Lilah Pate on 'The Runarounds', 'Outer Banks', Directing, and Life Goals

Acting Career and 'The Runarounds'

• 🎭 Lilah Pate, an actor, writer, and aspiring director, discusses her role as Sophia in 'The Runarounds' on Prime Video.
• 🎶 She highlights the unique live band and music element in 'The Runarounds', noting that the male cast members are musicians who have trained as actors.
• 🌟 Pate found playing Sophia to be her first opportunity to explore a character in depth over a long period, leading to significant personal confidence.
• 🎤 If Sophia had a signature song, Pate suggests "Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths for the beginning of the show and "Begin Again" by Taylor Swift for the middle to end.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

• 🏡 Pate considers home to be wherever her family is, recalling their frequent moves for her parents' work and the importance of staying together as a unit.
• 🎬 Her earliest set memory involves a haunted house on the show 'Aquarius' and stealing a golf cart at Paramount Studios to explore sets.
• 👧 She recalls her first on-camera line in 'Deception' at a young age, finding the experience exciting and enjoying the perks like missing school and bringing her stuffed animal.
• 💡 Pate wasn't allowed to act professionally until nearly 18 but was drawn to sets by the craft services food.

Impact of 'Outer Banks' and Directing Experience

• 🌊 Playing Peeler in 'Outer Banks' significantly changed Pate's offscreen life, fostering pride in her North Carolina roots and providing a chosen family.
• 🤝 The 'Outer Banks' cast took her in as a younger sister when she was 15, giving her confidence and solidifying her desire to pursue a career in film.
• 🎬 Directing a short film was the most fulfilling artistic experience for Pate, allowing her to focus on the visual aspect and trust her instincts in guiding actors.
• 🌟 She wrote the short film herself and had cast members from 'The Runarounds' volunteer their time, describing it as a labor of love.

Life Goals and Personal Insights

• 🌟 Pate's dream life goal is to star in a Taylor Swift music video directed by Swift herself.
• 🦈 Her next big adventure goal is to swim with whale sharks in Thailand, an obsession that originated from her character in 'The Runarounds'.
• 🎤 She is currently taking a risk by singing and dancing again, activities she stopped doing due to a loss of confidence.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Her family is everything to her, with her brother Cooper being her best friend.
• 🍰 Her biggest guilty pleasure is sweet treats, which she bakes frequently.
• 💨 A first date 'ick' for her is vaping.
• 👟 A weird hidden talent is tying her shoes very fast.
• 🏖️ Her happy place is the beach.
• 📱 The most famous people in her phone are the entire 'Outer Banks' cast.
• 🥑 Her favorite place to eat in LA is Urth Caffé, partly because her parents met there.
• 🧠 She usually carries a stress ball or fidget item for her ADHD brain.
• 🌟 Pate rates 'The Sit' interview a 10 out of 10.