“You want to be present because you don’t want your whole life to be documentary footage. You want to live that footage.” awkwafina
instantly became a viral give-zero-fucks, body-positive anthem for young women everywhere), Awkwafina exploded onto the wider cultural landscape in 2018, after harnessing her idiosyncratic comedic timing and warm stoner magnetism to steal the show inOcean’s 8Now, Awkwafina’s options appear limitless. She’s already seduced critics as the emotionally riven lead in, a profound family drama about grief, connection, and the burdens we carry.
A born iconoclast, Awkwafina was never hobbled by decorum or traditional notions of femininity and compliance. “I was a tomboy. I climbed trees, was very rambunctious, like complete energy. Looking back, I would think of myself as a nightmare. At every fancy event, after coming out of the bathroom, my entire dress would be tucked into my pantyhose. I was messy.” As distinctive as her personality was Awkwafina’s razor rasp of a voice.
Does she feel like the future of entertainment? Awkwafina groans. “Imagine if you woke up and you were like, ‘I’m the future of entertainment.’ It sounds crazy.” Still, she understands the unique position she inhabits and the power that comes with breaking molds and redefining what women’s stories can be. She is heartened by her industry’s reception to narratives like hers: specific, necessary, and, until recently, largely ignored.
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