KJ Apa Chats Riverdale & Acting With Demi Moore For Interview

KJ Apa sat down with Demi Moore to chat with Interview magazine. The young actor set down with the veteran actress to chat about his career thus far. Highlights are below.

On filming Songbird while in quarantine: “I don’t know how it was for you, but I remember thinking the movie was either going to be really good or really bad, because of the condition of the world and how we were forced to shoot during COVID. You and all these amazing people were attached, and I was like, ‘F*** it. Let’s try.'”

On playing Archie on Riverdale: There’s been so much pressure in playing Archie. I’m so grateful for the show and its success, but at the same time, there’s a lot of baggage that comes with that success. I feel like the only people I can talk to about my issues are my costars, the people who can really relate to me. Cole [Sprouse, who plays Jughead Jones] is an amazing person to have on set, because he’s been doing this his whole life. I try and look at it from a fan’s perspective to understand the way they think. But there are times when I’m like, ‘Wow, they really have no idea that we are actual people. They can’t separate us from our characters.’ You don’t have that in other professions. You don’t dissect the life of a builder and start judging the decisions he makes in his life with his wife and kids. As an actor, I will be judged on everything: my political opinions, my opinions on drugs, my opinions on the people I want to be with. Everything. It’s something I’ve had to come to terms with.”

On what he would be afraid for people to know: “That even though I’m proud of the decisions I’ve made, I do struggle. Sometimes I find myself struggling to be alone with myself.”

You can check out even more from his interview here.