, essentially locking up a career in front of the camera. But the 25-year-old Kenyan-born actor has aspirations beyond that, which made their———SYDNEY SWEENEY: Hey, Celeste. I look so crazy.SWEENEY: It’s okay. I can’t hear it. I’m on my way to set.SWEENEY: Thank you. I thought it would be a nice accessory for this interview.SWEENEY: You kind of do, too. I like the hood tucked behind your ears.
O’CONNOR: Thank you, Sydney. Literally, that’s how I was feeling the whole day. I had another experience where it was that vibe of blank, white backdrop. It felt really controlling. I was really happy that I had an experience where everyone was super collaborative and willing to play. We’ve had this conversation so many times, where being in a restrictive environment creatively is the worst feeling ever. It breaks my heart into a million tiny little pieces.
SWEENEY: It’s really incredible when you can have a say in the choices that are made on set. It’s super inspiring to show other females that we can take control. What’s really cool for everyone to know is you did go to Johns Hopkins and you didn’t go for anything in the arts. You went for premed.SWEENEY: So hardcore. I’m going to walk and talk, gotta walk to my trailer. We talk about school and education all the time, how it’s really important.
O’CONNOR: Yeah. Also, you’re continuously hitting new heights in your career. I’m sure you imagined that you’d be in movies, but a lot of these things are exceeding your wildest dreams, right?