Brenda Song Spills On Behind-the-Scenes of Iconic 'Suite Life' PRNDL Scene
Brenda Song is all smiles in a snap from her new feature in Teen Vogue.
The 31-year-old actress spilled on her iconic PRNDL scene in the The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, staying friends with her Disney co-stars and more! Check it:
On not being able to audition for Crazy Rich Asians: “A lot of people don’t know this, but I never got to read for Crazy Rich Asians, ever…Their reasoning behind that, what they said was that my image was basically not Asian enough, in not so many words. It broke my heart. I said, ‘This character is in her late to mid-20s, an Asian American, and I can’t even audition for it? I’ve auditioned for Caucasian roles my entire career, but this specific role, you’re not going to let me do it? You’re going to fault me for having worked my whole life?’ I was like, ‘Where do I fit?’”
On the iconic PRNDL scene from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: “Phill [Lewis] made me laugh so hard. We didn’t get very many takes because the ‘AM/FM’ [line] broke me so many times. We shot that scene so quickly, we never even thought twice about it. I have so many people that are like, ‘That’s how I remember. When I learned how to drive I just remember the PRNDL.’ I’m so glad that we could get some useful information out there.”
On maintaining friendships with co-stars from her teen years: “As we all grow older and spin into adult careers, seeing each other is amazing because we’ve all been through this crazy thing together that not very many people understand. I wouldn’t stay friends with them just because we worked together. These people are great, and it makes me really happy to see them all so successful. It’s not easy to make that transition.”
For more from Brenda, visit TeenVogue.com.