What was the hardest part of her to find, for you? And I think Cassie being as fearless as she is, reminded me that I had to be fearless too and to just let go and dive into this role. I just wanted to do her story justice because it needed to be told so vulnerably. And I think that allowed me to really dive into her skin, because I was so scared. It felt like I had, in a way, lived life in her shoes, and seen the world through her eyes. I journaled her entire life from her first memory to the day that we met her. I, for months, did an immense amount of research on every aspect of her life that would have informed the woman that Cassie is, from immigration, to the immigrant experience in San Diego, to Type 1 diabetes, to the military, the military culture, to Oceanside.
I had the honor of being able to live with Cassie, help create her for four years before I kind of physically became her.Īnd we worked so hard to make sure that Cassie was so unique, and so specific, and so different from Sofia and my mannerisms - the way that I walked, the way that I spoke, the way that I carried myself on stage. Of course, the core of it is our performances as actors and you know, we would not quit until the words that came out of my mouth felt like mine. I am so grateful to Liz, who was such a fighter for truth and honesty in every aspect of this film. Tell me about playing that aspect, because she’s so different than anything you’ve done.Ĭassie was my greatest challenge as an actor to date, and I admire her so much. Well, what I love about Cassie is she’s, I would argue, if not the most, one of the most mature roles you’ve had to date. It kind of all feels a little bit out of body, I think, so I don’t know when it’s going to, you know, hit us that it’s happening.
And Liz and I kept saying - Liz, my director and my partner everything in this - that she kind of felt like she was here, but she wasn’t. And my mom described seeing me as she felt like I was almost floating. Because all the moments and the scenes and the songs that I have dreamt of for five years are shot, they’re edited, they’re in the movie, and now we get to kind of release our baby into the world. And I’ve been involved in it in a way that I never had before as an artist. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this film. For one of our producers Les, it’s been 10 years since he first heard on the radio the story of military contract marriages that inspired this story. It’s such an interesting world that we live in, as artists, because like you said, this has been years in the making. Have you processed? What emotional state are you in at this point? It did! Now of course, it has been a journey for you on “Purple Hearts.” It’s been a long time coming, and is now finally going to the world. And it was one of the most fun scenes that we had shooting at the bar, and singing it, and shooting “Sweet Caroline.” It’s kind of celebratory, and we did a version that was kind of sexy and kind of rock and roll and very Cassie. Anytime it comes on, everyone wants to jump in and sing. And we also wanted to set the stage that she was singing at a bar in a military town, and she also had to sing a song that kind of cater to that audience. That takes some time for her to find the bravery to kind of bring her honesty and truth to the microphone. However, we wanted to kind of begin her evolution because when we meet her she isn’t singing the original songs just yet. And we knew that, you know, the first cover was going to be the first time that anyone sees Cassie. And of course, we wrote original songs but we also got the chance to do two really cool covers. And we jumped into this journey together. I sent the script to Justin Tranter, he fell in love with it, with Cassie, with the message that she represented. You know, Netflix trusted me to pick my writing partner. You know, it was - being behind the scenes of the music process and the soundtrack was so exciting. How did you decide that was the cover you wanted to kick things off with? Yes! So tell me how that got placed in the film.
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