Photographers : LESLIE ALEJANDRO and J . HORTON Stylist : SIMONA SACCHITELLA Makeup : LEIBI CARIAS Hair : YUICHI ISHIDA
Cliché : What drew you to certain roles such as Anka for Freakish and Sarah for American Vandal ?
Saxon Sharbino : What really drew me to Anka is that she is a manipulative mean girl who was so intricate and actually had a soft side . I thought that was really fun . Anka got to say something that I would never get to say and I related to her a lot .
What I like about Sarah Pearson in American Vandal is that I never actually got to go to high school . I was homeschooled so I never had any of these experiences .
Yes , I relate to both characters in different ways . I relate to Anka in the sense that she loved her family and left to protect her family , and I left my family in order to protect my family . I also think I relate to how she puts up walls in the beginning because she thinks she ’ s tough , even though she is not . I don ’ t think I do that as much in real life , but I definitely understood that feeling of wanting to protect yourself .
As for Sarah , as I said , I never went to high school so I never had the same experiences that she has , but I can totally understand how
What was it like filming this past season of both Freakish and American Vandal ?
Filming was a lot of fun ; it was one of my first times working with people my own age and that was really cool . Everyone took their work very seriously , but it was also lighthearted . We filmed some party scenes , which was cool . I had never filmed a party scene and the entire cast got to bond and it didn ’ t really feel like a job ; it felt like fun . Everyone was so humble and nice ; it was one of my best experiences on set .
“ I relate to both characters in different ways . I relate to Anka in the sense that she loved her family and left to protect her family , and I left my family in order to protect my family .”
But I know that gossip and who ’ s hooking up with who actually does affect girls ’ self-esteem and how they view themselves for years to come . What I really love about American Vandal is that it is funny and interesting , but it also brought to life some major issues that are going on in our society .
Do you relate to your characters in any way ? Are you similar or different from them ? she is feeling . If I was put in the same situation that she has been in , I would act the same way .
Did you pull any pranks with any of your fellow castmates on American Vandal or Freakish ? No , not really ; we didn ’ t do anything crazy . We really just had a great time with each other and love being on set together .
Is there anything in the future that you are working on that you want to tell us about ? Freakish is streaming now and American Vandal is also now streaming on Netflix . I also did episodes for Law & Order : SVU and Lucifer . Also , I have Urban Country coming out soon with my sister Brighton . And I ’ m auditioning and working on writing scripts and one day I ’ ll be writing and acting on my own .
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