However, HBO didn’t let up on letting Sydney Sweeney go, and sent her the audition again — this time for the role of Cassie (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet). “I read it again, and I was like, ‘This is so incredible. How could I pass an opportunity like this?’ Sweeney told StyleCaster, adding that she’d just “really try to explain this to my mom one day.”
And when Sweeney has felt uncomfortable about certain nude scenes, she’s said that the show’s creator Sam Levinson has made her feel at ease. “Sam is amazing,” the actress told the Independent. “There are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless and I would tell Sam, ‘I don’t really think that’s necessary here.’ He was like, ‘OK, we don’t need it.'”
Sweeney went on to say that she’s never felt as though “Sam has pushed it on me or was trying to get a nude scene in an HBO show. When I didn’t want to do it, he didn’t make me.” Her experience on “Euphoria” differs greatly to other projects she’s worked on — particularly when communication between actress and director has been strained. “I’ve had experiences where I want to go home and scrub myself completely raw because I feel disgusting,” she explained. “I didn’t feel like I was able to speak up.”
