Interview: Trace Lysette (Monica)
Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The actress worked hard to snag her first lead role in the indie drama Monica, and now finds herself in the odd position of being able to talk about it while still being on strike. (Monica has an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA) She talks to David Canfield about digging deep for the role, advocating for herself, and the potential to make history as a trans actress in the awards race.
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| 0:00.0 | Blown welcome to Little Gold Men, the awardees and podcasts from Vanity Fair. |
| 0:05.0 | I am delighted and proud to introduce him as Academy Award winner. |
| 0:11.0 | And the Oscar goes to. |
| 0:13.0 | And the Oscar goes to the winner. |
| 0:16.0 | It's a tie. |
| 0:19.0 | And any little girl who's practicing their speech on the telly, you never know. |
| 0:25.0 | Mom, I just want an Oscar. |
| 0:28.0 | I am Katie Rich. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm here for today's interview episode with David Canfield. |
| 0:40.0 | Hi, Katie. |
| 0:41.0 | David, you got the rare treat these days of interviewing an actor. |
| 0:45.0 | Because what? |
| 0:47.0 | The saga after strike continues, even as we're getting very good news on the WGA strike front. |
| 0:52.0 | But there are a handful of films that have interim agreements for which their actors can do press. |
| 0:57.0 | And so you got to talk to Trace Lissette about a small but very mighty movie and one that we really want to support called Monica. |
| 1:03.0 | Tell me about your conversation with Trace Lissette. |
| 1:06.0 | Small but mighty. |
| 1:07.0 | There's some deja vu there. |
| 1:09.0 | Maybe there is though. |
| 1:11.0 | Yeah, I mean, this is the first actor we've had on the podcast since the actors went on strike. |
| 1:17.0 | And I'm really happy it's Trace Lissette. |
| 1:20.0 | She's the star of the film Monica, which premiered it last year as Venice Film Festival was really well received. |
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