Sydney Sweeney Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

In this playful and candid interview, Sydney Sweeney shares personal quirks and career updates, revealing everything from her severe needle phobia and childhood eating dirt to her love of "third grade food" like corn dogs and mac and cheese. She confirms she will return for Euphoria season 3, promising Cassie will be "crazy as ever," and describes her upcoming boxing film Christy as an empowering passion project. The actress also opens up about her tomboy skills—kickboxing since age 12, restoring a 1969 Bronco, and driving a manual transmission—alongside lighter moments like getting bitten by spiders in Australia, going skydiving, and a safari with friends. She gushes over working with Amanda Seyfried, calling their Mamma Mia! sing-along a dream come true, and playfully concludes by joking about people's PG Google searches. The interview paints a down-to-earth portrait of a star who balances blockbuster fame with an unapologetically quirky, adventurous personal life.

• ▶ 0:26 Before acting, Sydney Sweeney says she had a normal childhood: she was a kid who went to school, played soccer, hung out with friends, and even ate dirt.
• ▶ 0:42 Sydney has no tattoos because of a severe, unexplained phobia of needles; she has to be held down for shots or blood draws, and therapy, hypnotism, and laughing gas haven't helped.
• ▶ 0:15 She jokingly chooses to "skip" the first autocomplete question about how she's doing, laughing off the most searched query.
• ▶ 1:08 Sydney Sweeney lists her favorite comfort foods—like chocolate chip cookies, chicken fingers, truffle pasta, pizza, cheeseburgers, corn dogs, and mac and cheese—jokingly calling the mix "third grade food."
• ▶ 1:31 She confirms she will appear in Euphoria season 3, saying, "Yes, I will. Cassie will be there. Crazy as ever."
• ▶ 1:45 Sweeney reflects on playing Cassie since she was 20, calling the role "crazy" but a dream part that lets her "be insane" and "have so much fun," while also crediting it with challenging her in unexpected ways.
• ▶ 2:15 Sydney Sweeney trained in kickboxing and grappling from age 12 until booking Euphoria, then later tapped back into that skill set for the movie Christy.
• ▶ 2:44 Sweeney has been bitten by spiders twice in Australia, leaving a permanent mark on her arm; the first bite happened on Anyone But You when she pulled a real spider from Glenn Powell's pants during a hiking scene.
• ▶ 3:51 Sweeney says she's a huge Billie Eilish fan, with her entire Spotify basically Billie Eilish, and calls being searched alongside her "a compliment" because "she's hot and I love her."
• ▶ 5:02 She can drive a manual transmission, having learned on her great-grandpa’s 1940 Ford F1.
• ▶ 5:28 She can work on cars and is still learning; she renovated a 1969 Bronco with Rod Emory, including changing the transmission, brakes, interior, and engine.
• ▶ 6:43 She was valedictorian at a small school, took all AP classes, and credits her mom’s strict, motivating style for pushing her to succeed independently.
• ▶ 7:21 Went skydiving for the first time in Idaho, describing it as “the coolest thing ever” and “the best time ever.”
• ▶ 8:05 Went on safari in Tanzania with all her girlfriends, seeing lions and giraffes during lions’ mating season.
• ▶ 8:45 Latest projects: Christy — an empowering film about boxer Christy Martin she calls “the greatest role model of my life” — and The Housemaid, teased as “juicy,” “twisted,” and “a wild ride.”
• ▶ 10:13 Sydney describes her two dogs: Tank, a mutt rescued when she was ~16, and Sully, an 8-month-old German Shepherd she calls a "floppy bear" and "Silly Sully."
• ▶ 10:50 Her favorite movie is Mamma Mia! — she recently worked with Amanda Seyfried and "geeking out," fulfilling a dream to sing a Mamma Mia! song together ("my life is complete").
• ▶ 11:24 The interview closes playfully with a joke about PG Google searches: "That's called the PG Google searches. I know what you Google."

• ▶ 0:00 Introduction and Early Life (0:00 - 1:11) - Sydney introduces herself, shares what she did before acting, and discusses her tattoo and needle phobia.
• ▶ 1:11 Food and Euphoria (1:11 - 2:12) - She names her favorite foods and confirms returning as Cassie in Euphoria season 3.
• ▶ 2:12 MMA, Spider Bites, and Billie Eilish (2:12 - 4:09) - She talks about kickboxing, getting bitten by a spider on set, and being a Billie Eilish fan.
• ▶ 4:09 Skills and School (4:09 - 7:21) - She covers singing, ice skating, driving stick, working on cars, and being valedictorian.
• ▶ 7:21 Adventures and Career Updates (7:21 - 10:13) - She shares skydiving, a Tanzania safari, Barbarella, recent projects, and dream cars.
• ▶ 10:13 Dogs, Movies, and Outro (10:13 - 11:30) - She answers about her dogs, favorite movies, and wraps up with PG Google searches.