A Casting Director Once Told Lana Condor to 'Be More Like Hello Kitty'

Condor didn’t tell Teen Vogue what she was auditioning for when given that directive but does say that she did not take it:

“I remember when she said that, I just was like, ‘I don’t know what you mean.’ I straight up — you kind of have to call that out,” she said, adding “Also, Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth. [So as] a woman, I’m like, ‘One, you want me to be more like Hello Kitty, but she doesn’t have a voice.’ That’s so insulting to me.”

Not only does Hello Kitty not have a mouth, but she also does not have any real characteristics besides being cute and the product of a Japanese company, though Hello Kitty’s bio does state she was born in England and is a Scorpio with Type A blood. However, I’m guessing the casting director was not asking Condor to act like an English Scorpio in need of a Type A blood transfusion.