Interview With "Expats" Star Sarayu Blue
Next Best Picture PodcastMay 29, 202400:22:33

Interview With "Expats" Star Sarayu Blue

"Expats" was the much-anticipated miniseries from director Lulu Wang following her excellent feature film "The Farewell." It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 26th and received critical acclaim for Wang's direction and the performances. Critics particularly singled out Actress Sarayu Blue for her powerful breakout role, which stole the show from the top-billed Nicole Kidman. Blue was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the show, what the experience meant to her, what she hopes audiences will take away from the show, what she has coming up next in her career, and more. Please be sure to check out the show, which is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and is up for your consideration in all eligible Emmy categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Expats" was the much-anticipated miniseries from director Lulu Wang following her excellent feature film "The Farewell." It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 26th and received critical acclaim for Wang's direction and the performances. Critics particularly singled out Actress Sarayu Blue for her powerful breakout role, which stole the show from the top-billed Nicole Kidman. Blue was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the show, what the experience meant to her, what she hopes audiences will take away from the show, what she has coming up next in her career, and more. Please be sure to check out the show, which is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and is up for your consideration in all eligible Emmy categories. Thank you, and enjoy!


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[00:01:09] We brought them to this night, amber hot and icy cold, the rage of the earth.

[00:01:19] We made this curse.

[00:01:20] Carved it in the blood on our backs.

[00:01:24] We did not see.

[00:01:26] We could not, but she did.

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[00:01:36] You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast and this is Nadia Dalamontes interview

[00:01:41] with one of the stars from the Amazon Prime video hit show X-Bots, Sara You Blue.

[00:01:46] I just sometimes want to be alone where I'm not somebody's wife, not somebody's mother.

[00:01:54] I'm not defined by tragedy.

[00:02:04] Don't you ever miss it?

[00:02:05] Home?

[00:02:06] I like our life here.

[00:02:07] The help that drives us and makes everything easier.

[00:02:13] I see his family.

[00:02:15] You know, you always say that, right?

[00:02:18] You're her employer, not her friend.

[00:02:21] You know, Hong Kong was supposed to be a fresh start for me.

[00:02:26] A fresh start, really?

[00:02:28] At 24?

[00:02:30] I think my marriage is over.

[00:02:34] Has David been home?

[00:02:35] No, ma'am.

[00:02:36] What am I still doing here?

[00:02:38] Do you ever imagine yourself living a completely different life?

[00:02:43] You're just watching them every second, even when your eyes are closed.

[00:02:57] And I have no idea how it happened.

[00:03:00] Hi, Sara You.

[00:03:01] Hi!

[00:03:02] I'm Nadia with Next Best Picture.

[00:03:05] It's good to meet you.

[00:03:06] Good to meet you too.

[00:03:07] Welcome to our Next Best Series podcast.

[00:03:09] How's your day going?

[00:03:10] It's going great, thank you.

[00:03:12] How about yours?

[00:03:13] It's going good.

[00:03:14] Good.

[00:03:15] Nice to see you.

[00:03:16] It's really lovely to meet you as well.

[00:03:17] And thank you so much.

[00:03:18] I'm really excited to talk about Ex-Past with you.

[00:03:21] This fantastic limited series created and directed by Lulu Wang,

[00:03:26] who also directed one of my favorite films, The Farewell, just a couple of years ago.

[00:03:31] And I think Ex-Past is such a tremendous example of how beautifully her storytelling reflects

[00:03:38] and echoes real life with so many resonant themes on identity and womanhood,

[00:03:43] among so many other subjects.

[00:03:45] And when I think about the show, my mind immediately goes to your character, Hilary Starr.

[00:03:50] I think you so brilliantly let us in to this woman's inner conflict

[00:03:58] and all of the complex emotional journeys that she's going through

[00:04:02] and all beneath this kind of very tailored surface.

[00:04:05] And I want us to just start by saying congratulations on this series

[00:04:08] and thank you for the work that you do.

[00:04:10] Your performance was so moving to watch and it was just fantastic.

