Chandler Kinney on Playing Princess Tiana in 'Princess & the Frog' Live Action: "Send Me the Script" | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Chandler Kinney tells THR how much she needed her 'Zombies' castmates at rehearsals for 'Dancing With the Stars' to prep for Disney Night. Plus, she shares her favorite Disney character and possibly auditioning for the role of Tiana in 'The Princess and the Frog.'

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00:00Well, I've been so excited to talk to you because we are here at Disney Night.

00:05You're going back to your Disney roots.

00:07So what was it like to kind of tap back into this character

00:10and also have Milo and Meg join you for rehearsals?

00:13It was incredible.

00:15I love Meg and Milo.

00:16They're some of my favorite people on this planet.

00:18And so to have their support, especially this week,

00:21which was a very tough week for me mentally and emotionally,

00:24it was perfect timing.

00:27They just really uplifted me.

00:29They are always in my corner, always cheering me on.

00:31They are some of the best friends I could ask for.

00:34And they know me in and out.

00:36We've been through so much together.

00:38Filmed three movies now and done an animated series

00:41and so many fun zombies things.

00:44And so we've seen each other in our best and worst.

00:47And so they knew exactly what to say to pick me up.

00:50And Milo was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars before placing second.

00:54Did he give you any tips to kind of make it to the end?

00:57Yeah, I love Milo.

00:58I think he should have won the whole thing.

01:03He's a very talented kiddo.

01:06Yeah, he knows my struggle with perfectionism.

01:10And I think we have very parallel journeys in that way.

01:14And so he just reminded me that perfect is not the goal, nor should it be.

01:19But really, it's about the growth and the journey.

01:22And I know people say that, but I'm really learning it.

01:25I think you internalize it in a different way once you experience it.

01:28And I feel like I'm really getting to the point in the competition where I'm feeling it.

01:32And so that's a little gem that I'm going to take into these next couple of weeks.

01:37And this week, you also had a group dance.

01:40So how did that kind of change rehearsals?

01:43I mean, your thought process.

01:45You had to rely on not only each other, but other people.

01:47So can you tell me what that was like?

01:49Yeah, it was so much fun.

01:50I'll say that first.

01:51I think I've gotten so used to just this guy.

01:54My voice.

01:54That it was a bit jarring at times because you just have so many cooks in the kitchen.

01:59But I also mean that in a really good way because everybody's a pro for a reason.

02:04We had such incredible energy.

02:07And everybody had great creative ideas and visions for what we could do.

02:12And so I think we picked the best of everything and created something that we were all really proud of.

02:16And we had a whole lot of fun, which I think is the most important part.

02:19And it is Disney night, so I have to ask, what was your favorite, or who was, sorry,

02:25was your favorite Disney character growing up?

02:27This is for both of you.

02:29I said this earlier.

02:30Mushu.

02:31I just, he was my guy.

02:34He was my guy.

02:35He was funny, though.

02:36He's like the comedic relief in that movie.

02:39And you're like the comedic relief in real life.

02:40Just in life.

02:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:41You're just like throwing out the zingers all the time.

02:42Yeah, I feel like I walk around as Mushu, you know?

02:45Float around.

02:46Float around, slither around.

02:49Um, I would say, yeah, I was saying this earlier.

02:53I love Tiana.

02:55Genuinely, like, I was not the kid to have any posters up on my wall.

03:00And it's funny, like, I look back at it, and I did have one.

03:03And it was the first look that Disney dropped of Tiana.

03:07It's, like, out on her balcony, and she's, like, looking out into the distance.

03:10And I hung it right above my bed, and I, like, woke up and looked at it every morning

03:14and just, like, wanted to be her.

03:17And I think it was just the first time I, like, really saw myself as a princess in that space

03:22and just deeply resonated with her.

03:24And so that would be my answer.

03:26And, I mean, you bringing up Tiana, I could see you playing Princess Tiana in a live action.

03:32How would that be?

03:33Oh, thank you so much.

03:34Oh, you were talking to her?

03:35So sorry.

03:38Yeah, that would be magical.

03:40I mean, I should go to someone who is, like, incredible.

03:46And I don't know if I could live up to that.

03:49I don't know if I could live up to that.

03:51But, you know, if they want to, I will audition.

03:54So, um, send me the sign.

03:56Send me the script.

03:57She would love her reading.

03:58She would love her reading.

04:03She would love her reading.

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