Amanda Seyfried is at peace with how things turned out when she didn’t get a role in the movie. Wicked movies, and says he really believes everything happened the way it was supposed to.
Speaking on the Thursday, December 18 episode of Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea On the podcast, the 40-year-old actress made it clear that there are no lingering disappointments.
“I’m over it. It’s all over. [exactly how it is meant to]. I really believe that,” Seyfried said. “It was the best thing, without a doubt, for everyone involved because I had to do [The Testament of Ann Lee] also.”
Seyfried had auditioned for the role of Glinda in the film adaptation of director Jon M. Chu’s beloved Broadway musical. The role ultimately went to Ariana Grande, whose performance earned her Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
While Seyfried didn’t get the role, the experience still left a lasting impact on her, particularly when it came to understanding her own voice.
He explained that preparing for Wicked It pushed her to reevaluate what kind of singer she is.
“I completely let go of the need to access something that I might never be able to access in terms of vibrato control, resistance, and breathing,” he told Handler, adding that he now understands that he is unlikely to pursue a demanding musical career on Broadway.
Although Seyfried admits that she often avoids listening to her own singing, she revisited her Wicked audition tape and surprised herself.
“I sang better than I thought,” he said. “I think it came with the excitement, the drive of how much I trained for it and I was so proud of myself. That will never go away.”
In the end, the process helped her embrace her individuality.
“I realized, ‘Maybe I’m not that kind of singer and I don’t need to sound like anyone else,’” she shared.
Reflecting on his past performances in Les MiserablesHe added that his voice was “exactly how it needed to be at that moment.”
Your next project, Ann Lee’s WillHe is also a musical and believes it suits his voice perfectly.
“[When] Ann Lee came, the opportunity was incredible,” she said. “It was just perfect because my voice was a human voice. [and] It is not a trained voice.”
Looking back, Seyfried focuses not on what she lost, but on what she gained in the process.
