From a young age,Sydney Sweeneywas determined to be an actress no matter what.
During an appearance on Tuesday’s episode ofThe Tonight Show, the 24-year-oldEuphoriastar told hostJimmy Fallonthat she “was a little girl with a big imagination” and wanted to prove that she could one day be a star on the screen.
When she was 11, Sweeney said, she decided to present her idea to her parents. In order to gain their support, the actress created a slideshow presentation outlining a multi-year plan — and she was fairly convincing.
“My parents thought I was wanting to be a princess, that it wasn’t real. You couldn’t touch it. I was from a smaller town,” she told Fallon, 47. “So, I put together a five-year business plan presentation about what could happen if they let me!”
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When asked how she created such a presentation on her own, Sweeney revealed, “I just Googled a lot. Google has a lot of information!”
In the end, Sweeney said, her parents “took me seriously.” However, it did take a little longer than five years for her to reach what she had proposed.
“It was a little harder than I imagined,” Sweeney confessed, adding that acting is “not as glamorous as you think it is.”
Now, Sweeney stars as Cassie Howard on the teen drama seriesEuphoriaalongside stars such asZendaya,Maude Apatow,Jacob Elordiand more.
In February, Sweeney revealedin an interview withBritish GQmagazinethat she felt underestimated in the industry prior to landing her role on the hit HBO drama.
Euphoriawas renewed for a third season in February amid its popular second season. The season 2 premiere was the most-viewed episode of an HBO series on HBO Max and viewership has surpassed 14 million across platforms.
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“I thought that Sam was killing me. I thought that I was going to get killed,” Sweeney said, adding that she improvised portions of the scene. “When I read [the script], I thought that Cassie was getting killed off.”
“I was really bummed,” she continued. “But then it turned into this weirdly sensual, dangerous connection between these two characters. And it became what it became.”
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonairs weeknights (11:30 p.m. ET) on NBC.
source: people.com
