Ariana DeBose stars as Chef in House of Spoils. The suspenseful new movie is now streaming on Prime Video.

From Blumhouse Television, House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

“I think we all have had our own challenges in the workplace in one way or another but specifically for women, I was really drawn to the part because I thought it was a really thoughtful exploration of what it looks like when you do go after the ambitious goal and you are taking on more responsibility, and you have to grapple with the fact that perhaps you may have created some habits for yourself in your leadership style, your intuitive leadership style that might not be the healthiest. I’ve had my own, like I said, experiences in the workforce but even in as I’ve grown and become more of a public figure and things like that, I’ve had my own experiences of like, ‘Okay, I am essentially running my own business, the business of Ariana DeBose, so how can I be better than I was the last time,’ or ‘This wasn’t an effective tactic, let me shift this,’ or you know, just because something is high stakes, there’s always a way to talk about it,” the actress explained. “I know myself to be a blunt person, a direct person but over time, I’ve tried to refine that rhetoric because I don’t want to be mistaken as being hurtful either. To me, that should never be the goal, you should always, always, always feel that there’s a dialogue to be had.”

We talked about how her own experiences helped her relate to her character, why she was drawn to the story, and which small detail became informative for her portrayal.

Watch my interview below: