Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards SDCC 2013 Interview

[@liteonfire18]

The interviewer is so good. Asking the right questions, joking about relevant things, and also knowing what they're talking about. Great stuff.

[@iAppViews]

Said her name wrong in the beginning, great interviewer.

[@wariswrong1]

I didn't know that Felicity wasn't supposed to be part of Arrow. I have to wonder if they were going to have a different approach to Arrow and then it has changed from their origninal vision to what it is now. I couldn't imagine Arrow without Felicity.

[@jprescott4060]

that's because our baby Emily is a pro! She was so good they HAD to keep her.

[@phifan-mia1503]

wariswrong1 Felicity was one the worst parts of S3. They writers need to go back to S1-S2 Felicity.

[@Eilowyn]

PHIFan-MIA Just keep on hating. Season 3 was far from perfect, but you can't fight chemistry. The Olicity relationship is one of the strongest storytelling "tools" they have for the show, and Oliver's narrative NEEDS Felicity to be beside him. Maybe they imagined Laurel would fulfill that role in his hero's journey, but they dropped the ball on Lauliver, and Olicity was there to pick it up. Does that mean that the show never makes mistakes with the relationship? Nope, but the show really took off when Felicity joined Diggle and Oliver in the foundry, and Olicity won't be going away anytime soon.

[@noemi6664]

wariswrong1 😞 me neither 😭

[@emmaswan3952]

Emily: "I get to work with this guy *points to Stephen* He's alright Stephen: *Winks*

[@imthat-guy]

i have a serious crush on emily, she is just too awesome

[@Angry_Garden_Gnome]

she makes me depressed because she makes me feel as though I couldn't get anyone as perfect as she is

[@melodyburnz9614]

+Lordsupertaco so true

[@romanalvarado7647]

no you can't she is awesome

[@romanalvarado7647]

he is too

[@notunaffected]

Same

[@rachelmiller3590]

EBR/SA are such a great pair, they fit so well together, you don't see it often, it's like they feed off of each other.

[@theearthsonfire]

Bahahaha it's so funny to watch these two, they are like the opposites of their characters! Felicity is a talker, Oliver is more quiet. In reality Stephen is a total talker and Emily is more quiet. Stephen just loooove talking, Emily can barely say anything. But I don't think she mind at all, she is just enjoying looking at him. :D

[@lisarm100]

It's interesting you mention that they are opposite their characters; it's a good observation. It just shows how talented they are as actors. I'm actually surprised how talkative Stephen really is.

[@amygreifenberg7221]

She's TOTALLY staring at him, i'm sure she's crushing on that gorgeous man!🤯🔥🔥🔥😘

[@kennardwillard5232]

Welp, she's as sassy in real life tho but seemed a lil' off here somewhat

[@mongkmorine8574]

@@amygreifenberg7221 totaly agree

[@idokeren6528]

Stephen's voice is way higher when he isn't in character.

[@infinitte4271]

they are so perfect and have a great chemistry!

[@smusse091]

infinitte not really

[@jujumpe7374]

The SAM Yeah, keep saying that to yourself. Maybe, if you say 2 thousands times you will believe what you wrote. But, it won't become the truth.

[@Coolsomeone234]

Obviously this particular comment didn't age too well

[@divineflu34567]

@@Coolsomeone234 i mean it did obviously

[@VirGodess1923]

he totally said "Richards"

[@arthurachoi]

I heard that too!! Somebody didn't do his homework.....

[@malteseheart]

Dude.

[@TheRodrigo1555]

Yeah. A real professional.

[@suman333ttt]

I like that part where emilly was asked whether she was hopeful to be regular in the show and she became little bit quite and emotional and the way Stephen also became quite and also the way he gave her 98-99% credit.... Its like they were backing each other like in the ARROW...

