Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOne of the key character traits of snotty college duo Olivia (Sydney Sweeney) and Paula (Brittany O’Grady) on HBO’s “The White Lotus” is their choice of poolside reading material.
They’re skimming through Nietzsche and Freud when not casting side eye and throwing withering commentary about the people around them.Later, they also pick up Frantz Fanon, Camille Paglia and Aimé Césaire.
But Sweeney, speaking Saturday at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, revealed something more about that character: She believes it’s all an act. “Oh, she was not actually reading any of these books,” Sweeney told moderator Danielle Turchiano.Sweeney said that that at the very least she was excited to read those books on set — only to learn they were props. “They were blank!” she said.
The overall series experience, especially the show’s heavy dose of humor, was a delight for the actor. ““Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett are two of the funniest people I’ve ever met and I hope to work with them again,” she said.
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