Noah Schnapp plays a game of 'This or That' and talks about his dream roles, how he started his own company TBH, and why he came out on TikTok.
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00:00 - Hey guys, I'm Noah Schnapp,
00:01 and I'm here to play This or That with Variety.
00:03 (upbeat music)
00:06 - Stay in or go out?
00:13 - Oh, that's a hard one.
00:15 Definitely depending on the mood.
00:16 I think usually I'm a more go out type of person.
00:20 I like to live life to the fullest
00:22 and do the most with my day, so I would say go out.
00:25 I think I love a nice dinner.
00:26 I love just like good conversation,
00:28 good food with good people.
00:30 I love Italian, I love tacos, I love sushi.
00:34 I'll eat anything you hand me.
00:35 - Watch TV or watch a film?
00:38 - Oh, these are good questions.
00:39 I think, I don't know.
00:41 I get in like phases, so I'll either be in
00:43 watching a TV show and a series
00:45 and be totally hooked and like obsessed with that,
00:47 or I'm not watching a show and I just love watching movies,
00:50 so I go in waves.
00:51 It's a little embarrassing,
00:52 but currently I'm watching Dance Moms,
00:55 just like a reality show just to keep me busy
00:57 while just waiting for the strike to end.
00:59 - Driver or passenger?
01:01 - Driver, 100%.
01:03 Always need to be the one driving.
01:04 You know, I have a Tesla and I love my Tesla.
01:06 It's just like a little go-kart.
01:08 I love like stepping on the pedal
01:10 and everyone in the car like (imitates engine revving)
01:11 It's like my favorite thing, so definitely my Tesla.
01:14 - Be asked out or ask them out?
01:16 - Probably ask them out.
01:19 Look for a partner.
01:21 Someone who's like so funny and can make me laugh.
01:23 That's like the number one important thing.
01:26 You know what it never was?
01:28 That serious.
01:29 It was never that serious.
01:31 - You came out in a TikTok.
01:32 What was the thought process behind it?
01:34 Did you wanna keep it light?
01:36 - Yeah, I think it was important for me
01:38 to kind of make it casual,
01:40 and in today's day and age,
01:41 it doesn't need to be this big announcement,
01:43 and it can kind of be a casual thing.
01:45 And for me, TikTok is kind of my safe, fun space,
01:48 and it just felt right to do it there.
01:50 - What advice do you have for queer youth?
01:52 - I would say you are not alone in your struggle.
01:56 There are many more people going through
01:58 what you're going through than you think,
01:59 and I'm always here to support you,
02:01 and many other queer and non-queer people and celebrities,
02:05 and if you don't have a safe space in your family
02:07 or with your friends, you can always come to me.
02:10 - You recently attended your first Pride.
02:13 So watch a drag show or go to a Pride parade?
02:17 - I've never been to a drag show,
02:19 so I'd probably say Pride parade,
02:20 'cause I'd be best off.
02:22 - When you're on a road trip, radio or playlist?
02:25 - I haven't listened to the radio
02:26 in I don't even know how long.
02:29 I think always a playlist.
02:31 I love Harry Styles.
02:33 I could say I'm a Swifty.
02:34 My music taste changes.
02:35 I like country sometimes, pop, rap, house, like anything.
02:40 - Relaxing vacation or adventurous vacation?
02:44 - Ooh, definitely adventurous vacation.
02:46 I need to be doing something and always on my toes, yeah.
02:49 I love somewhere where I can have fun and also relax.
02:52 - Star in a comedy or star in a drama?
02:56 - Oh, I'm definitely a more dramatic actor.
02:58 That's my strong suit.
02:59 I have many dream roles, a wide variety of genres.
03:03 I think Spider-Man has always been
03:05 just something I've always loved growing up,
03:06 but besides that, I think just something very dark
03:09 and different than me seems like a fun challenge.
03:12 - You're in college, so sit in a lecture or write an essay?
03:17 - Probably sit in a lecture.
03:18 It's just better than writing an essay.
03:22 I took a sushi-making class, a history of film class.
03:26 There's a lot of cool classes that are there.
03:28 It was definitely one of the most
03:29 developmental years for me, I think.
03:31 Also, that was the year that I came out.
03:33 I think I just really found myself that year
03:36 and not having to worry about my parents yelling at me
03:38 about anything, leaving my room a mess.
03:40 It was just amazing.
03:42 I loved it.
03:42 - You launched your own product, TBH.
03:45 Eat TBH from the jar or put it on toast?
03:48 - I would say both work.
03:50 I prefer to put it on toast.
03:51 I like it on grapes with a little banana.
03:53 That's my favorite way to do it.
03:55 I have kind of a passion besides acting
03:57 for entrepreneurship, and I love food,
03:59 and I care about the environment, and I love Nutella,
04:02 and kind of combining all these things
04:03 that I care about and love into this business
04:06 is kind of what birthed TBH.
04:07 There's a big future for TBH
04:09 and lots of collabs to come there as well.
04:11 - Have Eleven's telekinetic powers
04:13 or be able to communicate through Christmas lights?
04:16 - I think the telekinetic power is a little bit cooler.
04:20 I find what's most interesting with Will
04:22 is when I was first cast in the role,
04:24 I related to him a lot in the sense
04:26 that we were both kind of introverted,
04:28 shy, young, innocent people.
04:31 And as I've grown, I've found
04:33 that I've kind of grown separately from Will,
04:35 and I've become more comfortable with myself
04:37 and outgoing and whatnot.
04:39 And it's interesting now to kind of play him
04:41 'cause he is pretty different from me,
04:43 but he has a special place in my heart.
04:45 I love Will.
04:46 - UFOs visiting Earth
04:47 or humans exploring other planets?
04:51 - I think exploring other planets.
04:52 That's always like fascinated me.
04:54 Oh yeah, I love space movies.
04:55 That would be a cool role to do.
04:57 - Which supernatural entity intrigues you more,
05:00 ghosts or vampires?
05:02 - Probably ghosts.
05:05 But speaking of vampire,
05:06 Olivia Rodrigo just released her new song, "Vampire,"
05:08 and I love it.
05:09 So ghost stream that.
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