[@bloodsling]

Emily Bett Rickards,Katie Cassidy,Caity Lotz,Willa Holland..methinks Arrow has the most beautifully stunning cast in the history of television

[@audreymcbee5008]

Stephen is the bomb! What a great actor, and OMG he’s such a HOT MAN!! I’m so into the show! I watch it all the time and all the videos with the sound tracks! So awesome. I’m happy Stephen got the part as Arrow!! He deserves to be part of the Super Heroes of this world on screen!!! Such a great addition! And BTW he is the Hottest addition!!!!

[@bigd3996]

they have a lot of chemistry!

[@jennibeltz4182]

You could see the chemistry between Emily & Stephen from the very start, they definitely make this show the success it is. I originally watched it to watch Colin Donnell, after seeing him in Chicago med. I was very sorry to see Colins character killed off. What great actors theses you people are, thank you for your wonderful entertainment during theses pandemic times 🤗

[@reissoliver8853]

I love how Stephen was willing to trade spoilers for a cap.

[@1037pm]

I'm glad he addressed his encyclopedic knowledge thing in this. I've been noticing in his interviews and talks that he always references a specific episode number. I've never seen an actor do that, most of them can barely keep seasons straight.

[@amygreifenberg7221]

Yes! He does that alot, must be a photographic memory! He has referred to himself as " Rain Man-ish" about the episodes he knows by the Number!!!😳i've never seen anyone else do that either.

[@lightsea4205]

Stephen talks about their chemistry like he was telling a novel awwww hahahahhaha "The first time that I came around the corner....." awww

[@gabiiii20]

I wouldn't mind if they were married (with respect, because stephen have family) 2:10 WTF they snap fingers together

[@unknown404x]

Stephan Amell is opposite of Oliver Queen. He's energetic, while Ollie is usually calm.

[@elsaandnoah]

Thanks for posting this! Yea, I was late to the party so when I wanted to catch up, I bought Season 1 to watch marathon-like. From that first scene where Felicity showed up it was: spark! Spark, spark, spark...she HAD to come back and join the show, it was SO obvious...that smile on Oliver's face...adding Felicity's character brought a whole other dimension to the show.

[@anjalichennapragada3691]

"Emily Bett"glances at card"Richards". Emily Bett RICKARDS politely nods

[@shaimaa_leon8444]

I love this is the nicest interview for them ,they makes me freaking out about their body languages , they are like a soul mate ,prefect couple ,I notice that ST always stares at her legs #stemily things .

[@theearthsonfire]

Stephen is barely looking at Emilys face because he knows if he does, he will totally lose focus and his concentration haha.. Like a little boy with a crush :D

[@anap4ulina]

So true narsian!

[@amij4138]

The fuck he is married and has a kid so... They are just really good friends.

[@jujumpe7374]

Ami J Then what ? Who's asking him to leave his wife ?

[@margaridacarvalho9174]

calm down lmao he's married and has a daughter

[@hasna7542]

thank you for this i've been looking for it everywhere D:

[@AlexandraVerbuncu]

you're welcome :)

[@jcksparrowfan]

this interview is massively entertaining

[@Alexfolledemoi]

At least stephen recognized that he's a control freak :) so we can hold him to that

[@priyankag63]

anybody watching this in 2020 during quarantine?

[@kevabevans-burrows7283]

🙋‍♀️

[@amygreifenberg7221]

Yup! I watch ALOT OF OLICITY during covid! Covid sucks, but it brought me to find Arrow!😘🔥😁🏹💚

[@jcksparrowfan]

I want her HAIR. OMG

[@annad3109]

Tbh Stephen probably does have one of the most demanding schedules on TV but no one compares to what Tatiana Maslany's must be like considering she plays 5+ characters at the same time.

[@kiwifruit138]

Anna Daccache haha very very true, i'm actually very curious to compare their hours

[@Starlysh]

This is an old interview, but I've never seen it before! Thank you for posting it.

