'King of Staten Island' Star Maude Apatow Talks 'Working Relationship' With Dad Judd
At just 22 years old, Maude Apatow is leading the pack of young Hollywood with charm and talent unseen by her peers. With eagerness and authentic interest in her craft, the California native is more than just the daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann — she's one to look out for in the next few years. Currently starring in her father's latest directorial effort, The King of Staten Island, Apatow tells PopCulture.com host Tania Hussain exclusively that her interest in the role of Pete Davidson's younger sister had a lot to do with her professional dynamic with her dad.
"We have a very good working relationship — I'm lucky," Apatow said in our series, PopCulture @ Home. "I know my dad's seen everything I've done. My dad makes self-tapes of me sometimes. I really trust him to tell me if what I'm doing is not working and know that he has a good idea of what I'm capable of." Adding how she always feels "very relaxed" on set with him, she posits how he might be a "little harder" on her than other actors, but "that's only because he knows what — I don't want to say my greatest potential is — but that," she laughs.
