Diego Dishes on Set Stories, Halloween Costumes and More!
Scream Queens star, Diego Boneta, portrays the inquisitive yet romantic university newspaper editor Pete Martinez, who falls for Kappa sorority pledge, Grace (Skyler Samuels). The highly anticipated new FOX series is described as a horror-comedy and is one of the Fall’s most talked about new additions to Fall line up. In an interview with Billboard, Diego chatted about what he likes about playing Pete, on set stories and more.
Here’s a sneak peek of what he had to say:
What did you love about playing Pete?
First of all it’s just an honor to be a part of something so unique, with such a great cast. Ryan Murphy is a genius. What’s cool about Pete is that he’s kind of like a rebel; he’s anti-sorority and anti-fraternity. He comes from a working class family and he’s a journalist who runs the school paper. He’s trying to figure out who the murderer is because, as you know, there are murders going on at the university. He takes his job very seriously, he’s very passionate and he also has a romantic side. He’s definitely not as confident with girls as he is with his job. He falls for Grace, who’s played by Skyler Samuels, and he’s a bit awkward and nervous. That’s kind of Pete in a nutshell.
Were there any funny or freaky on-set stories?
Here’s a funny one that goes well with the whole gory aspect of the show. When I moved to New Orleans [to shoot] I promised myself that there would be more than Diet Dr. Pepper and tequila in my fridge. So I made it a point to go to all the grocery stores and I was like Martha Stewart, just going at it. For one of the first home-cooked meals, I had this brilliant idea of cooking some chicken with avocado, and I started cutting the avocado in my hand because that’s how I saw people do it on the Food Network. I go around it once, twice, and the third time, I completely slashed my hand and I had to get 15 stitches. Production was freaking out because this was the first week of shooting! And then, funny enough, Skyler [Samuels], also cut her thumb cutting chicken a few months later so that was super weird. It’s the Boneta curse! [laughs]
To find out what Diego had to say on if being Latino will be part of the show, on his music, Halloween and more, head over to Billboard to read the full interview!
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