Sweet 16 is our rapid-fire Q&A series.
Carlson Young is an actress and director best known for The Blazing World, Upgraded, and the Scream TV series. Her latest film The Last Sunrise is out in theaters August 26!
Carlson took time to answer our 16 questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.
1. First movie you fell in love with
The Lion King and A Little Princess
2. Last movie you fell in love with
Hamnet
3. A movie scene you’ll never shake
The end of Pan’s Labyrinth
4. A movie scene that never gets old
When Ace is talking to the reporters as the dolphin trainer in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
5. Favorite movie theater
The Vista in L.A.
6. Theater snack of choice
Popcorn with lots of chemical butter and a Coke Zero
7. A performance that makes you LOL
Jim Carrey and Udo Kier in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
8. A performance that makes you cry
Josephine and Gabrielle Sanz in Petite Maman
9. Favorite childhood movie memory
Going to Blockbuster with my dad and choosing my first scary movie, which he insisted would be The Shining
10. Movie you saw way too young
Anaconda
11. Rainy day movie
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King extended edition
12. Lesson you learned from a movie
Empathy. Seeing yourself in characters you don’t have anything in common with yet you are sharing a universal language and experience.
13. Movie quote you use a lot
“Do NOT go in there!” – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
14. Movie you want played at your funeral
Beaches
15. Movie you’ll defend forevermore
Every movie I’ve ever worked on!
16. Movie you’d pair with The Last Sunrise
Under the Tuscan Sun or A Walk to Remember
