Billie Lourd Covers The September Issue Of Town & Country Magazine

Billie Lourd is on the cover of the September issue of Town & Country magazine. Billie sat down with her American Horror Story costar, Sarah Paulson, for the chat. Highlights are below.

On transferring to New York University: “I was at Wesleyan first. I was there for a semester because I wanted that traditional college vibe. But when I got there people would do normal college things, and I was like, ‘I can’t be here. This is a nightmare.’ After having the childhood that I did, it was like going backward 10 years. I was driving to New York every weekend anyway, so I ended up transferring.”

On her start in acting: “My mom actually pointed me toward it. The first thing I did was Star Wars: The Force Awakens. J.J. Abrams called and said they couldn’t find anybody for this one part and would I come in and read for it. I didn’t get the part, but I got another extra part with three lines. The thing is, I was bizarrely comfortable on set. My mother would pull me aside and be like, ‘It’s weird that you’re so comfortable here. This is the most uncomfortable environment in the world. If you’re comfortable here, you should do this.'”

On whether or not her mom was tough on her: “Oh, she would call me out. The last time I saw her in person, this episode of Scream Queens was on, and it was a big episode for me. I had tons of scenes, and I was so hard on myself about it—I hated how I looked, hated my performance. I was really frustrated. She told me, ‘Come over right now. I want to watch this with you.’ And she made me sit down and watch it, and she forced me to see the good parts. She was incredible like that. But she was really hard on me, saying, ‘Shut up, you’re great in this. Have faith in yourself. Be more confident.'”

You can check out even more from Billie’s interview here.