Hey guys!
It’s Arianna Davis here and I am with the one, the only,
Hailee Steinfeld.
Hi!
We are going to be talking today about lots of fun stuff:
music, eyewear line, lots of cool stuff happening.
But first, we have a game at Refinery29 called
Celeb 10-9-8, where we count back from 10
and we ask you some rapid fire questions.
Oh gosh, okay.
These are going to be intense.
Okay.
Are you ready?
I am.
Starting with number ten:
something that you would never do again?
Oh!
I feel like I will live through these certain experiences
and be like, “Okay, never again.”
And now that you asked me,
can I even think of any of them?
I feel like I have yet to do something
really stupid that I might regret.
Number nine: your favorite trait about your zodiac sign?
What is your zodiac sign?
I’m a Sagittarius.
Sag.
I feel like Sagittarius are supposed to be
a little mysterious.
I feel like that’s always kind of one of the traits.
I want to be mysterious.
I’m calling it mysterious for you.
Thank you.
Number eight is your best excuse for being late?
Oh, I don’t really have any good excuses.
I just apologize until they forgive me.
Excuse for being late?
Traffic.
Number seven:
someone you want to meet in heaven?
Oh wow.
It’s a deep one, right?
Yeah.
Michael Jackson?
—It could be someone in your family. —I was literally thinking Michael and Whitney.
That’s so funny.
Oh that’s a good combo.
Number six: a problem that you want to fix?
There’s like deep answers like racism
and then there’s also like you know,
more I want there to be less commercials on TV.
I feel like I just watched The Following…
—You know what? —All the way through.
Wow.
I agree with both of those things, so.
There we go.
Number five: a favorite song for a drive?
There’s a song called “I Like Me Better”
by this artist Lauv.
I love driving in the car, listening to that song,
especially by the ocean.
I don’t know.
There’s something about it.
Okay, I’ll check that out.
Number four is what was the last text that you sent
before you walked out the door?
I think it was to my dad?
It was just an emoji.
That’s just how we communicate.
Nice.
I love it went parents use emojis.
I know!
Oh my god and he’s got the bitmoji thing too.
It looks too much like him.
—It’s very weird. —Oh bitmojis?
That’s a parent thing.
That is definitely a parent thing.
Number three: give Refinery29 some advice for free.
I said this before and I’ll say it again.
I always sort of loved to hear this from other people
and that is to sort of find your light,
find what makes you happy
and don’t let anybody tell you that it's not right for you
because if it’s what makes you happy,
then it can never be the wrong thing.
I love that.
Yeah.
Number two is something you do
when you’re feeling blue?
Sometimes I just sort of go to my room
and light a candle, listen to some music.
Or sometimes if it’s something that I want to get my mind off of,
I’ll call some friends and go for a walk,
or I don’t know just lay low.
Alright.
So number one is take a selfie with us.
Oh!
Word.
Okay!
Ready?
One, two, three!
Nice!
I want to talk about music,
your upcoming Pitch Perfect 3 movie,
you also have your own music going on.
When did you first fall in love with music?
I can’t even tell you, so early on in my life.
I grew up in a household that
all different genres of music were playing.
From RnB on my mom’s side,
and my dad was classic rock,
and my older brother is sort of everything
in between.
Music’s just always been such a huge part of my life
and it’s always been part of
my plan of wanting to record my own music,
write my own music, and perform.
And the acting happened first so it sort of became
a matter of how can I do this in a
way that it makes sense?
And then Pitch Perfect 2 happened a couple years ago
and that was the perfect bridge
into making music.
And now I’m making music
and now Pitch Perfect 3 is happening, so.
Perfect combo.
We’re all big fans at Refinery29.
Thank you.
Pitch Perfect 3, I want to talk about that.
How do you feel that this third installment
in the series is different than the previous two?
Oh gosh.
Well apart from it being a lot funnier,
the music is awesome,
the performance numbers are really great.
We spent weeks in advance preparing for those.
And there’s a lot of great cameos in this movie
that I think people are really going to be excited about.
What’s the vibe on set for you guys
when you’re filming because I feel like you have
so much fun together?
It really is a blast.
I mean to call singing and dancing
for three months straight, work,
is crazy.
But yeah, it’s so lighthearted and fun.
Trish Sie, who directed the last film,
is amazing and just set the tone for everybody
and was just a fearless leader.
And so your latest single was “Most Girls”, right?
So what would you say is the message you want viewers
or listeners to get from “Most Girls”?
What’s the message that you’re trying to send
with that song?
Well “Most Girls” sort of came from the experience of
seeing and having sort of this
happening to myself as well,
of a guy complimenting a girl by saying they’re not like
most girls.
I guess sort of accepting that,
having accepting that as a compliment in the past,
and in ways,
wanting to hear that from a guy,
it just occurred to me that
it’s really not much of a compliment.
Little do they know.
It’s slightly offensive.
And it’s me sort of being struck by this realization
that most women, all women, girls,
are amazing, and intelligent, and have a story
and have something to offer.
And I’m more aware of that now than I think
I've ever been and I’m inspired by that.
You’re so wise beyond your years, I feel like.
Oh thank you.
What’s your favorite song to sing acapella?
Like on your own, in the shower, in the car?
I feel like I will just sing a medley of whatever’s
on my mind and that happens to be the most
random songs.
I haven’t stop listening to Bruno’s album.
I can’t wait for Miley’s.
I love “Malibu”.
That’s been on repeat.
Me too.
You have a new venture.
Tell us a little bit about it.
What’s it called?
What was the inspiration behind it?
Why did you want to get into eyewear?
So this line, Privé Revaux,
I am someone that has a very hard time keeping track of
things with all of my travel including sunglasses.
They are incredible quality for a very affordable price.
I want to try one of these on.
—Which one do you recommend? —Do it.
Whatever you want, whatever you’re feeling.
These are the heartbreakers, I love these.
I was looking at those.
Okay good.
I feel like you must know my style.
Woo!
Yes girl!
Work!
I like them.
I love it.
I found my weekend look.
I love it.
And you always have an amazing beauty look
with your hair and your makeup.
What is your kind of go-to beauty look
or beauty secret when you’re not feeling at your best?
How do you put a little pep in your step?
Love a little mascara.
A little highlight.
You know what I’m saying?
Concealer, cause like oh god.
But the secret, my real secret,
is when I don’t want to do any of that, I throw on
a pair of these shades and call it a day.
Sunglasses would cover up anything really.
It’s true.
And you would still look like a rockstar.
Thank you.
Thank you, Hailee!
Thanks for coming!
Of course!
And we will talk to you guys soon.
Hailee Steinfeld, thanks for joining us.
Thank you.
See you guys next time.