Ask Marvel: Lauren Tsai

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September 7, 2019 - Lauren Tsai (Switch) talks about joining the cast of Legion during its third season, and how she balances acting, modeling, and her art simultaneously!

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Lauren Tsai: Hi, my name is Lauren Tsai. I'm playing Switch on Legion season 3 and today I'm answering the questions.

Question: How was it like to work with the cast and crew of Legion as a new recruit? What sort of things did you experience on set with the cast?

Lauren Tsai: It was the most incredible experience ever to work with the cast and crew of Legion. They are like the Avengers, they're all incredibly talented at what they do and I think of that everyone on the Legion team is passionate about the story so there was never never a bad day.

Question: Why did Switch wear the headphones and does she needed to activate her powers?

Lauren Tsai: She's very attached to her headphones emotionally I think. So I feel like in an emotional sense she probably-- That's like her teddy bear. And when she's on the headphone she's listening to tapes about time travel because she's actually still figuring out how to use her abilities.

Question: Since you joined the cast for season 3 is there any scene or episode from the previous two seasons that you remember really enjoying to watch before you had to start filming for season 3?

Lauren Tsai: It was an incredible experience to watch it all back to back together. Some of my favorite scenes though-- Well there was that crazy episode where they were like all the different versions of David, there was like the homeless David and the David who was like a billionaire David and the David who was well he was selling was it like he was selling milk or something? He was working for some kind of a company. That was an incredible episode.

Question: What was it like working with Dan Stevens?

Lauren Tsai: Dan is like the most incredible person in the world to work with. But I remember when I met Dan for the first time, he just has this energy that's like-- He walks into the room and then the whole room is like a tropical island, it's so warm. And he helped me a lot to feel comfortable and to learn about acting because this is this is my first time doing scripted acting. So I asked him a lot of questions and he taught me a ton.

Question: What inspires your art?

Lauren Tsai: Life. [laughs]

Question: Hello Lauren, what were the most challenging parts of acting as a character rather than yourself? How was it like to play her?

Lauren Tsai: When you're acting as a character you have lines and when I'm acting as myself I don't know what I'm saying every day.

Question: How do you get to balance being a model acting an artist as well?

Lauren Tsai: I have no personal life I really don't. So I always want to like be making something and doing something.

Question: What does it feel like playing a mutant?

Lauren Tsai: A dream come true! I think I cried when I found out that I got the part because I just never expected it to happen. I remember I shot the audition on my iPhone and then Noah Hawley, who's the showrunner of the show, he got back to my agency and he responded well to it.

Question: If you had a superpower what would it be? Your super drawing skills don't count.

Lauren Tsai: Aww you're too kind. I feel like I would love to be able to fly. That's probably like one of the lamest choices though.

Question: Considering your character's name is Switch, if you could switch lives with with one of the Legion FX characters for one day who would it be and why?

Lauren Tsai: Oh, I guess if I switched with one of the Karies I get to be two people. I don't think I'd want to be David this season. I don't think any of us would want to be David right now. Syd is a badass, she's cool. You know what I'd want to be? Farouk. With— I'd want to see what his life is like, and what's going on in his head. That's all my questions.