To celebrate the release of her new movie The Friendship Game, Peyton sat down with BuzzFeed to talk about a little bit of everything. Like, her favorite behind-the-scenes moments, why she chose to do a movie so different from the genres she’s known for, getting life advice from Cobra Kai co-star Ralph Macchio, and so much more. Here’s everything we chatted about: BuzzFeed: Earlier this year, I asked Mary Mouser [who plays Sam LaRusso] if Sam and Tory could ever be friends and she didn’t think so, but how do you feel? At first, I remember being with Mary and someone asked that question. I cut her off and was like, “No, sometimes there’s people who will just never be able to be friends. There’s just too much that’s happened.” But I was younger when I started the show and when I said that. Now that time has passed, I’ve realized how things can heal and change and how petty boy problems can be. I mean, it was more than that too. Obviously, she accused [Tory] of stealing and all kinds of horrible things. But I think that it can be put aside because they’ve been through a lot together. Someone recently commented something that I really thought was interesting. It was a fan, and he said, “It seems like these girls are just fighting over these boys to get each other’s attention. It’s almost more about each other than it is about the boys.” And I was like, “Well, at the end of the day, maybe they just really like to fuck with each other. Maybe they just really like each other.” Not in a romantic way, but like they would be such a badass friendship pair. BuzzFeed: Yeah, they’d be a pretty unstoppable duo. Yeah, like, maybe they should just be single, focus on themselves, and focus on each other. Yeah, Tory did break into her house, but things happen! Oh, you know really surprised me? It was Amy Schumer. She hosted a huge reunion. I was just surprised by that. And then Josh Gad hosted us too. And that was another one where I thought, Wait, Josh Gad?! I love Josh Gad! BuzzFeed: Yeah, he goes a little back and forth though. He’s so sweet, and then the next season he holds a grudge against everyone, and then he goes back to being sweet again. I resonate with that the most, I think. [Laughs] Oh, recently, I got an Uber in New Jersey because I was filming there. And the driver had just moved here from Africa. And he was like, “Oh my god, Tory!” I was [confused]; I wasn’t expecting it. I just forget that I’m an actor sometimes. And I was like, “Oh, hi!” We talked all about the show. He was so chill. Then we exchanged Instagrams and everything, and he’s like, “I need to take a photo to send my family! I just moved here. This is so exciting!” Then, a few weeks later I’m standing outside my apartment, and I call an Uber. And it’s him! I’m like, “I have never in my life had the same driver again. We should just start hanging out!” It’s funny because he’s a fan, but I feel so comfortable and safe with him in his car. Normally, I wouldn’t feel as safe, but maybe hanging out with fans is the way to go. They completely gas me up and are just so nice. I need to hang out with fans more often. [Laughs] BuzzFeed: Wait, that’s so funny. Now you know who to call if you ever need a ride. Whenever I’m in Jersey, I know who to reach out to. BuzzFeed: Did you say anything to them? I feel like I just get awkward. Like, maybe I should go up and tap a shoulder or something? But I’m like, “Oh, I don’t want to bother them.” Other than that, I’ll walk to crafty with everyone, gossip. All of our cast chairs are in a circle facing each other. So, my favorite thing to do is just talk. Especially with actors — we’re the most open people — it’s like a therapy session. We’ll suddenly just be crying or laughing as loud as we can. The best part of our job is that we can all sit there in a circle and be like, “So, Ralph, what was testing for The Outsiders like?” or, “How’s your book going?” We just get to sit with Ralph and Billy [Zabka] and talk. We’ll be like, “How are your kids? How’s life? Give me advice!” It’s just nice to be able to have that time with everyone.
