Haley Lu Richardson's New Book Is 'Raw,' but There's One Thing She’s Not 'Brave' Enough to Share (Exclusive)

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The White Lotus star's debut collection of poetry I’m Sad and Horny is out now

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00:00Now it's a sit down with Hailey Lou Richardson. Hi Hailey.

00:03Your first book of poetry has arrived. I'm sad and horny.

00:07When did the idea for a book of poetry begin percolating?

00:10It was because someone told me you could turn these poems into a book.

00:14And I had like never had that thought. And I doubt I would ever have had that thought.

00:20And then he was like, what would you call it? And I was like, probably I'm sad and horny.

00:25So once I said that out loud, it like all clicked and started making sense.

00:29And then I just like committed to seeing it through.

00:32Why was poetry your choice of expression?

00:34What did you want to get across that only worked in this format?

00:37My poems in the book is pretty raw and pretty like unrefined, I would say.

00:42But it's like more intentional to be shared publicly than my journaling.

00:50Journaling, like sometimes I'll just like anger journal and I'll just like scribble over

00:54my own sentences over and over and over.

00:56I know when I go like I go through my journal at the end of every year to kind of like

01:00check in with myself.

01:01And sometimes I'm like, whoa, you were nuts back then.

01:04Or I was like, oh, wow, I'm so proud of you for getting through that, Hayley.

01:07But I can always tell like what I'm deeply feeling by how my handwriting looks.

01:15Sometimes it's really unhinged.

01:17But yeah, I mean, maybe there are some people out there who would be interested in seeing my journal, but

01:22I don't know if I'm that brave to share it.

01:25I love that this is a coming of age slash reckoning with turbulent 20s and going into 30s reflection.

01:32What are some things that you left behind in your 20s and some new ones that you want to bring into your decade of 30s?

01:38I love that question because I think that's the key to growth and being more at peace.

01:44So far, I've learned or realized is like it's not about what more can I do or how can I be more to be able to be better?

01:52It's like, what can I let go of?

01:54What can I leave behind?

01:56What can I let not be meant for me?

01:58You know, so I think honestly, like the surrender and acceptance of doing that,

02:05of actually allowing myself to just like say goodbye to things and people that aren't meant for me.

02:10You're starring opposite Emilia Clarke in a new Peacock series, Ponies.

02:14Were you fangirling the entire time? Like, hello, Khaleesi.

02:18I mean, honestly, I, I didn't, I wasn't like a Game of Thrones person.

02:24I loved, I watched the first season. I loved her in that.

02:26She's such an iconic character, but I've seen some other of her movies and I love her.

02:31And I just love how like expressive and earnest she is as a human being and actor.

02:36And so like, really, I, I was fangirling about her, like as a human being, like she is the most

02:42precious, smart, like generous, giving, like powerful, but also like soft human.

02:51I love her. Uh, so yeah. So yeah, it was fangirling, but, um, more about her as a human being.

02:59Okay. We're going to put 10 seconds on the clock. Tell everyone why they need to grab a copy of your book.

03:04I'm sad and horny. Ready, set, go.

03:07If you are sad and horny and you have feelings, you should buy my book.

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