them. Okay, a bunch of random things for you. you're part of the Fortnite world in a very strange way. And you're so weird. I was the first skin. That's what I, as I understand it. Yeah, it's Ramirez. So that was just another job, like back then, I would imagine. You had no idea what that was going to turn into. No, no, no, no. The game hadn't come out. Nothing had come out. They were under like crazy budget restrictions. It was like, it felt like filming an indie. Right. Like they're like, well, maybe it'll work. Maybe it won't. And then I did it mostly for my little brother.
43:17and then he didn't play it until years later. I was like, thanks, dude. Appreciate it. Did this for you. Have you played Fortnite? Are you a gamer? Mm-mm. No. I'm not. I'm like really bad at technology. That's okay. I know, but I'm like desperately trying to be a Gen Z and technology is like not my friend. So I don't know how that works. You don't have to. You're part of it. You don't have to do the thing. You did the thing rather. You don't have to play the thing. Right, right, right, right, right. Right? Right? Yeah. Thank you for that. I don't know. I don't know. Is there a silver lining? I've talked to Matt Smith is a buddy of mine.
43:54I've talked to him about Morbius a lot. It is what it is. It maybe didn't turn out the way everybody wanted. I don't know. I want to put words into your mouth. What's the silver lining of Morbius if there is one for you? I got her. I got her. I found the spot. Look, you live and you learn. It was a great experience. Sure, I'm not saying. It was a great experience. I got to meet Matt. I think it's funny. Yeah. I think if you look at it with eyes of comedy, I think there's sparks in there. Yeah. Yeah, I'm not so sure. Well, as I told Matt, you should know, I was on a flight once and I was sitting behind Keanu Reeves and he was watching Morbius on a plane.
44:44Don't break my heart. I think Keanu Reeves is amazing. I've never met him. He seems so lovely. And I really want him to think I'm good. I don't think he thinks I'm good. Let's not go there. We'll get him some other movies. We'll get him some other stuff. I'm going to get his email and start and be like, watch this instead. I did that in Splitsville. Can we give some love to Splitsville? Because not enough people saw. I love Splitsville. It was so much fun. Michael Covino is the wildest, funniest, most beautiful person I've ever met. He's the best. He came to the Onslaught premiere. It's what Kyle and him did.
45:25Yeah. You've done a disproportionate amount of like in a time where we're kind of like getting more conservative, like sexy films. Like, I mean, truly, like Thomas Crown Affair looks like the sexiest film of 2027. Like Splitsville is essentially a sex comedy. Yeah. I don't really have a question here except like, Josh, I'm kinda sexy. I didn't, I'm not going there. I'm kidding, I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I'm kidding, that was disgusting. That was wonderful. That's our poll quote, that's our. That's how you're gonna start your interview, obviously. Obviously, got it. I did that to myself, it's okay.
45:57You did it. Anytime your buddy Jason's asked about you, that's all he says about you. She's hot. She's hot. Yeah, I don't have the question. Well, let's ask, let's talk. Well, to be fair, I think Splitsville is absolutely wild. And I loved the conversation of open relationships and how Michael and Kyle sort of tackled that. I thought that was amazing. Hitman, I think, is like a romantic comedy thriller. And in a moment where romantic comedies felt like they were never going to come back because the genres were being flipped and switched. I read Hitman and I was like, oh, I get it. Like Richard Linklater figured out a way to bring this sort of genre back.
46:39And then so many people not have done what Hitman did, but in different ways have reinvented it for themselves. And I think it was a cool discovery of like, oh, romantic comedies that we knew don't necessarily work as well. And then there was a time there where like the man was the woman and the woman was the man. And we would watch and be like, I don't want to be that guy. I don't want to be that girl. This is weird. Totally. So it felt fresh and exciting and a little bit riskier. So I chose that. I'm sorry, it's not very sexy. It's not very sexy. It's not sexy at all. I'm sure to somebody. I'm sure there's something for everybody.
47:19And then Thomas Crown. You know, Thomas Crown is such a, it's such an iconic film. And then getting to be directed by Michael and getting to work alongside Michael. I was like, yeah. And it's this like cat and mouse dynamic. and I had never played that. It should be said, for those of you who don't know, I mean, you had to jump into that too. That must be a tough experience as an actor. I mean, jumping in midstream, and that's a high-profile film, a lot of pressure on Michael and the whole crew. Was it kind of, I can't imagine it was easy, but can you talk a little bit about jumping into that?
