194.

"So Ellie Chu came to me like any other audition. When I went in, I had this idea of Ellie being a bit more energetic, a little out there and bubbly, and Alice saw something in that. But after that initial audition, we actually defined parts of me that were a bit more internal, observant, patient, quiet, and we really worked on that together. Alice got to know me as Leah, and then we were able to incorporate Leah’s quieter qualities into Ellie, mixed with Alice’s experience. Part of what I love about playing Ellie Chu is at first I thought that we may have been different, but I came to find that we are very, very much so alike. I am a huge observer, that’s a bit of a quieter side of me that I don’t really show to people as much because I wasn’t as confident with it, and actually stepping into Ellie Chu has helped me completely love and embrace that side of myself. Just like Ellie, I am a huge music lover, I love reading books – it’s pretty much what I’ve been doing all the time, especially during quarantine. I have a huge, huge love for my family, which is what we were talking about earlier. That family connection is just as important to me as it is to Ellie. But yeah, what I love specifically about Ellie Chu is that she’s a hero, she’s the main character, but she holds a lot of unconventional hero qualities. Normally we see the hero as being this outward larger character, but what I love is that Ellie is a hero in a much different way. I think a story like that is so unique and I loved it immediately when I read it. Getting to play Ellie was beautiful, it was really beautiful."

-Ellie is a hero in a much different way.

잔뜩 울면서 깨어나 생각한다. 침몰하지도 않은 마음이 버거워, 네가 원한다면 무릎 아래라도 베어낼 것이라 덜덜 떨며 고백했던 언젠가의 나는 여전히 생생하여.