Racism should be dealt with seriously: Michele

If there is anyone who can talk about overnight stardom, it probably would be Italian actor-singer Michele Morrone, who recently shot to fame with his film 365 Days. Morrone, who played the role of Don Massimo Torricelli in the film that released on OTT, credits the movie as a “turning point in his career”. About how “crazy” it was to see a sudden spike in his follower count on Instagram, he says, “The day after the film released, I got a lot of new followers on social media. I’m almost close to the 10 million mark on Instagram. It is a very nice feeling when people appreciate what you did.”

So, how does he deal with this sudden stardom? “I’m super happy with the appreciation I’ve received. But I don’t want to lose time thinking about my success. I just want to keep working so that my fans are happy,” says Morrone, who is also a singer and a musician.

The 29-year-old, who lists The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Beethoven and Chopin among his musical inspiration, released his debut album, Dark Room, earlier this year, and has now released a video for his song, Hard For Me. Talking about his plans for future albums, he says, “You will always find the same Michele, but with different moods. As far as the lyrics are concerned, it will be more mature.”

Shooting is yet to resume in a lot of countries due to the ongoing pandemic. Will he be comfortable in filming intimate scenes given the risk? “I am not scared to do intimate scenes. And I believe, when I am doing a scene, I am just doing my job and because the script wants me to do this. I am an actor and I am ready to do everything,” he asserts.

On the subject of racial discrimination, which continues to be a burning topic globally, Morrone says, “Racism should be dealt with very seriously. We should fight against this together. But I cannot understand how we still have this problem in 2020. We have [bigger] issues such as global warming, people killing animals to make money and economic troubles, which are totally ignored.”