[00:04:14] Well, I can't say enough how meaningful that is

[00:04:17] because I think Hilary was one of those characters that you just dream of,

[00:04:21] you know, for like most of your existence.

[00:04:23] And I think particularly as a woman of color,

[00:04:26] these opportunities feel really, really few and far between.

[00:04:30] And obviously there's so much that's changed and grown, which is so exciting to see.

[00:04:35] And still, I think it's really rare and unique for a woman to get to play this level of character

[00:04:44] with this level of depth and nuance and story, so much story, you know?

[00:04:50] And I am so aware of the gift that that was

[00:04:52] and the fact that it resonated is just a dream come true, truly.

[00:04:57] Yeah, it really is a wonderful opportunity.

[00:05:00] And I'm wondering, how did this project come your way?

[00:05:03] And what were you most looking forward to going into the filming process with this character?

[00:05:09] Honestly, it came to my way in a pretty typical fashion.

[00:05:13] I got an audition.

[00:05:14] I remember knowing pretty quickly just how exciting this was, you know?

[00:05:19] Just the sort of monumental level that this was going to be

[00:05:22] because we've got Lulu Wong, we've got Nicole Kidman.

[00:05:25] You know, we have Amazon who are willing to really invest in this show,

[00:05:28] which again is a rare and unique thing, unfortunately.

[00:05:32] And the fact that they invested with the passion that they did

[00:05:37] is part of why you have the show you have.

[00:05:39] I think when I first started to read it,

[00:05:42] mind you, I only got the sides at first.

[00:05:44] You know, we don't always get the full scripts.

[00:05:46] So even from the sides, I could tell, I was like,

[00:05:48] oh, this is meaty.

[00:05:51] You know, this is going to have some real, like something I can sink my teeth into.

[00:05:57] And I think even in the very early stages,

[00:06:00] I was aware just how exciting this could be.

[00:06:03] And so I just started to throw down from the get-go, really.

[00:06:06] I was wondering as well about the influence of Janice Y. Lee's book, Yes Patriots.

[00:06:14] Were you familiar with that text going in?

[00:06:16] And did you and Lulu talk about the literary adaptation of Hillary's character?

[00:06:22] We definitely talked about it.

[00:06:24] And I became aware of the book, I started to read it once I got the appointment

[00:06:28] because I wanted to really get as much information as I could,

[00:06:31] get as much backstory as I could.

[00:06:33] And it was helpful.

[00:06:35] But obviously, as we saw on the show,

[00:06:37] there's quite a departure Hillary's character takes.

[00:06:40] And I think that's a real testament to Janice and her willingness to say,

[00:06:44] let's play.

[00:06:45] We have a different medium here.

[00:06:47] So let's tell the story.

[00:06:49] Let's have the story be a part of it.

[00:06:51] But let's also feel free to take some liberties and make some choices.

[00:06:56] And that's where you have a Hillary that's South Asian.

[00:06:59] That's why you have a Hillary that has family and storyline

[00:07:04] and really who is delving into what it looks like to maybe not want to be a parent,

[00:07:10] to not want to be a mom.

[00:07:12] And what does that journey look like?

[00:07:14] And I think it's such a testament to Lulu and Janice

[00:07:17] that they were excited to sort of dig into Hillary

[00:07:20] and see where they could go with her.

[00:07:22] Yeah, speaking of that conversation around motherhood,

[00:07:24] one of the most powerful scenes in the show is the elevator scene,

[00:07:28] which is packed with so many different conversations going on there,

[00:07:33] including motherhood.

[00:07:35] And there's so much pressure on women to have kids

[00:07:38] and babies are seen as the glue, so to speak,

[00:07:41] to save marriages and to keep relationships intact.

[00:07:45] And it was especially powerful to watch that conversation play out

[00:07:50] between you and Sutta Butcher, who plays your mother.

[00:07:53] What was it like to work with her?

[00:07:55] And what was it like unpacking those mother-daughter dynamics

[00:08:00] with her in particular?

[00:08:02] Well, I think I'm probably Sutta's biggest fan.

[00:08:04] I mean, probably she has bigger fans than me, to be fair.

