Kit Connor & Rachel Zegler Ask Rapid-Fire Questions | Off the Cuff | Vogue

Hi Vogue, I'm Rachel Zegler. And I'm Kit Conner. And this is Off the Cuff. What was your first impression of me? My first impression of you was, I had met with Sam on Zoom about this project. Sam Gold, our director. Sam Gold, and then after that I got a DM from you saying, just a very nice message saying that you were hoping that we would be able to do it. And I thought, that's a very nice way of creating contact. I had known that you were like, probably going to do it. How did you know that? Sam told me. Okay. And I was like, I'm probably going to do it too. So that's why I messaged you. Can you do your best British accent? Oh, the thing is, when I try, then it's not good. I don't think. Can you give me something to say? Hello, I'm Rachel Zegler. Hello. It's not bad. Hello, I'm Rachel Zegler. It's not bad at all. No, it's not horrible. See, don't call me a whore when you say horrible. Horrible. Yeah, horrible. Horrible. There you go. All right, all right. Can you do your best American accent? He's so good at it, guys. The Wild Robot is now in theaters. Can you say, like, I love being in New York? New York's quite hard. I love being in New York. Yeah. That's quite hard. But yeah, because you guys- The word New York, like, the phrase New York is quite tricky. New York. What is the most used app on your phone? Probably my camera. Yeah. You know. I love to document, but it's mostly me taking pictures of my dog and sending them to you. Pretty much. What is your favorite song right now? Lilac Wine by the Jeff Buckley version. Gorgeous. Yes, Jeff Buckley. Mudang or pesto? Oh, is this, like, the baby hippo or the baby penguin? What? I'm going to go with the penguin, pesto. Mudang is a baby hippo, and then pesto is this really sweet brown penguin who's adorable. What is number one on your bucket list? God, big, hard-hitting questions. Yeah. This is a big one. Things to do before you die. What's number one? Things to do before I die. Open Romeo and Juliet on Broadway. I think you may get your wish. I think it might just happen. Wicked and Gladiator 2 come out on the same night. Which one are you choosing to see? Gladiator 2. I'm also really excited for Wicked. Yeah, same. It looks great. What is your favorite red carpet look ever? I wore this really beautiful Elie Saab with a veil to the LA premiere of Hunger Games, and I really, really loved it. Where's this look from? That is from Vogue World. This could be in Romeo and Juliet. That's a Loewe. I was one of the first people to wear it off of the runway. Yeah, look at you. Look at your hair. Yeah, it was a cool day. What fashion moment is this? That's me at the Oscars in Dior. That's Oscars 2022. I presented. It was awesome. Me and Jacob Bilordi, who is eight feet tall, and I still only came up to his hip bone. What about this look? I have no idea. This is the Rocketman premiere. You're such a little baby! Oh my god, yeah, yeah, yeah. You're just a munchkin! Is that Bryce Dallas Howard? Yes, it is. She played my mother. Aw, you guys are so cute. Yeah. I would have been 15. You look younger. Yeah, well I did. I was cursed with a baby face. Okay, where is this look from? Oh, that's my Met Gala look this year. That's Michael Kors. There we are. Yeah, fun fact about that. Oh, wow. We had our final fitting on my 23rd birthday. How about this? That was the British Fashion Awards. Again, all Loewe. That was actually, possibly going to wear that to Vogue World. You look gorgeous. Thank you. What is this? That was the Academy Gala last year. That's a beautiful photo. Aw, thanks, honey. Well done, Sarah. Yeah, well done, Sarah. That was a fun night. Which co-worker would you call if there was an emergency? Rachel. Rachel Zegler. I'd answer the phone. Yeah, you'd answer the phone. It's whether or not you could help me. I'm sorry, but do you remember the one time you were like, yeah, my foot really hurts and I don't have anything, and I was like, can I send frozen cheese? No, yeah, and I invited dress for Romeo and Juliet. Terrible time to hurt yourself, by the way. I hurt my foot on a ladder. She offered to send me frozen vegetables so that I could ice my foot, but then I thought, no, I'll just go to sleep. What is a random fact no one would guess about you? I haven't gotten my eyebrows done since 2021. Really? Yeah. Wow. I'm like, you look impressed. But yeah, and I love my eyebrows, and I never want them to be any thinner than they are already. What is the lowest note you can hit? Are we talking about emotionally or are we talking about singing? I think singing, babe. Okay, what's the lowest note I can hit? Go ahead. Is that a note? What has been the most rewarding part of your career? When young Latinas come up to me and say that they see themselves achieving something in this industry because of anything I've done. I've had it a lot at our stage door. Do you have a favorite Romeo and Juliet adaptation outside of our own? Gnomeo and Juliet. Music by Elton John. Oh, right, okay. Have you not seen it? Classic. Do you identify more with Maria or Juliet? I think Juliet's a more universal young girl character. She is 13, and I'm not. Maria was 18 when I was 18. That's when I did the movie, so I think culturally she kind of comes first. So Maria, but it's a lot easier to defend Juliet than it is to defend some of Maria's choices. Did you seek advice from anyone while training to become Juliet? I didn't. I get nervous to ask people for advice. I did get a really lovely text from Helen Mirren when she found out. She was just like, you are going to be effervescent. Just be confident and make every choice. Unsolicited Helen Mirren advice is always appreciated. Yeah, you take it. Love it. Do you dress any differently in New York than you do in London? No, not at all. I know. Same Carhartt jacket. It's the same clothes. Same one. Who is your Broadway idol? Stephen Sondheim. I got to work with him before he passed away, and it was one of the greatest opportunities of my life to know him in his lifetime. What's the strangest place you've been recognized? Probably at the urinal. Yeah. It's always. I had someone stop me for a photo while I was changing in a bathroom once. Yeah, good fun. What is your biggest theater superstition? The Belasco is haunted. Say hello to Mr. Belasco when you go into the theater. His apartment is still upstairs. Don't be weird. What has been your most regrettable fashion choice? I've worn some awful things in the past, both in my personal life and when I first found myself in this industry and found myself going to things. I was experimenting, finding myself. If you could be in any other Shakespearean play, what would it be? I would want to be Hamlet in Hamlet. Would you? Yeah. Who has been your favorite love interest to work with? Oh, this is a juicy question. There's a right answer. Jo will obviously have a special place in my heart for many reasons. The balcony scene is one of my favorite scenes I've ever been able to play, and getting to play it with you is always a joy every night. I've never had a love interest that I wish I had more scenes with, and this is the first time I get to say that. Hey, there you go. This is a lightning round. Oh, my God. Movies or TV? Movies. It's you now. London or New York? New York City. I'm really struggling. Yeah. Spring or fall? Fall. Restaurant or takeaway? Right now, restaurant, usually takeaway. Capulets or Montagues? Montagues. Poison or dagger? Dagger. Window seat or aisle seat? Aisle seat. Instagram or TikTok? Don't have TikTok, going to have to go Instagram, but I would like to say neither. Tragedy or comedy? Tragedy. Roses or lilies? Roses. 16th century or 21st century? I mean, like, I'm going to say 16th century, but I think that's, like, so wanky to say. I was just born in the wrong generation. Yes or no? Yeah. Vogue, thank you so much for having us. I'm Rachel Zegler. I'm Kit Conner. And this was Off the Cuff. Yeah, it was.