Sep 25, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Q&A on the film Charlie Harper with actors Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson. Moderated by Liz Riesterer, In Creative Company. Harper and Charlie try to build a life together. While Harper strives to…
Emilia JonesGuest
Nick RobinsonGuest
Liz RiestererHost
Yeah, I mean, we were lucky that we had, like, a week, um, prep time, and so it was nice to kind of sit down with Mac and Tom and Nick and kind of map out Charlie and Harper's relationship and the kind of, you know, the more optimistic moments and, like, you know, then their downfall and just kind of being so in love but also so frustrated with someone all at the same time.
There were so many, like, different emotions that Charlie and Harper were feeling all at the same time, and so it was nice that we kind of had that, yeah, had that time to kind of g- go through all of that and, um-
That's why she cries at the end of the film because she's wondering how it's possible to miss someone so n- so much and not want to, you know-
but, you know, I mean, but it's also, but it's also nice be- I think that's why it's such a great ending to, to the film because it is kind of full circle, and ultimately, like, Charlie does end up being the person that Harper wanted him to be.
Um, I think it's hard to see someone you love so stuck, and um, and I think that it, it's nice that the film ends and he's not stuck anymore.
And, and Nick, Charlie, in a similar vein, is equal parts scared of ambition and getting his hopes up but also really drawn to that drive he sees in Harper.
Did you play with the idea of this balance in which feeling prevailed for him at different points in the story?
Yeah, I think so, and I think, you know, there's parts, there's some points in the story where he believes what he's saying, that, you know, he will stop drinking or he will get the job or he will get his driver's [laughs] license, whatever it is, and there's other times when he's saying it but he knows it's not really true.
Yeah, I mean, we were lucky that we had, like, a week, um, prep time, and so it was nice to kind of sit down with Mac and Tom and Nick and kind of map out Charlie and Harper's relationship and the kind of, you know, the more optimistic moments and, like, you know, then their downfall and just kind of being so in love but also so frustrated with someone all at the same time.
There were so many, like, different emotions that Charlie and Harper were feeling all at the same time, and so it was nice that we kind of had that, yeah, had that time to kind of g- go through all of that and, um-
That's why she cries at the end of the film because she's wondering how it's possible to miss someone so n- so much and not want to, you know-
but, you know, I mean, but it's also, but it's also nice be- I think that's why it's such a great ending to, to the film because it is kind of full circle, and ultimately, like, Charlie does end up being the person that Harper wanted him to be.
Um, I think it's hard to see someone you love so stuck, and um, and I think that it, it's nice that the film ends and he's not stuck anymore.
And, and Nick, Charlie, in a similar vein, is equal parts scared of ambition and getting his hopes up but also really drawn to that drive he sees in Harper.
Did you play with the idea of this balance in which feeling prevailed for him at different points in the story?
Yeah, I think so, and I think, you know, there's parts, there's some points in the story where he believes what he's saying, that, you know, he will stop drinking or he will get the job or he will get his driver's [laughs] license, whatever it is, and there's other times when he's saying it but he knows it's not really true.
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