Elle Fanning Chats Teen Spirit & Ariana Grande With Teen Vogue

Elle Fanning sat down with Teen Vogue to promote her new film, Teen Spirit. The young actress is set to star in the upcoming musical about a pop teen sensation named Violet. Highlights from her interview are below.

On singing for the first time in her new film: “I’ve always wanted to sing in a film. Singing was something I’ve always loved to do, but I’ve never really gotten to showcase that part of myself. This was a lot more singing than I’ve ever done before…. The stamina is a huge challenge, but I worked forever.”

On Ariana Grande’s new album Thank U, Next: “On her most recent album, [Thank U, Next], you can tell that somebody didn’t tell her to release that; it’s from the heart. She wanted to do that and wrote those songs herself, and it’s more personal.”

On the bringing a character like Violet to life: “She doesn’t smile all the time, and she’s not super outgoing in that way, and that’s OK. She’s very uncompromising, which I think is important for girls to see.”

You can check out even more from her interview here. Teen Spirit opens in theaters on April 12.