PLUS: The actress reflects on her recent Euphoria reunions with Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow and Lukas Gage
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00:00Now it's the sit down with Barbie Ferreira.
00:02Hi, Barbie.
00:03Bob Trevino likes it really gives us a lot to think about,
00:06especially in terms of making authentic connections
00:09with people using technology.
00:11You were big on Tumblr,
00:12so you know all about the online era and how it's evolved.
00:15How did those experiences feed into your character?
00:18Yeah, when I was a kid,
00:19I really used the internet for like connection.
00:21I was very lonely and you know,
00:23I didn't really have a lot of friends where,
00:25you know, in school.
00:26So I felt really like I found a community on the internet.
00:29And I think with Lily, that's what she wants to do.
00:31And you know, she ends up finding someone who's like
00:33very kind and shows her all these like really great acts
00:36of just respect and love from a complete stranger.
00:39So I totally relate to it.
00:40I mean, I, when I was a kid,
00:42I, all I wanted was to feel like I knew people
00:45that were like me and you know,
00:46I was a little bit of a weirdo.
00:47So it was just, it was nice.
00:49The internet for me was always a positive experience
00:51where I got to really meet people.
00:53And I have a lot of friends who I still have met
00:54on the internet who are still my great friends.
00:5610 years later.
00:58Your co-star in the movie, John Leguizamo,
01:00is one of our faves.
01:01Did he have you laughing on and off set?
01:04Yes.
01:05He's so funny.
01:07He also has that like dad energy
01:09that is just so incredible.
01:10He's just a joy.
01:11And I've been such a fan of him since I was a kid.
01:13So it was just like really cool to work with him
01:15and kind of had to, you know, it's like, you know,
01:19my favorite movie growing up was Moulin Rouge.
01:20And it just was like, it was so cool
01:22that like I got to work with him.
01:23It was amazing.
01:24At 28, you've achieved so much as an actress,
01:27model, and activist.
01:29Where does the confidence and discernment come from
01:31to actually go after your dreams and achieve them?
01:33I knew what I wanted from a very young age
01:35and I didn't grow up in a Hollywood family
01:37by any means or anything like that.
01:39So for me, I just had no plan B.
01:42I'm just kind of like a go-getter in this way
01:44where I really try, you know, if I want to do something,
01:47I will try my hardest to make it happen
01:51and continue doing it.
01:52So I think really the confidence is just
01:54in knowing my worth and like just believing in myself,
01:59which is always hard.
02:00And every day I learn something new.
02:02So about me and my craft and as I get older too,
02:05just, you know, things happen.
02:07What's your advice for young people
02:08pushing for career autonomy?
02:10I am a kind of person that has like a very clear vision
02:13and I try to stick to it as much as possible.
02:17My own gut feeling, I trust my gut a lot.
02:20And that was something that I had to really like
02:21work my way up into, like the confidence in me.
02:24And like, I know this isn't going to work,
02:25but I want to do it anyway,
02:26just because I don't know enough, right?
02:28So as I get older and as I become,
02:30as I get really into like my craft and my career
02:33and I really have like,
02:34I know what I want at the end of the day.
02:37I just make sure that everything I do is towards that.
02:40Okay, girl, we got to talk about that viral photo
02:43of you and Sydney Sweeney that she posted.
02:45Does it feel like old times when you're back together?
02:48Oh my gosh, yeah.
02:49And Sydney's like the busiest woman on earth.
02:50She was shooting in New Jersey
02:52and I was, my play was on Broadway.
02:53So I got like a text that day
02:56between the matinee and the evening.
02:57And she was like, can I come?
02:58Like, I wrapped early and I was like, of course.
03:01And so she came, I had no idea.
03:03I wasn't expecting it.
03:04It was so sweet.
03:05I thought she was going to be busy, you know,
03:06because she works, you know, most of the days.
03:08I thought she'd be busy, but she showed up.
03:09It was so wonderful.
03:11Maude also came to come see it.
03:12It was, Lucas came to come see.
03:14It was a very good little reunion.
03:16I mean, I was like in New York, just kind of in like play mode
03:19so it was great to see like familiar faces.
03:22Okay, I'm going to put 10 seconds on the clock
03:23to promote any one of your projects.
03:25Ready? Go.
03:26Bob Trevino Likes It is out in select theaters
03:29March 28th.
03:29We expand.
03:30So check it out.
03:31Buy tickets.
03:32Woo.
03:33Barbie, thank you so much for joining us.
03:36I appreciate it.