47:55Yeah, it was challenging. I got the role. I got on a plane. I think it was like a Saturday landed a Sunday on Monday I was on camera on a pretty easy day but with a crew that's you know they didn't have a movie the day before so every the tension was on and I remember I did my first shot and I got an applause like a welcoming applause from the crew which was the nicest thing any crew has ever done for me and I felt welcomed right away we did play catch-up for a second you know there's a lot of stuff that I was rereading the script every night there's costume fittings this that but Michael has such a beautiful energy when he films he kind of makes you feel at ease and and that he's got your back no matter what so I was able to jump into it you know I was like man I'm ESL it's a lot of lines I need more time and he's like you got this and because he just kept reinforcing the fact that I yeah had it I was like, okay, okay, you're right, you're right.
48:59Well, that trailer oozes more than competence behind the camera. Thank you. That guy's got chops. Oh, yeah. He is insanely talented. In front of the camera and off camera, he's incredible. He's such a good director, too. Let's see. What other film should I ask you about, Audrey? I think this is, we're running out of time. We're out of time. I think we don't have that much time. I think it might be lunch. Lock the doors. Okay, I'm not gonna get you into trouble, don't worry. Oh, good God. I'm just gonna play with this for a second. So you have wrapped Man of Tomorrow. We're all very excited about this.
49:36This is James Gunn's new film, this is the Superman sequel. A couple questions, and I'm not out to get you in trouble, I promise you. Did you know what role you were auditioning for when you went in?
49:52Yeah. Okay. Okay. Did you, we're not going to say what character you're playing, because who knows? It could be Maxima. Could be. Could be. No, no, no. I'm just going to say, here's some context for you. I don't know if your buddy Jason, who I've talked to him for many years, Momoa. Wait, what Jason? Jason Momoa. Oh, Jason, my buddy? Your buddy. He's not my buddy. Your Parker. Jason Momoa, many years ago, I talked to him when he was cast as Aquaman. The rumors were going around. and I said to him, there's this rumor going around that you're Aquaman and he denied it and he said to me, Josh, I'm not Aquaman.
50:29You can punch me in the face if I'm lying to you. Oh, I've heard this. I've heard this. I was that guy. I'm that guy. I've heard this. And he let me punch him many years later. I mean, I bopped him. I'm not going to punch that guy. I don't want any physical violence here. Don't get me wrong. But I'm just saying for context, I don't want lies. So you want to make a bet? I'll bet you$500 you were playing Wonder Woman. Okay. And what about Maxima? You got to give one for one. So I'll give you$100. I'll give you$500 if you're playing Maxima. It feels like you're going to lose either way. You're giving me$500.
51:06I'll take this bet. I like this bet. No, wait, wait. If I play Maxima, I get$500. If I play Wonder Woman, I play$500. No, I get the$500. I get the$500. Oh, you get the$500. Yes. Would you take that bet with me?
51:19$500? Yeah. It's a lot of money. We can do it for charity. We can do it like, you know. Yeah. I like the charity element of it. We'll take that bet? $500 you donate to one of my charities. Exactly. $500 I donate to one of your charities. Feels like. This is a win-win, right? Win-win. No matter what happens. Eye contact. Unbroken eye contact.
51:40Okay. Without saying anything about the character, this was a fun experience. This is a full circle moment for you. You've worked with James and Peter way back when on Belco. Did it feel a little bit like, I don't know. Yeah. It's a big set to be on. It's a lot of pressure, but still. No, it felt pretty full circle. It felt really cool to just be. I have my little, I don't know if you can see my purse, but I have my little chain. You can see Superman. They gave that to me. Yeah, it felt really full circle. And in an interesting way, I think we're the same people. I've known Peter for a really long time.
52:12I've known James for a really long time. They're so incredibly successful. They're like the head of DC. They're all, you know. they just seemed like the same cool funny people yeah and i felt really refreshing to to i mean i've seen them throughout the years of course and we've caught up throughout the years but to see i hadn't been on a set with them um and it's always nice to go back on a set that you in which you know people of course you know it happened only to me in andor did that happen where i got back and i was like oh i i know everybody here and it feels really refreshing and you're like okay i'm safe.
52:48Especially if you're playing an iconic character. You want that security blanket. Would you say your costume is epic? Iconic? Do you like your costume in the film? You could say that if you're playing Maxima. I love Unbroken Eye Contact. What happened to that? Hello? I'm over here. Do you like your costume? I'm not asking you to... You shot the film. They can't fire you. Peter and James. You're killing me. I'll let you go after this, I promise. Do you like your costume? I love my costume. Cool. Really like my costume. Okay. Can't wait to see it. Both great costumes. What does that mean? Both, meaning both characters.
