thinking today about how anthony tried to look away from kate when the archbishop began to drone on about abstaining from carnal lusts, but his resolve broke and the camera panned to kate the moment the archbishop began talking about reverence.
“Simone is exceptionally expressive, and utterly unafraid to push boundaries of what that may look like. The role of Mia required Simone to access an enormous breadth of emotions, often within a single scene.”
— Jennifer E. Montgomery on Simone Ashley's performance in TTM
man the s2 cultural impact is unbeatable. actors are successful, the season is almost universally talked about with reverence, referenced in media, still has the most quoted lines. a true modern romance juggernaut
✨ Simone Ashley is one of Elle’s Vanguard: A Power List Celebrating 50 Trailblazing Women In Film And Television
“Ashley continues to redefine stardom”
“The score was actually created from Simone Ashley’s voice, she's a classically trained singer and has perfect pitch. You can walk up to her,ask her to sing a note at any point,she’ll do a scale like that…It's incredible. I'm like girl, wow, you're so talented. So we knew that.”
Bueno esto se descontroló un poco 🫠 yo pensando "ay que cool la chica de SexEd y Fiyero de wicked"
Me pasa por no haber visto Bridgeton.
Incluso mi amigo que estaba conmigo me dijo "Ah ese es el de Jurassic World" porque yo me habia fijado solo en Ashley
“I’ve been such a recipient of queer joy all my life… it’s that feeling that has always driven me to do what I do. To pay that back and create more moments for people to experience that feels completely sort of thrilling actually”
Jonathan Bailey in conversation with Elton John
“I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this but I’d already thought of Simone. By the time it got round to ‘We think we found a Kate…She’s called Simone,’ and I was like, ‘Simone Ashley from Sex Education! Yes!’ There was never another Kate. Simone knocked everyone off their feet.”