[@romaissahammi1707]

How she looks at him 😍😍😍

[@joannamontana915]

Stephen no joke, you have the most demanding job on TV. Myself and all your fans are grateful that you take your role so serious. The level of discipline needed to do your roll is incredible. We can tell by your workouts that you post to share with us, that you are dedicated to Oliver Queen & you don't want to let the fans down. You haven't. We appreciate you believing in your character & giving 100% & more. Here''s to many more seasons. PS the writers better put Oliver & Felicity back together.

[@keyesrushing1794]

Stephen Amell is a lot more like Green Arrow in real life than how they portray the character on the show. He's the perfect actor for the comic's personality once they make him more outgoing on the show.

[@lisarm100]

What's green arrow like in the comics?

[@ellagantman1577]

He's more sarcastic, he makes more jokes. He's not as dark as in s1-3. In season for were gonna see more GREEN arrow personality traits.

[@jackmccrirrick9326]

That's because he was arrow not green arrow

[@tonycarter2179]

Awesome interview, & yeah Stephen and Emily have great chemistry on camera.. Arrow is a great show!! & Props to Stephen for saying he's a "Breaking Bad" guy lol hA Ha!! Another great show

[@ir_7319]

Great interview, great characters, great persons. Love everything about this interview . And Emily ughh Emily you re the pretiest woman ive ever seen.

[@MrsNickj00777]

THEY GIVE ME LIFE

[@SongBinJi]

Stephen wink in 4:27 i love him :D

[@rainbowincorporated4973]

Felicity is so adorable :3

[@kiki4818]

stephen wants to clarify at the end of telling a story about how difficult he is that he’s NOT difficult to work with - “I’m actually NOT an ass, forget everything I just said!”. He also wants to talk the whole time but that’s typical leading guy stuff. At least he gives Emily credit for getting him to smile and being the defining reason why Felicity becomes a regular and Olicity gets together. Props there.

[@yourgalmachx2971]

that n sync click doe

[@aliciapaglia9440]

When he pronounced Emily's last name wrong. 😁

[@smusse091]

Alicia P lol 😂

[@stanners04]

Am I the only one that was bothered by the fact that he said Richards instead of Rickards

[@fk_thebest1535]

Um.......Emily eyes were on stephen for more than half of this vid😂

[@ethandavid7777]

great interview just shows the interviewer knows his job and also talks about David most interviewers won't and just kiss the butts of the guests great interview keep it up stranger

[@Bacbi]

it's actually insane what he put in against what he gets paid. Sure for normal people it's alot of money, but compared to other actors in tv show he gets paid almost minimum wage :p

[@hello4537able]

***** no not really, he gets paid roughly half a million per season for Arrow which yes is low in comparison to say The Walking Dead or Supernatural but it is only on its third season. This payment is typical for CW shows of that popularity. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles had similar paychecks for Supernatural by that shows third season. However SPN is now on its tenth season and has a massive following so now they make significantly more. Stephen Amell will continue to make more as Arrow progresses and its ratings and fanbase increases in size which it most likely will because the show is very well scripted and all together pretty awesome, just give it time.

[@XenoCorps]

Shift, even as the main character, in comparison to other main characters in other series he does not make as much.

[@xxbasicanatomyjeeezzz6256]

I hope everyone knows that Oliver isn’t the one who has feelings for felicity/Emily is Stephen and he looked at his ring and Emily during this I SHIP IT CMON STEPHEN BE WITH EMILY

[@patriciablopez]

i am the only one who look in youtube the first escene together? xD

[@campoida]

Great interview

[@lelanihewage1540]

HE WINKED

[@green777771]

Hey guys while i am totally in love with their characters on the show, i think you all should uh stop saying things like, "ohhh they are made for each other" and stuff because he's married and has a child.

[@romanalvarado7647]

I love them

[@Sherlock245]

Please write a book series like stargate has or startrek.

