“To see the final figure [ofNormal People’s reach] was quite amazing,” Mescal says.

“A lot of people haven’t been working, so having that cut off has been eye-opening.

I need this.”

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Paige plays the titular Zola opposite Riley Keough, whose friendship she counts as a career high.

“I’ve accumulated so much clarity,” Paige says of her downtime this year.

She now lives in London, where she was photographed for this very shoot.

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“It’s confirmed, I’m the most restless person,” she says.

“I like working a whole day.”

“Both have been so instrumental to my success.”

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“Maybe I can be a female Terminator one day.”

“I can’t go anywhere,” Evans says of the recognitionP-Valleybrought her.

“People know me by my walk, by my voice…

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It’s been overwhelming.”

“We’re peers now, and it’s a full-circle thing,” she says.

It’s now aNew York Timesbest-seller.

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“It feels weird to talk about highlights,” the 29-year-old says.

“But we still have to be able to celebrate all the time.

That’s a form of resistance.”

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“I don’t care what’s playing.”

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