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As teen private eye Veronica Mars, it was spunky.Forgetting Sarah Marshallwent somewhere slightly more acerbic.
She brought a bouncy excitability toFrozensPrincess Anna that bolstered a blockbuster and put her vocals in kindergartens across America.
Her latest film, the Netflix featureLike Father, plays to and against this tendency in her performances.
The cast gets to enjoy these things quite a bit, yes.
You get to take in the humid air or a coconut on the beach.
The problem was our good friend Hurricane Irma attempted sabotage.
All we could do was hunker down.
We had to take a week off and spend it indoors waiting for the rain to stop.
Okay, butthe rest of it!Jamaica was lovely.
The Good Placereturns for its third season this fall.
Thats something I wake up thinking about probably, if Im being honest, because of my intense codependency.
I do want to promote happiness and reduce suffering.
Ive labeled those as codependent qualities, but theyre also the qualities of a friend youd want to have …
But Id definitely say toughened.
His ball of molecules needs her ball of molecules, and vice versa.
People keep you in line, whether they lead you by example or challenge you with critical thinking.
The idea is that were helpless without one another, but we have one another.
We gotta share the Earth, whether we like it or not.
I only kept my composure because we did not have pandas in the room.
Ive given this some thought.
They get involved in something shady, and then its an action film where the daughters rescue them.
That, orBad Moms Tahiti, so that I might go to Tahiti.
I just love those people so, so much.
When did you start the production back up again?
The quarantine line was at 14th Street, so we were technically below that.
We rushed outside and walked to the theater in time to watch the second tower fall from the street.
We just waited to figure out what was happening.
It was scary, and Im still grateful that I had a safe group of people to be with.
Its one of those things you never forget.
We still ended up opening the show.
For about three weeks, we performed in a 500-seat theater to an audience of four people.
I kind of owe my career to those guys.
I went out there and lived on Kevin Murphys couch for a couple months, who was the lyricist.
I absolutely would not be where I am today without them.
You havent appeared in one of these live TV musicals as of yet.
I definitely want to do one, I just love musicals.
ProbablyA Little Night Music.
I dont know that whenGreaseandPeter Panare getting approved, thats what people are looking for.
They just assume he doesnt do the numbers, Sondheim.
I understand that you and Cher are on texting terms.
I find her so adorable, the way she loves her emojis.
Every now and then, Ill wake up to a text thats just a bunch of emojis.
Shes a lovely human being.
I saw that you left NYU one semester short of finishing up your degree.
It took a lot to convince my parents that I didnt need a degree to act.
I broke it down, like, Look, Im not practicing medicine!
They were worried about a fallback plan, which was probably the good-parent thing to do.
Come to think of it, though, I do still kind of want to get that degree.
But its good to know Im in esteemed company, anyhow.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