[@lolnoorly]

I would be staring at him like that too. Jus' sayin

[@sophieplowman-hintz8126]

He said her name wrong!

[@qwerty8441]

What does he say: "you have on of the most [???] jobs on television if you ask me",

[@qwerty8441]

qwerty8441 0:48

[@donnas836]

Demanding

[@qwerty8441]

thank you, I'm italian and it seemed "manny" or something like that to me, which isn't a word

[@pranambhavani570]

Richards??? Loool Stephen and Emily put all there energy into not laugh or correct him

[@mackenziemurphy799]

I understand he’s married, but why aren’t they together again?

[@jujumpe7374]

Who ?

[@layniesheppard4881]

He called her "Emily bett richards" instead of "emily bett rickards"

[@reese0744]

Anyone else hear the host guy say emily bett "Richards" but mumble it because he didn't know how to say it 😂

[@setoyonce]

#WhereIsOliver'sLoveChild

[@dudapires3147]

Linda♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@Mina-pl8cs]

He said Richards not Rickards

[@AMarinGaming]

He called her emily bett richards not rickards

[@michellespann5675]

It's RICKARDS

[@subhraroy3069]

Even though all the characters in this series are bunch of SHOW OFFSS...but still i love the show..

[@mavi307]

Ok. After watching this, let's be realistic. Stephen is quite distant, maybe he tries to come up to our expectations regardinf Olicity, but it's absolutely clear, he feels awkard and smhow uncomfortable in this situations where he must show more feelings towards Emily than as there really is. After all, he has a wife and a small child. About Emily.... I couldn]t yet decide if she is just a jung girl as she should be, considering her age, and doesn't really bother about the consequences, and just plays her role as smb who is draw to Stephen or she is really having some feeling towards him. But after all, they are actors, whom happened to be playing exceptionally good with each other as a couple in the show, but it doesn't mean they must or should be together in their real life. I love Oliver, but not sure about if I like Stephen's individuality as a person. Or just to think about, would've loved Oliver without his feelings for Felicity in the show. We tend to mix our heroes with the actors whom personalize them, but we should keep it in our mind that they are actors, its their job to play. However we should and shall keep believing in our own heroes, as Oliver Queen, Edward Rochester from Jane Eyre or John Thornton from North and South!

[@heatherfeather8124]

ma vi I don't even know what to say to your post. Maybe you need glasses. He doesn't look uncomfortable with her at all. They have chemistry on and off screen!

[@ponywortharina2527]

Maybe you should take off your pink glasses.

[@t.m.hackley1720]

Heather Feather I totally agree they do have great chemistry together. My guess is Mavi is the one who has individuality issues. And I seriously think Mavi does need glasses because I agree Stephen & Emily have pure chemistry off screen but especially on screen they have had some really MEMERABLE & GREAT scenes together over 5 seasons of ARROW .

[@elodie8806]

Stephen is left-handed?

[@emilyc1988]

he's right handed

[@elodie8806]

Thank You

[@alyssathibodeau7514]

This guy is a really bad interviewer. He didn't even say Emily's name right!

[@lisarm100]

what scene is Stephen talking about at 4:52?

[@Kagurayaru]

Season 1 episode 3 around the 27 minute mark

[@lisarm100]

that's when they first met. i'm talking about the smile and the break of character that Stephen is talking about.

[@Kagurayaru]

lisarm100 that's when it happens,when felicity kind of tilts her head and oliver looks at her and smiles

[@lisarm100]

Brandon Anaya oh I see, ok

[@DrinkTheRoohAfza]

Did he say Emily Bett Richards!!??

[@christydawn647]

Rooh Afza I was wondering if I was the only one that heard that lol she didn't even correct him

[@MrSamuel539]

Terrible interviewer. Seriously why do interviewers like these always try to steal the lime light from the celebrities ?

[@kaotikdance7118]

Eajamuyduenes

[@bratzblurain697]

half of the shit he say i don't understand those big ass words