[00:08:07] But she really is iconic.

[00:08:11] Her abilities, her range, her authenticity that she brought to the role

[00:08:17] is so much of why that episode is what it is.

[00:08:21] And there's no work that I did that didn't come

[00:08:25] as a direct correlation to what she gave me, right?

[00:08:28] It's all energy.

[00:08:31] She is brilliant.

[00:08:33] I mean, she's on a whole other level.

[00:08:35] I really just am in awe of her.

[00:08:37] And I really learned even working with her.

[00:08:39] You grow when you work with actors like Sutta.

[00:08:42] And so I feel very lucky that I got that experience

[00:08:45] and I just hope to get to see her in anything and everything.

[00:08:48] Like literally, Hollywood, if you're listening to this,

[00:08:50] please cast her in everything.

[00:08:52] And I think in terms of unpacking the dynamics,

[00:08:55] it's so funny, but so much of it just happens.

[00:08:58] There are elements of this mother-daughter relationship

[00:09:00] that I think really are very relatable for a lot of us South Asian women.

[00:09:04] And I think that because it's so...

[00:09:07] That episode was written by Gursimran Sangthu,

[00:09:10] who wrote it so impeccably.

[00:09:12] And because she's writing it,

[00:09:14] there's another added dimension to the authenticity.

[00:09:17] And so when we get into this monologue about the makeup

[00:09:21] and even just the hints of colorism that are getting addressed,

[00:09:25] even just the dynamics around a mother who thinks that...

[00:09:30] You know, it's funny.

[00:09:31] You said something that I'm trying to circle back to.

[00:09:33] You said something around the pressure for women to have children

[00:09:37] and that babies can be seen as the glue, which is so true.

[00:09:40] There's also an element of worthiness,

[00:09:43] that we are not worthy unless we have children.

[00:09:46] And Sutta's character really addresses that.

[00:09:50] And you see Hillary push back on that.

[00:09:52] Like, can I still be worthy as a woman?

[00:09:55] And for me, as somebody who is child-free,

[00:09:58] of course this hits so deep.

[00:10:00] This strikes on so many chords for me.

[00:10:02] So I think I'm just really excited.

[00:10:04] I found so many women really love this aspect of Hillary.

[00:10:08] And I think it's really exciting to me

[00:10:10] because I know as an artist,

[00:10:12] that was one of the most exciting pieces of the connective tissue of Hillary.

[00:10:17] She's such a layered character

[00:10:19] and it was so incredible to watch you

[00:10:21] navigate all of these different conversations that were going on

[00:10:24] and all with the direction of Lulu.

[00:10:27] Could you talk a little bit more about working with her

[00:10:29] and what stood out to you about her voice as a filmmaker?

[00:10:34] I'd love to talk about that.

[00:10:35] I'm really also in awe of Lulu.

[00:10:37] I mean, I think what Lulu has as a director

[00:10:41] is pretty spectacular

[00:10:43] because she has a very clear POV,

[00:10:45] which is exactly what you want in your director.

[00:10:49] And she has the willingness to collaborate

[00:10:51] and really say,

[00:10:53] okay, this isn't working. We don't need this.

[00:10:55] Why do you want this?

[00:10:57] We just would have a lot of conversations.

[00:10:59] I felt like, especially in times where things were really raw and vulnerable,

[00:11:03] like the elevator stuff

[00:11:05] or the hospital scene with the dad,

[00:11:07] there's a lot of sensitivity.

[00:11:09] The set was so quiet

[00:11:12] because there's just a really generous awareness

[00:11:14] of what an actor might need

[00:11:17] in order to be able to tap into this level of emotion,

[00:11:20] this level of raw vulnerability.

[00:11:23] And that was one of my favorite things about working with Lulu.

[00:11:26] And also that there were times where I could say,

[00:11:29] this feels...

[00:11:30] And she'd be like, yeah, you might not...

[00:11:32] Okay, let's cut that sentence.

[00:11:34] She always kind of felt it.

[00:11:36] There was a real sort of intuitiveness

[00:11:38] about the way she operates.

[00:11:40] And it was really...

