Interview Quotes
> "My side of the story, please." > > **— Ariana Grande** • *00:00:33* > "First of all, I don't know if you remember, but we finally locked eyes during Katy Perry's roar." > > **— Ariana Grande** • *00:00:41* > "And then I look, and there's this beautiful woman, this beautiful presence reaching towards me, and it's Drew Barrymore." > > **— Ariana Grande** • *00:00:53* > "We held hands.
Referenced Resources
- **SPEAKER_03** - *Interviewee, discussed the play Anne Juliet, her favorite song, the interaction with Ariana Grande and Drew Barrymore, her approach to acting, her respect for the film, her perspective on humanity, her own acting process, her relationship with her daughters, her experience as a mother, her tendencies as a people pleaser, and her thoughts on boundaries.* - **SPEAKER_01** - *Interviewee, recounted the first meeting with SPEAKER_03 during Katy Perry's "Roar," described the interaction with Drew Barrymore, shared her acting process inspired by Judy Garland, discussed her unusual childhood performance choices, reflected on the complexities of playing Glinda, expressed happiness to be there, talked about her world tour, her experience on Oz, her relationship with John Chu, her thoughts on the film's themes, her early acting career, her dog Toulouse, her Nona, her grandparents, her grandfather's work ethic, her perspective on modeling behavior, her tendencies as a performer and mother, her worst habit, her thoughts on Broadway musicals, her admiration for SPEAKER_03, her own journey as a recovering people pleaser, and her thoughts on boundaries.* - **Cynthia** - *Mentioned as someone everyone dressed up for, as someone SPEAKER_03 talked to about what she was pulling from for her performance, as someone who said "buckle up for two" regarding Johnny Bailey, and as someone who didn't know what would happen when SPEAKER_03 and SPEAKER_01 came together.* - **Ariana Grande** - *Mentioned as being seen by SPEAKER_03 at a play.* - **Katy Perry** - *Her song "Roar" was playing during the first meeting of SPEAKER_03 and SPEAKER_01.* - **Drew Barrymore** - *SPEAKER_01 described her as a "beautiful woman" and "beautiful presence" reaching towards her, and they held hands during Katy Perry's "Roar." SPEAKER_03 also mentioned her.* - **Michelangelo** - *SPEAKER_01 compared their hand-holding moment to a Michelangelo painting.* - **ET** - *SPEAKER_03 compared their hand-holding moment to a scene from E.T.* - **Judy Garland** - *SPEAKER_01 studied her for her performance in The Wizard of Oz, and described her as probably her first impersonation.* - **Olive** - *Her birthday was when SPEAKER_03 and SPEAKER_01 first met.* - **John Chu** - *Described as the brilliant director of the film who created the safest space, and compared to SPEAKER_01's grandfather in his treatment of people.* - **Nona** - *SPEAKER_01 flew to Florida to watch the movie with her.