TOMEI: (As Claire) We'll see how long that lasts.ĮLLIOTT: What was it like working with her? TOMEI: (As Claire) Which department are you in? TOMEI: (As Claire) Are you implying I'm hallucinating? MARISA TOMEI: (As Claire) What's that massive oil spill on the back of your shirt? Here's a clip that gives listeners a sense of her personality. Your boss in "Upgraded" is played by Marisa Tomei. Just when you really feel like you found it, you're like, oh, OK - guess that's a wrap.ĮLLIOTT: You, though, did appear to have, like, chemistry as a cast, I think, in this.ĮLLIOTT. And so it feels like just in the moment that you're getting the groove of things, then it's over. And then with movies, you know, you get to live in that skin for a short period of time. MENDES: It's so different because obviously, with Veronica on "Riverdale," I played that character for seven years, 10 months out of the year, and I was playing her over and over again to the point where I really understood her like the back of my hand, and I didn't have to think too hard about my choices 'cause they all just came organically. So I avoid lying even if it's just a little white lie.ĮLLIOTT: You know, our audience might know you for playing Veronica in "Riverdale" for seven years. MENDES: I mean, I really avoid doing things like that because I'm so afraid of what happened to Ana happening to me (laughter). And in a way, it's all because she gave that little white lie, so, you know, maybe there's a lesson there (laughter).ĮLLIOTT: Have you ever told a little white lie that got you what you needed? And I think Ana attracts the healthy happy relationship, and she also attracts the success. If you're looking for a healthy, happy relationship, then a healthy, happy relationship will come to you. And I think there's this element of manifestation that happens when you act like you deserve really great things and you act like you deserve success, then you attract all those things. I think it's so powerful because it just reminds you that, like, it really is about faking it till you make it in life. MENDES: It's one of my favorite lines in the movie. Could you identify with that line as well? MENDES: (As Ana) They fired me because I lied, and I'm realizing that pretending to be more than I am got me further in a week than being myself did in a year.ĮLLIOTT: I'm guessing that that line will resonate with a lot of young workers, for sure, who are trying to climb up the ladder in their particular professions. But I think Ana feels more like how I feel inside, and it was really fun to lean into that side of myself.ĮLLIOTT: I hope it's not too much of a spoiler if I say that Ana eventually does get caught in her lie because I want to play something she says when that happens. And I tend to play characters that are more, you know, snappier and confident, self-assured, which are all great qualities and qualities I love to play and qualities I think I do possess a little bit of. You know, she's a little bit more lighthearted and silly and fun. MENDES: I think what was most appealing to me about playing Ana is that, you know, she feels more like me than any character that I've played before. Welcome to the program.ĮLLIOTT: Tell us more about the Ana character and what drew you to this role. Camila Mendes is the star of the new rom-com, now streaming on Amazon, and joins us now. As the movie, also called "Upgraded," goes along, it gets harder and harder for Ana to live up to her lie. Ana pretends she runs the auction house's New York office as opposed to just being an intern. Just got upgraded.ĮLLIOTT: Next thing you know, she upgrades herself by telling a white lie to a wealthy, young Brit she meets on the plane. She gets recruited to fly to London with her demanding boss but is sent on a later different plane to fly economy - that is, until the airline desk attendant takes pity on her.ĬAMILA MENDES: (As Ana) First class? I've never been in first class. Ana Santos is an aspiring art gallerist working as an unpaid intern at a fancy New York auction house.
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