Emily Bett Rickards Has ‘No Filter’ Playing ‘Chaotic-Chaotic’ Characters In ‘We Need To Talk’
13.05.2022 - 00:01
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Emily Bett Rickards has a lot to say in “We Need to Talk”, and also had to have a talk with herself away from the cameras.
Rickards stars alongside James Maslow and Tray Chaney in Todd Wolfe’s new dramedy “We Need to Talk”. Rickards portrays the blunt and, frankly, chaotic Amber. While the actress did not draw inspiration from her personal life, she had a blast playing such an outlandish character.
“I don’t have anyone in my life who’s chaotic-chaotic. I have like chaotic-neutral, you know?” she says. “Amber is just a straight shoot chaotic. So fun to play, so freeing. Just no filter, just takes it and runs kind of thing.”
Wolfe’s new film tells the story of a famous gaming YouTuber, portrayed by Maslow, confronted with his own absence in his romantic relationship due to the growing success of his career. Rickards shares her personal tips for work-life balance.
“I guess therapy is a good tool. Checking in with yourself is a really good tool. I think in my twenties — I would say early twenties, but like most of my twenties, like probably until like I was 28 — it was a lot about speeding through things and I only understood that after I was on the other side of it a little bit.
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“I still do that. I still think about my disposition. I just want to keep going and rush things. Sort of that check-in process with yourself because no one else is going to do it for you. So having a place to check-in.”
Rickards implores people to find a creative outlet.
“What’s really important for me is having a creative outlet that’s not work involved as well,” she shares. “So whatever that means. I think a lot of people are like ‘I’m not a creative person.’