[00:11:42] I mean, I think it's another testament

[00:11:43] to why we have the show we have.

[00:11:46] We took it all.

[00:11:48] We brought them to our land.

[00:11:51] An endless night.

[00:11:53] Ember hot and icy cold.

[00:11:56] The rage of the earth.

[00:11:58] We made this curse.

[00:12:02] Carved it in the blood on our backs.

[00:12:04] We did not see.

[00:12:06] We could not, but she did.

[00:12:08] And in the end...

[00:12:09] What will I become?

[00:12:11] Senua's Saga. Hellblade II.

[00:12:16] It's an incredible dynamic.

[00:12:18] And it does feel like everyone

[00:12:20] is so deeply on the same page, too,

[00:12:22] with the story that's being told.

[00:12:24] In particular, Hilary's friendship with Margaret,

[00:12:27] played by Nicole Kidman.

[00:12:29] There's so much going on there.

[00:12:31] Both of them navigating pain

[00:12:33] and such vulnerable times in their lives

[00:12:36] alongside each other.

[00:12:37] And there's a moment when Hilary says

[00:12:39] she doesn't quite know how to be Margaret's friend

[00:12:42] right now, which can be such a relatable

[00:12:45] moment when a friend is going through a tough time.

[00:12:47] I loved your chemistry with Nicole Kidman.

[00:12:49] It did feel like there was such a real

[00:12:51] kind of shorthand between the two of you.

[00:12:53] What was it like working with her?

[00:12:55] And was it written in the script for the two of you

[00:12:57] to sing and dance to Heart of Glass?

[00:12:59] It was.

[00:13:00] Okay, that felt super spontaneous.

[00:13:02] Well, you know,

[00:13:04] that was probably one of my favorite things

[00:13:06] about working with Nicole,

[00:13:07] is we did have really great chemistry.

[00:13:09] She's the kind of actor

[00:13:11] that is maybe one of my favorites to work with

[00:13:13] in that they'll always give you energy.

[00:13:15] She's always giving you something.

[00:13:17] She's never going to phone it in.

[00:13:19] She's never going to say,

[00:13:20] oh, the camera's not on me.

[00:13:21] I'm just going to sort of say my lines

[00:13:23] without giving you a real human being

[00:13:25] to respond to.

[00:13:27] And that is my favorite kind of actor,

[00:13:29] especially coming from theater training.

[00:13:31] That's the way I've always sort of operated.

[00:13:34] To me, it's kind of all energy, right?

[00:13:37] So if I'm withholding my energy,

[00:13:39] how could anyone respond to that truthfully?

[00:13:43] And what I love about the way Nicole works

[00:13:45] is she has that same fire

[00:13:47] and that same willingness to play.

[00:13:50] And I think that's why you see the chemistry

[00:13:52] that you see,

[00:13:53] because we really are just connecting, you know?

[00:13:55] And I think the friendship

[00:13:57] between Margaret and Hillary,

[00:13:59] it honestly kind of makes me cry

[00:14:01] because it's so real.

[00:14:03] You know, I have experienced friendships

[00:14:05] falling apart.

[00:14:06] I think most of us have.

[00:14:08] And it's something that I don't think

[00:14:09] is talked about very often,

[00:14:10] which is so fascinating.

[00:14:11] We're all, as a society,

[00:14:13] pretty comfortable talking about relationships

[00:14:15] that are love relationships

[00:14:17] and breakups and dating

[00:14:19] and marriages and divorces.

[00:14:21] But what about the reality of friendships

[00:14:24] that just start to either grow apart

[00:14:26] because of life

[00:14:27] or because something happened

[00:14:29] and they're no longer on the same page?

[00:14:31] And that's what you really see

[00:14:32] with Margaret and Hillary.

[00:14:33] And it's painful.

[00:14:34] And, you know, you sort of see

[00:14:36] Hillary going through multiple breakups.

[00:14:40] She's breaking up with David.

[00:14:42] She's breaking up with Margaret.

[00:14:44] And she's breaking up a little bit

[00:14:46] with her own family

[00:14:47] and their lies that they've been telling.

