As our time runs out, I throw out some random questions.<\/p>\n
Is it true she’s partially deaf? “Yes, I have 60% hearing loss in my left ear. If you sat on this side of me and tried to tell me a secret, I wouldn’t be able to hear you.”<\/p>\n
What did she want to be as a child? “An obstetrician! I love babies, and I played obstetrician with my dolls, even if I was far too young to know how any of that works.”<\/p>\n
What would she call the movie of her life? “Oooh, I’d love to manifest an awesome title – like, ‘Olivia Rodrigo lives the happiest, most joyful life any singer songwriter ever lived’.”<\/p>\n
Which role would tempt her back to acting? “Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Obviously, the best love story of all time.”<\/p>\n
It’s almost too appropriate \u2013 pop’s heartbreak princess playing theatre’s most tragic heroine. But, like Juliet, Rodrigo is mature for her age, taking control of her destiny in male-dominated spaces.<\/p>\n
Before releasing her new album, she parted ways with her managers to assume control of her career, building a hand-picked creative team around her own decision-making.<\/p>\n