00:00You play Billy on the show, so talk to me about your role.
00:03Um, Billy is a very rascally, mischievous, and fun character.
00:08I think she also has a lot of heartfelt feelings to her.
00:12I think a lot of kids or, you know, a lot of kids who may not have a family
00:16or may have a broken family can really relate to her in a way.
00:19Especially since she's never had family and she's kind of stepping into
00:23the Russos who are super big on family values.
00:26So I feel like it really shows that dynamic of a person who doesn't know family
00:30and then going into people who are so big on having each other's backs.
00:34I feel like for her it is very confusing to her, like,
00:38wow, people actually care for me.
00:40And I feel like I kind of relate to her on that level a bit
00:43because I was actually adopted by my grandparents, so they are like my found family.
00:47And it's crazy because I feel like the Russos are Billy's found family,
00:50so I relate to her a lot.
00:52I love that so much.
00:54What advice have Selena and David given you as far as now being the lead of a Disney Channel show?
01:00Miss Selena Gomez is super big on staying true to myself.
01:04She always tells me, like, it does not matter what other people may say about me.
01:08What matters is the fact that I stay true to myself
01:11and when I look inside the mirror try to say more positive things about myself
01:14rather than negative.
01:16And then with Mr. David Henry, I feel like he just kind of makes everything so safe on set.
01:21The culture that he makes on set is so positive and so safe and fun.
01:26There's never a dull moment with either one of them, actually.
01:30And one thing that he always tells all of us is that, you know,
01:33there's a little kid out there, you know, all around the world maybe
01:36that could be having a really bad day.
01:38And what matters is the fact that you are a part of something
01:41that maybe that little kid could really need a laugh
01:44and then they could just turn on the show, smile, laugh, cry, you know.
01:50So definitely they taught me a lot and they continue to teach me something every single day.
01:56That's amazing.
01:58Raven-Symoné and Daniel Fishel, also two former Disney stars
02:01who directed episodes this season.
02:03What was it like working with them?
02:05It was truly an honor, especially seeing both of them.
02:08Also, I remember when my cousin would watch Boy Meets World
02:13and I would see Topanga.
02:15I'm like, her hair!
02:17And seeing her in real life, her hair is still banging.
02:19I'm like, whoa.
02:20On set when she's directing, she'd be like that or pulling her hair up.
02:23I'm like, what a queen.
02:25And she's, especially Miss Danielle, she's super classy.
02:29But she's so fun and so sweet.
02:31She's also really short.
02:33And she was just the best person to work with.
02:36And also, speaking of which, even Miss Raven-Symoné.
02:39She was so fun and so funny.
02:42It was so funny.
02:44Maybe if one of us messed up, she would say this in a joking manner.
02:48Over again.
02:49She'd just break out in a scream or something.
02:51And be like, it's okay, just start over.
02:53You got this.
02:54And she was just really sweet.
02:56And I feel like she definitely had a lot of wisdom in her.
02:59Especially since she's been in the industry for so long.
03:02She just had so much to teach us.
03:04What was your reaction when you found out that you got this part?
03:08Honestly, at the time, I was going through a really bad place of self-doubt.
03:12So when I got the role, it felt very...
03:16I felt like my prayers were answered in a way.
03:18The timing was just insane.
03:20Even before I auditioned, I remember having the conversation with my mom.
03:24I think I want to quit.
03:25I don't think I'm going to go anywhere.
03:27I'm about to start.
03:28I like my makeup.
03:29Hold on.
03:32That's when it happens.
03:33It's when you least expect it.
03:34In that moment, you're like, maybe I'm going to give up.
03:36And then you get a sign.
03:38My mom was screaming and everything.
03:41I went back upstairs because I wanted to be a big kid.
03:45Not show her that I was crying.
03:46But I started bawling like a baby.
03:48I was just so happy and so grateful.
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