[00:14:49] She's saying,

[00:14:50] I can't do this anymore.

[00:14:51] So I think part of why Hillary

[00:14:53] resonates for so many of us

[00:14:55] is because it's such an adult experience.

[00:14:58] It's such a real experience.

[00:15:00] As we start to get out of college

[00:15:01] and we start to live in the world,

[00:15:03] that's what it looks like.

[00:15:05] Yeah.

[00:15:06] It's very messy.

[00:15:08] Welcome to adulthood.

[00:15:11] I know!

[00:15:12] We're all like,

[00:15:13] now I want to go back to nap time at seven.

[00:15:15] Yeah.

[00:15:16] It just actually made me think

[00:15:18] about another moment.

[00:15:19] It's in the last episode

[00:15:21] when Hillary's breaking the fourth wall.

[00:15:23] And there's a conversation about

[00:15:25] being courageous enough to lose

[00:15:27] sight of the shore.

[00:15:29] Oh yeah.

[00:15:30] Yeah, it's such a powerful line

[00:15:32] and it kind of made me think of

[00:15:34] what happens when a place that

[00:15:36] once felt home doesn't feel

[00:15:38] like home anymore.

[00:15:39] And I was wondering,

[00:15:40] for you as an actor,

[00:15:42] when you go through a journey

[00:15:44] like Ex-Pats and that character's

[00:15:46] world becomes your home for a moment

[00:15:48] and then you find that it's time

[00:15:50] to move on to the next project,

[00:15:52] how do you feel about moving onwards?

[00:15:54] Is it easier for you to move on

[00:15:56] or do you feel like Hillary is sort of

[00:15:58] still lingering inside?

[00:16:00] I think she's definitely still lingering.

[00:16:02] You know?

[00:16:03] I think there's lessons I've learned

[00:16:06] I think that Hillary grew me in ways

[00:16:08] that, I mean, there were elements

[00:16:10] of this project that I genuinely

[00:16:12] thought, can I do this?

[00:16:14] You know, like, this is what I went

[00:16:16] to grad school for.

[00:16:17] This is what I wanted when I got out.

[00:16:19] This was the dream.

[00:16:20] And then, you know, you start to sort

[00:16:22] of take the work that you're

[00:16:24] known for.

[00:16:25] I say take the work as if it's a choice.

[00:16:27] I mean, I got the work I got.

[00:16:29] And, you know, you start to get in,

[00:16:31] every one of us starts to get in sort

[00:16:33] of a comfort zone, if we're lucky.

[00:16:35] This project came around and I was

[00:16:37] like, I have not been asked to

[00:16:39] do this level of work since

[00:16:41] I did Maggie the Cat in grad school.

[00:16:43] You know?

[00:16:44] This is like a whole new

[00:16:46] level.

[00:16:48] I mean, there's a better word,

[00:16:49] stratosphere, right?

[00:16:50] And now I'm playing ball with

[00:16:52] Nicole Kidman, Lulu Wang,

[00:16:54] and in a role that requires

[00:16:56] relentless vulnerability.

[00:16:58] So, I don't know that I'll ever say

[00:17:00] goodbye to Hillary.

[00:17:01] Just like when I did I Feel Bad,

[00:17:03] which was probably one of my other

[00:17:05] dream roles, I did a show called I Feel

[00:17:07] Bad, and Emmett still lives in me.

[00:17:09] You know, Emmett was the name of that

[00:17:11] character.

[00:17:12] And I think there are, Maggie the Cat

[00:17:14] in grad school still lives in me.

[00:17:15] There are certain roles that we play,

[00:17:17] if we're lucky, that become

[00:17:19] a piece of us.

[00:17:20] And they, those women are

[00:17:22] still teaching me how to be in this

[00:17:24] world.

[00:17:25] That's very, very powerful.

[00:17:27] That's, and it's so incredible to

[00:17:29] hear that.

