How Teyana Taylor Battled the Competition in Two Industries—And Won

Taylor says she studied Vineland, but only after seeing people on “movie Twitter” mention it in relation to One Battle After Another; by then, she had already booked the role. (Anderson’s pretty sure he didn’t tell her anything about the project before asking her to meet.) On set, her penchant for improv came into play; she ad-libbed the line “Bitch, I felt like Tony Montana” on the spot, and PTA ended up using it in the trailer.

“That was a Byron moment,” she says, referring…