Noah Schnapp Chooses Between Shape Shifting or Having Eleven's Telekinetic From 'Stranger Things'

Variety

Noah Schnapp plays a game of 'This or That' and talks about his dream roles, how he started his own company TBH, and why he came out on TikTok.

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00:00 - Hey guys, I'm Noah Schnapp,

00:01 and I'm here to play This or That with Variety.

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00:06 - Stay in or go out?

00:13 - Oh, that's a hard one.

00:15 Definitely depending on the mood.

00:16 I think usually I'm a more go out type of person.

00:20 I like to live life to the fullest

00:22 and do the most with my day, so I would say go out.

00:25 I think I love a nice dinner.

00:26 I love just like good conversation,

00:28 good food with good people.

00:30 I love Italian, I love tacos, I love sushi.

00:34 I'll eat anything you hand me.

00:35 - Watch TV or watch a film?

00:38 - Oh, these are good questions.

00:39 I think, I don't know.

00:41 I get in like phases, so I'll either be in

00:43 watching a TV show and a series

00:45 and be totally hooked and like obsessed with that,

00:47 or I'm not watching a show and I just love watching movies,

00:50 so I go in waves.

00:51 It's a little embarrassing,

00:52 but currently I'm watching Dance Moms,

00:55 just like a reality show just to keep me busy

00:57 while just waiting for the strike to end.

00:59 - Driver or passenger?

01:01 - Driver, 100%.

01:03 Always need to be the one driving.

01:04 You know, I have a Tesla and I love my Tesla.

01:06 It's just like a little go-kart.

01:08 I love like stepping on the pedal

01:10 and everyone in the car like (imitates engine revving)

01:11 It's like my favorite thing, so definitely my Tesla.

01:14 - Be asked out or ask them out?

01:16 - Probably ask them out.

01:19 Look for a partner.

01:21 Someone who's like so funny and can make me laugh.

01:23 That's like the number one important thing.

01:26 You know what it never was?

01:28 That serious.

01:29 It was never that serious.

01:31 - You came out in a TikTok.

01:32 What was the thought process behind it?

01:34 Did you wanna keep it light?

01:36 - Yeah, I think it was important for me

01:38 to kind of make it casual,

01:40 and in today's day and age,

01:41 it doesn't need to be this big announcement,

01:43 and it can kind of be a casual thing.

01:45 And for me, TikTok is kind of my safe, fun space,

01:48 and it just felt right to do it there.

01:50 - What advice do you have for queer youth?

01:52 - I would say you are not alone in your struggle.

01:56 There are many more people going through

01:58 what you're going through than you think,

01:59 and I'm always here to support you,

02:01 and many other queer and non-queer people and celebrities,

02:05 and if you don't have a safe space in your family

02:07 or with your friends, you can always come to me.

02:10 - You recently attended your first Pride.

02:13 So watch a drag show or go to a Pride parade?

02:17 - I've never been to a drag show,

02:19 so I'd probably say Pride parade,

02:20 'cause I'd be best off.

02:22 - When you're on a road trip, radio or playlist?

02:25 - I haven't listened to the radio

02:26 in I don't even know how long.

02:29 I think always a playlist.

02:31 I love Harry Styles.

02:33 I could say I'm a Swifty.

02:34 My music taste changes.

02:35 I like country sometimes, pop, rap, house, like anything.

02:40 - Relaxing vacation or adventurous vacation?

02:44 - Ooh, definitely adventurous vacation.

02:46 I need to be doing something and always on my toes, yeah.

02:49 I love somewhere where I can have fun and also relax.

02:52 - Star in a comedy or star in a drama?

02:56 - Oh, I'm definitely a more dramatic actor.

02:58 That's my strong suit.

02:59 I have many dream roles, a wide variety of genres.

03:03 I think Spider-Man has always been

03:05 just something I've always loved growing up,

03:06 but besides that, I think just something very dark

03:09 and different than me seems like a fun challenge.

03:12 - You're in college, so sit in a lecture or write an essay?

03:17 - Probably sit in a lecture.

03:18 It's just better than writing an essay.

03:22 I took a sushi-making class, a history of film class.

03:26 There's a lot of cool classes that are there.

03:28 It was definitely one of the most

03:29 developmental years for me, I think.

03:31 Also, that was the year that I came out.

03:33 I think I just really found myself that year

03:36 and not having to worry about my parents yelling at me

03:38 about anything, leaving my room a mess.

03:40 It was just amazing.

03:42 I loved it.

03:42 - You launched your own product, TBH.

03:45 Eat TBH from the jar or put it on toast?

03:48 - I would say both work.

03:50 I prefer to put it on toast.

03:51 I like it on grapes with a little banana.

03:53 That's my favorite way to do it.

03:55 I have kind of a passion besides acting

03:57 for entrepreneurship, and I love food,

03:59 and I care about the environment, and I love Nutella,

04:02 and kind of combining all these things

04:03 that I care about and love into this business

04:06 is kind of what birthed TBH.

04:07 There's a big future for TBH

04:09 and lots of collabs to come there as well.

04:11 - Have Eleven's telekinetic powers

04:13 or be able to communicate through Christmas lights?

04:16 - I think the telekinetic power is a little bit cooler.

04:20 I find what's most interesting with Will

04:22 is when I was first cast in the role,

04:24 I related to him a lot in the sense

04:26 that we were both kind of introverted,

04:28 shy, young, innocent people.

04:31 And as I've grown, I've found

04:33 that I've kind of grown separately from Will,

04:35 and I've become more comfortable with myself

04:37 and outgoing and whatnot.

04:39 And it's interesting now to kind of play him

04:41 'cause he is pretty different from me,

04:43 but he has a special place in my heart.

04:45 I love Will.

04:46 - UFOs visiting Earth

04:47 or humans exploring other planets?

04:51 - I think exploring other planets.

04:52 That's always like fascinated me.

04:54 Oh yeah, I love space movies.

04:55 That would be a cool role to do.

04:57 - Which supernatural entity intrigues you more,

05:00 ghosts or vampires?

05:02 - Probably ghosts.

05:05 But speaking of vampire,

05:06 Olivia Rodrigo just released her new song, "Vampire,"

05:08 and I love it.

05:09 So ghost stream that.

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