Ariel Winter describes how she forged a new path post 'Modern Family'

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00:00I'm such a fan of fairy tales. I grew up watching Grimm, Once Upon a Time, and it is the perfect

00:05season for all of this. What initially drew you to the Sisters Grimm? Were you a fan of these

00:10books ahead of time, or was this your first moment stepping into the Grimmverse? You know, I wish I

00:15was able to be a fan when I was younger. I just didn't have the books. I wasn't introduced to

00:21the world, so I was kind of like, I was a first-time fan when I got the scripts, and I

00:26figured all of it out on my own when I first got the project. So I'm definitely new to the

00:36universe, and I loved it. I loved it. When I did some research into it, I was so excited

00:43because I just think it's so cool. I love fantasy as well. It's such a cool universe, and I loved

00:50the project because there were so many different things about it that was so fun and so intriguing

00:57because the show deals with so many different things that I feel like are important. There's

01:02so many themes and messages that I feel like are important to share with the world instead

01:11of just being like a fun fantasy show. You have so many things that go with it. Sabrina and

01:16Daphne are essentially foster kids, and that was important to me that that, like, visibility

01:22for foster kids is there because I feel like that isn't really a thing that we have enough

01:29of, and I loved that that was something that the show touched on, and mental health is a

01:34big through line, especially with Sabrina's character, and that was something that was important

01:37to me, and the importance of family. There was just, like, a lot of things with the project

01:42along with the fantasy aspect that was so exciting, and, you know, Sabrina's character

01:47is just amazing. She's just such an amazing character. She's just, like, a strong young

01:52woman who is taking care of her sister. She's fierce for her family. She's sarcastic, which

01:58I love, and, you know, she deals with the situation she has to be in with this strength that is

02:07so admirable, but also, you know, kind of heartbreaking in a way that she's such a young

02:12woman who has to deal—she's such a young girl that has to deal with these things that

02:17she shouldn't have to at this age, but she's in a fantasy world fighting heroes and villains

02:22at, you know, this young age that she is. It's kind of crazy solving all these mysteries

02:27and stuff, so it was exciting to get to explore it on my own in this whole new light as, like,

02:35a newbie to the universe. See, it's so nice when we can sneak some themes into the show

02:39and sprinkle it out because I'm sure so many people will be able to see themselves in Sabrina

02:43and Daphne, even in this fantasy world where she's fighting monsters and goblins and creatures.

02:48People can see themselves in that as fighting, you know, the demons we have out in the real

02:51world and day-to-day things, so it's so special to be able to take on a character like that.

02:56Absolutely. I agree, and to be able to ingest those themes in a way that is not, like,

03:02in your face and teaching you, but in a way that resonates just in a softer way, and yeah,

03:10it's something I really appreciate, and I hope that the people who can resonate with those themes

03:13feel really seen, and the people who maybe don't have some empathy for the people who do, so yeah.

03:19Now, when you're voicing a character, it's a bit different than walking onto a set with the cast

03:23and a crew. Is there something you do before entering the booth to really channel that character,

03:28or maybe a ritual to get into a good headspace, anything like that happening?

03:32Gosh, I wish I had a fun answer for that. I don't really. I've been doing voice work since I was a

03:38little girl. It's the very first thing that I started doing when I was four years old,

03:41and so it comes kind of like second nature to me now. It feels kind of easier than working

03:48behind the camera, but gosh, now I want something fun to say, but I don't have anything fun. I'm not fun.

03:55Honestly, this is something you've been doing for so long, so at this point, it is just second

03:58nature. You know, you're a pro, so you just go in, and you're ready to do the work, so it doesn't

04:02have to be something fun. It could be something as simple as, you know, before you're getting into

04:05record, you always have the snack, or you do this thing, but it sounds like, honestly, for you,

04:09you just can go in, and you can get it done, so that's actually the best gift.

04:12I do listen to a true crime podcast every time before I go to record, so maybe that's the right tool.

04:17That's huge. See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. What are we listening to?

04:20So I love this true crime podcast called Psychopedia. It's pretty awesome. It's told by,

04:29it was a pair, two people, but now it is just this wonderful, wonderful woman who does it that is

04:37so awesome and so cool, and I just love the podcast, and she's so awesome.

04:42I have to listen. I'm a big crime junkie listener. I love true crime.

04:46Love it. Love it. Me too.

04:47So you've been in the industry for so long, as we spoke about, you've done voice work growing up.

04:52How have you seen your acting process change from even the early days on Modern Family to now?

