00:00This is a big day for you. How old were you when you started recording the voice of Riley for this movie?
00:04So it's been a long journey. I first auditioned at 13. I'm about to be 16 now.
00:10I officially started recording when I was 14, and we were entering adolescence at the exact same time.
00:17So we were feeling all the same feels. I was feeling anxious, you know, feeling envy, ennui, embarrassment, all of it.
00:24And so I've had just the blessing of really growing up with Riley. I saw the first film when I was six.
00:30And I just remember, like, crying when I left the theaters.
00:34And so to be here today is such a blessing.
00:37You know, I get to play such an iconic character, and I'm so happy to be here tonight.
00:41I heard from the director that there was a group of teenage girls who were advisors on the movie.
00:46Did you get to talk to them at all?
00:48Yes, so I haven't met them yet. I'm hoping some of them will be here today.
00:51But they are called Riley's Crew, and Riley's Crew are a bunch of teenage girls,
00:56and they watch the film through every revision because we revised the film so many times to make it perfect.
01:02And they give their notes about Riley because they really want to make sure that we're staying authentic to a real teenage girl.
01:08And our director, Kelsey Mann, allowed me to improv and add my own spin on it and bring myself to it, which was really special.
01:15So I think you guys will really see Riley, our beautiful teenage girl, on screen.
01:20And that's what I was going to ask you next. Did you get to give any input? And it sounds like you did.
01:24So how did you help shape Riley's dialogue or just what she was feeling?
01:28It was a very collaborative process. It was so refreshing to work with such incredible creatives.
01:32Kelsey Mann is the most amazing director. We improv'd a lot.
01:36He let me go off script and bring my own real messy teenager-ness to the film.
01:42And I think that was really important because, you know, we're not perfect.
01:45We make mistakes and I've had my own journey with anxiety.
01:50I've struggled with anxiety for a long time and I thought it was something, you know, I should be ashamed of.
01:55And this film has really shown me that it's something we all deal with at some point in our lives.
02:00It's okay to not be okay sometimes.
02:03Have you seen the full film yet?
02:04I have. It is absolutely incredible.
02:07I mean, we go through so many different revisions and I don't get the full script.
02:11I just get my scenes.
02:12And so I didn't know what was going to end up in the final cut and everything just came together so beautifully.
02:17The visuals are absolutely stunning.
02:20And it's just so incredible to see.
02:23I mean, I'm at a loss for words.
02:25I've been working on this film for so long and our animators and our writers and our producers and our directors have been working on this film for so, so long.
02:33And so I think they're also very emotional seeing everything come together.
02:36Definitely. I got to see the film on Friday and I loved it so much and felt all those feelings.
02:42So congratulations. Hope you have a great night tonight.
02:44Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
02:45So nice to meet you.
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