53:33Yeah, if you are a fan of the comic. Both of them. Big Maxima fan over here. Huge. Long time. They have great characters. They have great costumes. I can talk. Yeah, we're good. I'm going to do the rest of this interview in Spanish. It got hot. It's only got hot in here, right? Okay, we're gonna end with this. I'll let you go, I promise. Happy second to you, profoundly random questions. How you feeling? You good? No, I'm not good. Are you kidding me? My whole life is in the line, and you're just fucking with me. One might say you're fucking with me. I'm not. I'm so into secrecy, and I don't like secrets.
54:11I hate secrets. I'm so mad at them. Oh, you got into the wrong line of work. Okay. Profoundly random questions. Yes. Dogs or cats? Dogs. Okay. What do you collect? I collect Vivian Westwood corsets. That's a first here. I haven't heard that one before. I love them. I think they're amazing. I collect all sorts of kind of little things. Anything orange I will buy. That's your color? That is my color, yeah. Okay. Do you have a favorite video game of all time? Not Fortnite. I don't play video games, but I did like Pac-Man. Okay. Classic. I'll have you know Dakota Johnson asked me this. I ask everybody this question.
54:56Would you rather have a mouthful of bees or one bee in your butt? She asked you that question? Yeah. I had a quote, though. It's horrible. I know. Maybe in my mouth. Wow. Minority. I don't want... That's fine. I don't want that. Okay. We're not going to do it. I don't want that. Okay. What's the wallpaper on your phone? My niece. Lovely. Last actor you were mistaken for? Jessica Alba. Great. By the way, please, I hope it happens more. It like lifted my ego for a really long time. I said yes. I was like, see, yes. Since City, great, right? Wasn't I amazing in Honey? I honestly I felt like I felt yeah it made my day what's the worst note a director has ever given you oh oh this is really bad do that with less of an accent and less domesticated that isn't good it's horrible that's not good it It was a, somebody overheard it, and it was a problem.
56:10I didn't say nothing. I was like, okay, whatever. But, yeah, it was - Hopefully that's early in the career, I would imagine. Yes, yes, yes. It was like a scene where, and it was in a house, and I was like, you know, organizing or whatever before I said my line. He was like, less accent, less domestication, being domesticated. So I was like, great, be less Latina is what you're talking about. Yeah. Awesome. Cool, cool. What was the relationship like after that? I mean, with ignorance, you just have to, you're like. You're not going to. Ah, man. You're like, all right, well, now I'm not going to listen to anything you tell me.
56:43Now I know what I'm dealing with. Exactly. Yeah. Good to know. No notes from you anymore, sir. Finally, in the spirit of happy second fuse, he's an actor who always makes you happy. Will Ferrell. Yes. Love him. Or Jack Black. Amazing. Will is just here and is magical in that scene. In this. chance it's the best that's a dream of mine is to meet meet him but i'm also scared to meet he's exactly what you want him to be he's the best movie that makes you sad um um movie that makes me sad oh man there's so many it's hard to pick one i mean cinema paradiso is one of mine it kind of it's i don't know it makes me hopeful for cinema and it's so beautiful in so many ways.
57:28The last movie that made me cry was Project Hail Mary. That kind of broke my heart. It was so beautiful. It did such a good job, right? But not sad. It didn't make me sad. What movie makes me sad? The Notebook. Yeah. Apparently Ryan Gosling movies make you cry. Apparently Ryan Gosling makes me cry. That's our learning for today. It's got that special something. And finally, a food that makes you confused. food that makes me confused you don't get it why do people eat that it's just not for you I don't understand eggplant that's come up a lot here I don't like anything of it is it the texture I hate the texture I don't like the look I don't like it
58:17yeah eggplant's not my thing beets too? I don't get it. Why do you do that to yourself? If you were confused about it when you were eating it and then after you were eating it you also get confused. Before, during and after. Before, during and after. Why would you do that again? And then add cheese to it? Psycho. You could add chocolate I would still hate. I don't care. Goat cheese and beets. No, not for me. Do you feel good about what we did here today? Yeah. 90 % of it at least. We've been on a roller coaster of emotion. Hopefully I didn't get you fired. I'm okay. You didn't do anything, it's okay.
58:55This was harder than filming Onslaught. Wow, and I know enough about this movie to know that's a lot. Good full circle, you brought us back. Congratulations on Onslaught. Yeah, you're well trained. Everybody check it out, support Adria, Adam Wingard, the whole company. Great to connect with you today. Thank you. Thank you for the time. This was so fun. We did it. You're so good. But you didn't get me. So close. Not this time. And so ends another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused. Remember to review, rate, and subscribe to this show on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm a big podcast person.
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