Zendaya Details How She Connected To Rue For 'Euphoria'

Zendaya talked about her breakthrough role as Rue in Euphoria at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards last night.

The 23-year-old actress was up for a Best Drama Actress award for the role, and while speaking to ET, detailed how she took on the groundbreaking part.

Zendaya shared that she actually shut out outside opinions in order to connect with the role.

“It’s a personal thing,” she says. “If I try to take the world out of it, it’s not about proving anything to the world, but it’s really about getting better as an artist and being more in touch with where I can go and how I can do it.”

Zendaya added, “I just try to keep it internal, because that’s a much happier place to work from when you are working really just to prove yourself that you can do it.”

Euphoria was recently renewed for a second season.

See more pics of Zendaya at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards below!