I know, for myself, I have a very distinct style, and I know what I like, and I know what I don’t like. But it has been a process of learning how to cater to the different events that happen with Hollywood and how you might want to dress for red carpet and what things photograph well. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
Modeling for a year taught me a lot. I got very involved in the fashion industry and met a bunch of people who I admired. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
No matter what I’ve worked on or what art practices I’ve delved into, they’ve always been an attempt to world-build. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
There might have been a point in my career where, because people have been telling me I’m an activist, I took on that label. But in retrospect, I don’t think that’s what I am – or what I’ve been – just because I’m vocal about my identity sometimes. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
My plan was to model and pay the rent and then intern with designers and work on the other side of the industry however I could, but then it just got to be too much, especially with casting, fashion week, and also working for a fashion designer. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
When I think of an activist, I think of a community organizer who is working every day and directly with community members and making it a job to take care of and speak up for a community in some way. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I feel so lucky to have ‘Euphoria’ as a first experience with taking on a character and exploring acting and in having this group of people as well. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I would say runway is easier because your job is to look good or play a character that is just going somewhere. It’s rather physical, whereas acting is terrifying because you’re dealing with your subconscious, and those can be murky waters. But I definitely can say that I enjoy acting more as an artist. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I don’t think ‘Euphoria’ can capture the entirety of the teen-in-high-school experience, but I think it is realistic. It’s scary in that sense because I don’t think we get to see a lot of depictions of high school this raw. I think that truth might scare people. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
Since it’s no longer my singular source of income, I’ve withdrawn from fashion spaces a bit. However, I still have a deep love for fashion and want to continue to work with designers and houses that inspire me – like Rick Owens, whose show I would no doubt walk in again if the opportunity arose. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
