I had actually auditioned for Brett Haley, our director, for another one of his Netflix films. He was like, “You know, you’re not quite right, but I’ll keep you in mind.” And I was like, sure. I’m blessed to have played strong women. And now I get to play Amber, and she had music, but that wasn’t only her story. I hope I get to continue that trajectory of strong women.

Source: New York Times August 28, 2020 18:00 UTC