04:56You know, I mean, I think in general, I've just evolved as a human in so many ways, and

05:03your acting process evolves with that. I don't know if I feel like I ever really had like a process in

05:13the way that some people did. You know, some people went to, you know, years of acting class

05:18where they learned under these teachers that had like these very in-depth process things that they

05:26kept with them, and that were amazing, and that wasn't something that I did. I went to a couple

05:31classes, and that they were really amazing, and I had a lot of really great teachers in my life that

05:35taught me some great things, and you know, like, always having a moment before you start a scene

05:42when you do auditions and things like that. But I think I've just always approached characters

05:51differently. I don't know. I don't think I've had a normal approach or like a method acting type

05:59situation. Like, I know some people have like a really serious process for it, and I don't think

06:05I've ever really had like a serious process. So I think I've just kind of developed how I do things

06:12as I go. I love that. It's really based on an evolution. And Frances Anderson, she's thriving.

06:18She's putting out new music. I loved what you recently said. You said you really hope the world can see

06:22her for the star she is, and not just as Lily from Modern Family. I truly feel like you've had such an

06:27incredible career. You've been able to break away and forge this path. What was the key to doing that

06:32post-sitcom? Oh boy. I mean, you know, I think it's hard to do for sure because people like to just put

06:39you in the character that you were in for so long, and they're like, oh, well, you're just that, and

06:43that's what it is. And I see that it's happened to a lot of us for sure. But I don't know. I do think

06:51I was lucky in the sense that like, I maybe was different enough from Alex in the public eye that

06:59I got put into that box a little bit less than some of my co-stars, which I was grateful for.

07:06But I don't know why I was lucky enough to have it a little bit differently. I think I've just

07:12always done my own thing. And I know I've said that so many times in this interview, but I think I've

07:17just kind of had to in my life. I didn't have as much guidance as maybe some others did. I kind of

07:22was figuring stuff out on my own. I had guidance from like 14 to 18, and my sister was an incredible

07:27influence in my life. And I had that for sure. But I definitely feel like I've figured so much stuff

07:35out on my own. And it's been kind of a great thing for me to just feel free enough in the sense

07:44to be like, all right, I'm just gonna do this over here. And I'm gonna do that. And I've kind of

07:50diversified my life. And like, I went to high school. And then I've now gotten into cooking.

07:56And I do voice acting. And I do this. And I do that. And I'm a dog mom. And I'm kind of,

08:01you know, I'm out here in the public. And I'm also not, you know, so I think that that's kind of

08:04helped me. But yeah, I, I love Aubrey so much. And now that she's Frances Anderson, I really hope

08:13that it helps her because she is just so talented and such an amazing person. And she deserves to be

08:24taken seriously for the talent that she is showing and working so hard on. And she has that talent.

08:32And she's not Lily from Modern Family anymore. Like, you know, like, no, she's not always she'll

08:37always have that. But that's not what she's doing now. And she's killing it. And yeah, I'm proud of

08:43her. And I really hope that people can see that. So I don't even know really how to separate yourself

08:48from that. She's doing everything she can for it. And I'm in full support. And I really hope that

08:54it works out for her.

08:56And I have to just quickly praise you on how you're using your platform. It is incredible.

08:59You're working with Save from Online Sex Abuse, which is an organization to really weed out sexual

09:05predators online. What's so remarkable is that I found out you found out about them by watching

09:10it on TV. And you were so that you reached out and asked to get involved. Do you feel the work

09:15you've done with them has healed a part of you or maybe even fulfilled a deeper calling?

09:19Absolutely. It has healed me every time, like every time we assist in arresting somebody,

09:26it is so healing. It's like it's extremely hard work. It's extremely emotionally taxing. And it's

09:33it's yeah, it's it's rough. But every time we're able to do that, like a little piece of me feels

09:39like some justice has been served for myself and for everybody that deserves that justice. It absolutely

09:48is amazing. The work that SOSA does is so incredible. And I just feel so honored. It really is the biggest

09:55honor I have in my life to work with them. I've done a lot of really amazing things that I've been

09:59so grateful for in my life. Like I've had such a career that I have been really so lucky and grateful

10:05for. Like I've been so grateful in my life. But working with them is the thing that I'm the most

10:09honored for and the most grateful for. Because they're just so kick ass. Like that group is so amazing.

10:15And like, we're really doing it. We're really working with law enforcement and doing it the right way.

10:22And. And it is so healing. It is so healing. And yeah, I just love it.

10:29You and Mariska Hargitay, we need to get a team up going. I don't know what I know I've seen you

10:32online. I do. I do love her. She's an incredible woman.

10:37Yes. Well, thank you so much, Ariel. I'm so excited for this show.

10:40Thank you. I appreciate it.

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