“Whenever I hear someone say ‘Thank you for doing this, I have dealt with this in my lifetime’ or ‘I know someone who is dealing with this,’ and they share their story, that has meant so much to me,” says Sydney Sweeney , discussing responses she has received to her latest film, Christy , in which she plays a trailblazing boxer and domestic abuse survivor, during a recording of The Hollywood Reporter ’s Awards Chatter podcast at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. “I’ve never had a character that has truly impacted people’s lives in that type of way, and it’s kind of been life-changing.”

“Whenever I hear someone say ‘Thank you for doing this, I have dealt with this in my lifetime’ or ‘I know someone who is dealing with this,’ and they share their story

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