No role is too small for Justine Lupe. The Juilliard graduate is best known as Willa, Connor Roy’s younger girlfriend in HBO’s Succession—a recurring character who evolved into a series regular and fan favorite, thanks to lines like “At least I’m only getting fucked by one member of this family.” In fact, Lupe has carved out a bit of a niche for herself in witty, dysfunctional-family arcs—from the fast-talking Weissmans in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to, in her biggest role to date, Morgan, the deadpan younger sister to Kristen Bell’s Joanne in Nobody Wants This, also starring Adam Brody and Timothy Simons. To celebrate the release of the beloved show’s second season, Lupe shares her least favorite things. —Carolina de Armas
Least favorite number: One. It’s the loneliest.
Least favorite color: Orange, as of November 5, 2024.
Least favorite team: Patriots.
Least favorite James Bond: It’s top secret.
Preferred deadly sin: Gluttony.
Food that makes me gag: A spoonful of mayonnaise.
Book you never finished: Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace.
Film you walked out of: Never done it.
Song you never want to hear: “A Decade in Blue (Da Ba Dee).”
Character from history you most dislike: Hitler.
Item of clothing you’d never wear: A floss bikini bottom.
Worst form of transport: Tricycle.
Preferred form of revenge: Happiness.
Favorite curse word: A good old fashioned “Fuck.”
least favorite habit (in you): Leaving the caps off of everything.
Least favorite habit (in others): Lacking empathy.
Least favorite apology: Conditional ones.
Least favorite conversational topic: Anything about money.
Least favorite present you’ve received: An NFT.
Worst new york city moment: A guy screamed “Pig!” in my face at full volume.
Person you’d least like to share a lifeboat with: Cal from Titanic.
Words you’d hate to have spoken behind your back: “That girl’s got poop all over her back!”
Thing you said but wish you hadn’t: Before bombing an audition, “O.K., let’s get to work.”
Worst advice you ever got: “You’d look great with Meg Ryan’s haircut” (circa You’ve Got Mail).
Worst advice you ever gave: Telling my mom I should be the model for her Etsy site.
Last Words before execution: “I’ll see you in court.”
Justine’s Inessentials
