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Volume 702 Monday, February 13th, 2023 Page 4 of 4

LESLIE GRACE REJECTS STUDIO'S CLAIM

transformative, can be inspirational and aspirational for someone that you might not even know. I've learned that you can make the choice to learn from things and transform it into something that's positive for you, or you can be down in the dumps, I would say "Just keep going no matter what the obstacle is. If you have a passion for something, don't let anything that stands in your way tell you that you aren't worthy, capable, or have the potential to fulfill what you know you're capable of doing."

Let's talk about "How to Win Friends and Disappear People." Did you record your parts all on your own or did you do it with your co-stars?

I actually recorded before all the rest of the cast. I had already recorded all my parts and all the episodes when we found Soni a few weeks into production. It's kind of like a self-tape scenario, where they had a reader who was incredible, who embodies all of the other characters that are not recorded yet.

Are you already thinking of adapting it as a TV series or movie?

QCode has done an amazing job of taking something that's just a podcast and audible, and taking it to the screen. For me, coming in as a producer as well, and being able to create something along with Sophia and all of the QCode team, that felt like something we could potentially bring to screen with, basically, almost an all-Latino cast. That prospect is very exciting. I'm
really looking forward to seeing how people respond to it. I think it's a beautiful way to develop.

You play a vampire. Are you a fan of the vampire genre?

Yes, I'm a "Twilight" fan.

Team Edward or team Jacob?

I'm not going to lie to you. When it came out, I was very much team Jacob. I'm not going to front, but now I have to be a little bit biased. I'm a vampire myself, so I can't be saying that out here in these streets. My vampire fam will come after me.