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No one’s good at love, at 15 or even now at 23. She thinks, ‘Aw, I like him, maybe.’ I always picture her as every freshman girl in high school who likes a boy and doesn’t know what to do about it. She liked Zach, this boy who’s an artist. By being kind of cool and having an older brother, she fit in but when it came to romance was more naive and more innocent and wanted a meaningful relationship in her life. She’s definitely a little cooler than the boys.

WSN: How would you describe your character, Allison?ĮC: Allison is so different from someone like Jessica Jones, so different from something like what I did with “Broad City.” I think it’s because Allison is so soft and she’s very much, archetypically, a caregiver. Think of the ’90s and the kind of behavior that was acceptable, and you’re brushing that up with what is young love and guilt and everything like that. It’s not what these filmmakers endured as teenagers, but it’s this idea that growing up is hard, and I think especially they’re focusing on toxic masculinity - what is it to be a young boy in that toxic environment of how boys act and how they are and how they’re taught to be by societal norms because this is the ’90s.

#Elizabeth cappuccino movie#

WSN: Your newest movie “Super Dark Times” - how would you describe it to someone who has not seen or heard of it?ĮC: I would say it’s a coming of age thriller and an exaggeration of the horrors of growing up and what adolescence is. Really amazing about it, so I’ve had a mixed experience of teachers that understood and were supportive. In the fall semester, I booked “Super Dark Times” and I left school about three weeks early. I’d often get in trouble for missing for auditions one of which was Jessica Jones. My first studio was amazing because they gave me amazing acting training, but they were also super strict about me missing for auditions, so that was really really hard. What has that been like, and did your experience at NYU help?Įlizabeth Cappuccino: I technically booked “Jessica Jones” and “Super Dark Times” while I was still a student. Washington Square News: Since you’ve graduated, you’ve had some really big projects like “Broad City” and then you played young Jessica Jones. WSN sat down with Cappuccino to talk about her experience at NYU and achieving her dreams as a young actress. For NYU Tisch alum Elizabeth Cappuccino, the times are a little brighter than the title of her new film, “Super Dark Times,” would suggest.