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Trace Lysette Shares Reaction to Response From Trans Community for Film 'Monica' | THR Video
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2/26/2024
Trace Lysette tells THR on the red carpet of the Spirit Awards that she has received endless messages from trans women for her film 'Monica,' saying it's meant the most for her throughout this entire process.
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I was just talking to these guys and I was asking them what performance they wanted to shout out and Noel Galvin said yours
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That's got to feel good. I mean you probably have heard that from a lot of your peers over the past year
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there's been a lot of
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Votes of confidence for since since Venice you have the last two years
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And that feels really good
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On a personal level and so I'm just grateful that film independent decided to honor this movie
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We got nominated for cinematography, too
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and
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Yeah, they keep any film alive
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And I know you have said this a couple times just about like the reception has been so great since Venice
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But but but the offers didn't roll in have has the work has that changed?
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There's a couple things on the table, but I think it's still trickling in so we'll see I'm hopeful
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Yeah
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Is and there's been also a lot of other headlines about just how hard it is to be an actor right now because things have
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Not fully geared up yet. How hard is it?
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well acting is it's just a lot of rejection and
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You have to just weather the storm for most working actors unless you've got some kind of a connection in the industry
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But I think for the ones that work our way up got it out the mud
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It's just a different journey, and I'm constantly wondering when you get to that level where you feel
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Safe, I mean that's what I've been chasing
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And for me, it's it's just about
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Not having to wonder you know where the next gig is and like being able to like pick
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which role and
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Financial security it's all tied into
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survival so
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It's tough
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It's been a tough year
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It doesn't been a great year for just just it's been tough here. Yeah strike all there's a lot of stuff. That's happened
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The Spirit Awards seem like a particularly great place for you and this movie. You know they have long supported
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independent film and storytelling in such a way that like
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Shouting out people you know and and lifting up performances which which you have been lifted up this this year through a lot of places
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I know that you deserve a little bit more, but
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How are you feeling now that you could kind of like coming to the end of this the the road for this movie?
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What has been like them I guess
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the most impactful
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Moment of this ride this Monica ride for you was it Venice was it you know?
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Maybe a Q&A was it was it a DM from a peer?
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Probably just the endless messages I get from trans women
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telling me how much this film means to them because
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An award is nice a nomination is nice
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But if it's something if it's a piece of art that lives on through generations of trans women that is priceless
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So it's been it's been the response from my my peers that that means the most to me
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What yes that was a good answer and sorry I kind of took me a minute to get there
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I feel like I have so much. I want to ask you I always end up tripping over my words
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But it's true because you you set an example for
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Trans performers, and I know and by the way congratulations on your HRC award. What was that like?
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Yeah being a trailblazer
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It's hard, but but it felt good to be recognized
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And I don't know I'm just trying to look towards the future and and the next chapter
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As a leading lady now, and you know I'm excited for that. Yeah, tell me how you envision that next chapter
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Just abundance abundance and collaboration with people that I've watched for years that would be that would be amazing for me
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And one of the great things about the spirit awards like I said is lifting up other performances
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Who whose performance did you love this year or or a film that meant a lot to you?
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Well, I loved Coleman Domingo in Rustin
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I need to do some catching up on on the performances this year. It's crazy here for me. You're amazing
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Have a great day nice to see you again
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(laughter)
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