00:00Hi Casey, I'm Lucrezia. I come from Rome. I write for Dita. Nice to meet you.
00:05Nice to meet you, Lucrezia.
00:06If Whitney Houston were still alive, what icon would she be nowadays?
00:12I think that she would be herself. You know, she would be fully herself.
00:17She would be an inspiration to young women and even older women.
00:23She would be kind of wise and sitting back. She would still be incredibly fashionable.
00:30And she would still be very relevant, I think. And I think that in some ways she would still be
00:35performing.
00:36When I watched this movie, I thought there is still the idea that a black artist cannot be popular.
00:43And a black artist can reach the white audience that influences people's desire.
00:50What do you think about it?
00:52Well, I think there have been many black artists that have crossed over.
00:57Obviously, you went through a long period where black music was co-opted by white artists.
01:03And that was how it went out into the world.
01:05But Whitney was able to really cross over.
01:10I mean, on an international level and just become kind of everybody's voice.
01:16You know, we all we all so many people around the world have told me that they grew up listening
01:20to Whitney Houston.
01:21That's a major achievement. I mean, that that's really incredible.
01:25And then I think she continued to take that fan fan base and and bring them with her as the
01:32music kind of transformed.
01:33And she became maybe more her of her authentic self.
01:38And it's a it's a great gift.
01:50Well, I'm certain that that this is still happening, even though nowadays, of course, we're we're many of us are
02:06much more open about it.
02:07But, you know, there's so much talk about sexual fluidity.
02:11It's it's it's definitely not as taboo.
02:14But I think that artists, many artists still feel the need to keep their private life private because, you know,
02:21the public can be cruel.
02:23I think that one thing that would endure now is what endured then.
02:29So the friendship was what was important between Whitney and Robin.
02:33And ultimately, that's what their their relationship became.
02:36And, you know, I often wonder what would have happened if they hadn't had the pressures from the outside.
02:41But I do think the friendship, that's what endured.
02:45Why do you think Whitney got lost and could never find herself again?
02:53Well, I think she she knew exactly who she was and she she didn't really lose herself.
02:58She lost a certain struggle.
03:01You know, she lost a struggle with with drugs, which so many people do.
03:06And she went through many periods where she was, you know, she was free from it and she was sober
03:11and and then relapsed.
03:14And that's just very familiar.
03:15I mean, so many people that we know around the world go through that same struggle and and perhaps think
03:22that they are invincible.
03:23You know, it's certainly not intending to go out that way.
03:27And and and then they do.
03:29So it's very it's very common, tragically, and it's very relatable.
03:34We all know people that struggle with addiction.
03:36And so it was important for us to include that in the film.
03:40Casey, thank you for your time for this movie.
03:43And it was a pleasure talking to you.
03:46Pleasure talking to you.
03:47Thank you.
03:48Thank you.
03:50Thank you.
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