“A Day in the Life” Featuring THE WHITE LOTUS Star Patrick Schwarzenegger for VMAN Magazine

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VMAN welcomes the arrival of VMAN54 with “A Day in the Life” issue starring Patrick Schwarzenegger as the one of the six cover stars. Photographed by Alvaro Beamud Cortés and styled by Hunter Clem, the actor and star of THE WHITE LOTUS chatted with VMAN about nailing the role of a lifetime, his introduction into the acting stratosphere through his father, Arnold, and more.

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Patrick on his introduction to the world of filmmaking through his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger:
I was introduced to acting, to the film world by my dad. My favorite activity growing up was my dad yanking me out of school early and getting to go to set. For a kid, it was like a dream. You got to go to Universal Studios, and during my dad’s breaks, we’d take the golf cart around, go to King Kong, Jaws, ride Jurassic Park and ET. It just opened my eyes to the film world. This idea that my dad would go in as ‘dad’ and come out as Mr. Freeze or as Terminator, that’s what drew me in at first.

Patrick on The White Lotus and his reaction to nabbing a role on the series:
It’s my favorite show—my family’s favorite show. I remember when we were watching the first seasons, my family, my sisters, my mom, my fiancée would always yap at me, saying, ‘Why aren’t you in the show? Why didn’t you audition for this?’ And then the third season, when it came up in my inbox, it was such a secretive, confidential thing. I started to learn it was The White Lotus, and I was internally freaking out, but also kind of like, ‘There’s no way I get this. Probably everyone and their mother is going out for it.’ When I auditioned, I found out right away that it was really in the tone that they were looking for for the character. When I got it, I just started crying.

Patrick on what it’s like working with director Mike White:
He’s one of the funniest people. He’s kind of this mix of extreme introvert, extreme extrovert, which makes absolutely no sense. But he doesn’t really make sense. He’s such a unique character. He just sits behind the camera with his big Quicksilver hat. You’ll be doing a scene, and you’ll just hear him cracking up. He’s got this famous laugh—which is kind of what I based my laugh in the showoff of.

Patrick on his character in The White Lotus:
Yeah, he’s a douche, but at the same time, it was important for me to make sure you kind of want to like him. He’s annoying and you hate him, but you also find him funny and ridiculous. And that was this fine line for Mike of wanting to make him have these humanizing moments, but also moments where you’re just like, everyone knows this kind of person.

VMAN 54 hits global newsstands beginning February 21st, 2025.

Photography: Alvaro Beamud Cortés
Fashion: Hunter Clem
Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief: Stephen Gan
Interview: Charlie Kolbrener
Editor: Kevin Ponce
Grooming: Christine Nelli

[Photo Credit: Alvaro Beamud Cortés, Courtesy of VMAN Magazine]

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