Chalamet was being humble and probably half joking when the MTV interviewed him about the popularity of himself and Ansel Elgort in the La Guardia High School, for saying that Ansel Elgort was more popular because he got the musical leads back in their high school days, but the moderator really didn't do much homework to bring up that question in a slightly awkward way here. It only takes five minute google search to know that Chalamet was also cast as the lead in Sweet Charity and Cabaret, as Oscar and The Emcee, respectively, in the musical productions for the high school. You can tell that Chalamet struggled a bit to respond to that question as it's not the right place to tell the truth that he also got cast as leads in musicals back in his high school days, as he'd come across as defensive or even bragging. Call Me by Your Name is not his first lead role after graduating from the high school either. He's the lead in the small indie, One and Two, arguably a co-lead in Miss Stevens, another indie, and he's also the lead of the off-Broadway play, Prodigal Son, for which he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play. His track record in the professional life is right there. It's one thing to joke on the red carpet about you and your friend's popularity in the high school, it's another to be treated as though that you are not really as talented as your peers and you just hit the jackpot with your first lead role in your career at a film festival where honoring your breakthrough performance that won you an Oscar lead actor nomination. Just a little bit of homework on the moderator's side would save all the awkwardness.
Timothée's self-deprecating charm is soooo endearing! I love how he mistakenly believes no one knows who he is when he has been nominated for and/or won every major acting award on the planet for his role in CMBYN! Don't ever change, Timothée!!!
He was different in this interview, he was playing with his tongue all the time and wasn't giving long complex answers as he always does. It's so easy to read his body language. Maybe he's in love or something, or just nervous. What am I doing, analyzing some strangers behavior like that lol love you timmy
3:11 Interviewer: "since you brought u brought it up what was your reaction when you found out about the peach sceen?" Timmy awkwardly responds: "Well..haha I was like.. this is what I been waiting for!... you know... hehehe ah.. haha ....ha.. " (bites his lip) (waits awkwardly for next question)
They way he was acting here and how he was acting in the group interview is completely different. I think maybe he's one of those people who does better in a group where he gets to share the spotlight and not have all the attention on himself.