[00:17:30] I also wanted to mention too, with

[00:17:32] being on Amazon Prime, which is such a

[00:17:34] huge platform, people can

[00:17:36] constantly kind of rediscover it or

[00:17:38] see it for the first time and

[00:17:40] really think about it and chew on

[00:17:42] it. And looking back

[00:17:44] on the show since its release,

[00:17:46] what do you hope for people to really

[00:17:48] take away from and remember

[00:17:50] about Ex Pats?

[00:17:51] You know, there's a few things.

[00:17:53] I think there are certain things about

[00:17:54] the show that I think are really

[00:17:56] exciting, like, oh, here it's a female

[00:17:58] driven show that is actually incredibly

[00:18:00] diverse and diverse in terms of

[00:18:02] the show's rehearsal. Here's a show

[00:18:04] with primarily women of color,

[00:18:06] primarily writers of color, a showrunner

[00:18:08] that's a woman of color director. You know,

[00:18:10] like there's so much inclusion in

[00:18:12] this show just because.

[00:18:14] Just because it makes sense and it's

[00:18:16] great. It doesn't even have to make sense.

[00:18:18] And that there's just quality

[00:18:20] storytelling here that resonates with

[00:18:22] so many. So there's just like on a

[00:18:24] base level, I'm really excited

[00:18:26] that people are recognizing more

[00:18:28] stories like this with

[00:18:30] a lot of

[00:18:32] inclusion and at

[00:18:34] the same time, just great story

[00:18:36] that is universal, right? Like

[00:18:38] that's always exciting to me. On another

[00:18:40] level, I think what I hope people take

[00:18:42] away is Lulu

[00:18:44] talks about how one of the things she loves about the

[00:18:46] show and she always wanted to do with the show is that

[00:18:48] people walk away having a conversation. There aren't

[00:18:50] clear answers. There is no

[00:18:52] villain. There is no hero. There's

[00:18:54] just humanity. And that at

[00:18:56] some point in this show,

[00:18:58] you start to recognize you might be reading for

[00:19:00] someone and then they do something that you don't like. You

[00:19:02] might be and you start to sort of see like

[00:19:04] there is no team here. You know,

[00:19:06] there's just human beings

[00:19:08] and the messiness of being

[00:19:10] a human being. So I think what I hope

[00:19:12] as people rediscover or

[00:19:14] you know, watch for the first time is

[00:19:16] that they are just willing to get messy

[00:19:18] with us and be in this world because

[00:19:20] that to me is the core of humanity.

[00:19:22] Very, very well said. Well,

[00:19:24] I'm sure that the performance and the show

[00:19:26] itself have hit such a chord

[00:19:28] and will stay with me

[00:19:30] for a very long time as well.

[00:19:32] And I'm sure many, many other

[00:19:34] people and I know we're reaching

[00:19:36] the end of our time here. But as we wrap

[00:19:38] up, we would love to know

[00:19:40] what you're working on next. If you're able to tell

[00:19:42] us, I am able

[00:19:44] to so that's good timing. I'm actually

[00:19:46] working on a show for Hulu called the

[00:19:48] Untitled Orphan Project that of course

[00:19:50] will have a

[00:19:52] new episode next. But it's starring

[00:19:54] Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass and I'm

[00:19:56] just having a great time getting to

[00:19:58] film it and I'm so

[00:20:00] thankful for work because I know it's been a

[00:20:02] really difficult and trying time

[00:20:04] for so much of our industry even post

[00:20:06] strike. So I just really

[00:20:08] hope work continues to pick up for everyone

[00:20:10] because I love our industry and I want

[00:20:12] everyone to be able to do what we do.

[00:20:14] Well, we look forward to whatever

[00:20:16] you do next. It was such a pleasure

[00:20:18] to speak with you. Sari, thank

[00:20:20] you so much for your time and

[00:20:22] best of luck going forward. We'll be rooting

[00:20:24] for you this Emmy season. We hope to

[00:20:26] see you. Your performance is so

[00:20:28] spectacular in ExVats and congratulations

[00:20:30] again on this show.

[00:20:32] Thank you and thank you for your time.

[00:20:34] I hope you have a wonderful day. Hey everyone,

[00:20:36] thank you so much for listening to us.

[00:20:42] Sari, you blew here on the Next Best

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