How Rosie Perez convinced Billy Crystal to cast her in a role 'written for a 30-year-old'

When Rosie Perez read the script for Before, Apple TV+’s new psychological thriller starring Billy Crystal, she knew the role she was meant to play. The only problem? The script called for someone half her age. Perez, who turned 60 in September, explains how her childhood in and out of foster care influenced Crystal to change the character originally “written for a 30-year-old.”