“And I picked up the phone immediately.
I was, ‘Tim, how, how the hell can I be a part of this film?
I need to be a part of this.'”
“It was interesting not singing,” he admitted.
“It felt so out of place.”
“Tim’s here, and this is Disney, but I’m not singing?
Something’s not right,” he joked at the press conference.
“But no, it was honestly nice.
I sort of enjoyed not doing that for a beat and being the more straight character.”
“It was interesting figuring out what’s different between Ricky and Anthony,” he admitted.
After receiving reassurance from his director, he realized he had truly set his new character apart.
Stepping out of his comfort (and singing) zone is now one of the actor’s proudest accomplishments.
“It was fun to explore it,” he said.
“And I’m really happy with how it all turned out.”
“Better Nate Than Ever” is available to stream Friday, April 1 exclusively on Disney+.
