![]() ![]() Once that happened and fixed, they started to send me out to all these auditions. They told me that I had more of an accent, so I worked on my accent. When I was thirteen, I went to meet with this acting agency. That modeling agency had a partnership with an acting agency. I started working in modeling pretty quickly. We sent me to a modeling agency and we didn’t think of it that much then. It wasn’t something that I was going for, but photographers took pictures of me to send something to my mom in Israel. I love that whole acting world and drama world, but I started modeling at the start. Odeya Rush: I always did plays at home with my brothers. ![]() LRM: When and how did you get started yourself? I don’t think I grew up with that type of stereotype. Everyone is trying to see on what you are doing so that they can get farther.īeing around people who didn’t make it a big deal would make me feel like it’s not a big deal. Being in Los Angeles, it seems like every other person has a script. I think being a part of my family, doing it off and on and going back to school really helped me.įreddie grew up in England if I’m not mistaken. I grew up in a suburban small town in Jersey. I also didn’t have anyone else in my family who was doing it. I did a few movies sometimes and go back to public high school in Jersey. Odeya Rush: I feel like I was never a child star. How did this all change from going to a child star to maturity for yourself? Sometimes starting young in this career-they have a bad rap. I recalled you started relatively young yourself. There’s no stress, because he had done all the preparations at home. He takes this so seriously on set and yet be playful to have fun. He is so prepared and often kind to everyone. LRM: How was it working with Freddie Highmore on this project? ![]() I don’t think there’s enough movies about that period. How are you supposed to know on what your destiny is at that time? Some people don’t know to this date. I believe the moment of your life that can change everything. Especially, I have parents who are not from this country and not growing up here-I feel like I had this leader mentality-which I think Amber has. I was the first to go through everything. I have two older brothers, but I was like the oldest in the house. She has to be responsible for her brother. LRM: Tell us more about your character, Amber. It seems like it was the right thing to do. We talked about it and I really liked his approach. I got the script and I met Jay, the director. I saw that Freddie had already been attached. With movies like that, they look at love in a much more real way. Love stories like Before Sunset and that whole trilogy. I really love love stories and I really love indies. Odeya Rush: I felt at that point was that I hadn’t done anything contemporary or more of a love story. LRM: Tell me on why you were attracted to this project and how you were approached. The last time I interviewed you was with The Giver years ago. LRM: I appreciate you speaking with me for this movie Almost Friends. In addition, she also discussed about the start and maintaining balance of her young career.Īlmost Friends is currently playing in select theaters, On Demand and available on Digital HD. ![]() She talked about her attraction in being in a romantic indie film like this. She plays the love interest to the main character, but is being pulled in multiple directions in her complicated life. LRM had a phone interview earlier this month with Odeya Rush. With conflict after conflict piling on, will Charlie reach his tipping point or will he finally find a path forward? On top of that, Charlie’s estranged father (Meloni) unexpectedly re-enters his life just as he begins to take a long, hard look at where he’s going and who he wants to be. Problem is, Amber has her own distractions-her mooching roommate (Jake Abel), a track star boyfriend (Taylor John Smith) and steadfast plans to move to New York City. His life takes an unpredictable turn, however, when he finds himself falling for local barista Amber (Rush). Once a promising young chef, Charlie (Highmore) is now an unmotivated twenty-something who lives at home with his mom (Helgenberger) and stepfather while working at a small movie theater and living vicariously through his best friend, Ben (Osment). Being young-there’s always the coming of age moment in everyone’s life.Īlmost Friends stars Freddie Highmore ( The Good Doctor, Bates Motel), Haley Joel Osment ( Tusk), Odeya Rush ( Lady Bird, Goosebumps), Marg Helgenberger ( CSI) and Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU). ![]()
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