Aug 20
Chappell Roan Reveals to Bowen Yang She Wanted to be an Actor - But Not Anymore
Emell Adolphus READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Like many musicians before her, Chappell Roan originally just wanted to be an actor.
In a wide-ranging interview with "SNL" star Bowen Yang in Interview Magazine, the "Good Luck Babe!" singer talked superstardom and how she originally planned to be a thespian before becoming one of the most popular artists of the year.
"Are you going to act soon?" asked Yang. "Maybe acting is the thing that takes you away from all the craziness, if it does hit a level that's not tenable."
To which Roan answered, "I say this with peace, and love, and blessings. Actors are fucking crazy."
According to Roan, after some initial aspirations, she now wants to be anything but an actor.
"We're crazy!" Yang retorted.
Roan clarified, "I don't know you, but I know that you're not the vibe I'm talking about. Like, I get so freaked out by film people. I've been asked in the past couple of weeks, like, 'You want the lead in XYZ?' and I'm like, 'No.'"
She added, "I originally started doing music because I wanted to get my foot in the door for acting, and then I moved to Los Angeles, and I was like, 'Fuck that.' The industry is legitimately so scary, and it is so out of my control."
However, she said she is not opposed to a nice "silly" cameo.
"I think it would have to be really specific and really silly," she said.
Roan's 2023 debut album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" has climbed to the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Read Roan's full interview with Yang.
