COLLIDER: When did you learn to play the cello?

ANNAMARIE KASPER: I started when I was three years old.

So it’s been a long time.

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We can teach you.

And I was like, I think I got this.

So, it was cool to get to do that.

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Like, I was like, Oh, I got this.

I can really play.

I live in Nashville.

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What was that like?

Do you know what the venue was?

KASPER: Ocean Way Studio.

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And it’s like a converted church, is what they said?

KASPER: Yeah, it was so cool.

That is what was so cool about this episode.

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The music that Takeshi [Furukawa] wrote is absolutely unreal.

He’s just so talented.

And getting to bring that to life was such a privilege.

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The ‘Mythic Quest’ expansion series begins its journey next week on Apple TV+.

How do you feel about the visualization of music and how it comes through?

And when it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.

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How did you feel about those designs when you finally saw them coming together on the screen?

KASPER: That’s such a cool comparison with theGuitar Heroworld.

As a non-musician, its the best way to experience it.

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KASPER: It makes so much sense!

No, it was so cool.

It really just adds that little final glimmer of it coming to life.

The magic really comes to life with it.

I really liked all the episodes of this season because they all touch on slightly different aspects.

Diving into a character like that, what did you feel was important to bring out in this role?

I think it’s so important.

So getting to bring that to life was a very neat thing to get to do.

You have two specific major scene partners in this.

Esai Morales is just on another level.

He is so good, and the dynamic between the two characters is crazy.

What was it like to share a lot of those very character-developing scenes with him?

KASPER: Esai is an absolute legend.

It was such a privilege to get to work with him.

It was easy to be scared of him.

He does such a good job of locking into that, and he’s pretty terrifying.

So it was such a cool experience to get to be opposite him and learn from him and such.

I think this idea of really chasing a dream.

So I think we shared that.

We really had very parallel paths, so it was really fun to get to play her.

Would you play this character again?

Side Questis now streaming on Apple TV+.

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