In a new episode of THR's ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast, 'Ocean's 8' and 'Crazy Rich Asians' star Awkwafina talks sudden fame, 'The Farewell' and Oscar buzz
— prompting, Awkwafina recalls, "a lot of Reddits" asking, "Who the hell is Awkwafina?" But she more than held her own during the making of the film, which included one day that was particularly memorable for her: "I realized that we were shooting outside of my old office that I got fired from. I'll never forget that night... I don't think I ever got closure from losing that job. I felt like a real failure.
Awkwafina recognized that there would be a number of "hurdles" between her and the part, not least that it called for dramatic acting, which she had no experience doing, and speaking Mandarin, which she did not know. But she auditioned for the part, fought for it, got it and gave her most impressive performance to date in it.
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