The “worst mistake” is the title of a chapter in the book “Uglies” and it’s the theme of a scene in the movie when the protagonist Tally, played by Joey King, is making her solo journey to find her friend in The Smoke.
In an exclusive video debuting on JustJared.com, Joey and her co-stars are opening up about the best worst mistakes they’ve made in their own lives.
Joining Joey in the video are Chase Stokes, Brianne Tju, and Keith Powers.
So, what are each of their personal mistakes?
Keep reading to find out more…
Joey: “I get really proud and it’s really hard for me to admit that there was a mistake made. I’ll like play it off as if it was like either not a big deal or not even a mistake. And then like, it’ll take me a few weeks or maybe even months to be like that was a mistake. I used to not be able to say, ‘I’m sorry,’ when I was like a teenager and now I feel almost relieved when I’m wrong because it’s like less of a burden. If I feel like right, then I feel like I’m carrying like a burden of like being right. Like I’m right. I’m justified. I carry this burden of being right because I need everyone to know I’m right. But when I’m wrong, I’m like, ‘Oh thank God.’ All I have to do is apologize because I was wrong. It’s like a relief.”
Chase: “I one time trusted an Instagram account to help me invest and I got scammed so basically it was best mistake because I’ll never do that again.”
Brianne: “I agreed to go skydiving and I thought I’m making the worst mistake right now. But it all went well and I’m glad I did it. But I’ll never do it again.”
Keith: “I had to meet a director for a film. When I got there, he asked me if I read the script and I didn’t. But I learned from that and moving forward I never did it again. So that was one of my best worst mistakes.”
The movie Uglies is now streaming on Netflix!
@justjared In an exclusive video debuting on Just Jared, "Uglies" stars Joey King, Chase Stokes, Brianne Tju, and Keith Powers are sharing the "best" worst mistakes they ever made in their personal lives. Stream the movie now on Netflix! #JoeyKing #ChaseStokes #BrianneTju #KeithPowers #UgliesNetflix Video: Netflix