“I was like, ‘I can’t do this.
I worship Sutton Foster!'”
(She’s not exaggerating; she sent Foster fan mail as a teen.)
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“She’s just a weird, bright light a strange, neon light,” she says.
She’s given me that kind of confidence too.
Bernard feels particularly fortunate to get to work on projects with world views that align with her own.
“I think it’s really rare, right?
“It would take a lot of work and research for me to do that gracefully and without judgment.
So I’ve been really lucky to be in the projects that match with who I am.”
This time around, there was no reason to hesitate for Bernard.
“They sent the script to me, and I was like, ‘Yes!””
“My brain immediately labeled it as an impossible project.
The weight of it is a lot and it intimidated me, but the script was so good.
“She’s boundary-less,” says Bernard.
WithYoungerwrapping andMilkwaterout now, Bernard’s own ride is taking an upward trajectory.
Next up, she stars alongside actress Regina Hall in the occult dramaMaster.
I am fing obsessed with her.”
That’s what Lauren does, and that’s whatMilkwaterdoes.
I had a taste of that.
I can’t go back."
