You may have seen Rickey Thompson talking with attitude to the camera. Or if you're interested in fashion, you might have seen him in the front rows or on the cat walks. Rickey was bullied as a kid but always relied on his personality to change his situation. He stars in Amazon Prime's Swarm and soon hits the cinema screens.  We talk about how Rickey went from bullied to open fashion week shows and break as Hollywood actor, rejected at modeling castings, fakeness in Hollywood, his lifestyle today, and how to grow by finding who the real people are. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this episode - it helps the channel get more great guests!  Instagrams Sequel stories: https://bit.ly/42eR4eu Gustaf: http://instagram.com/gltore Rickey: https://www.instagram.com/rickeythompson About the American Express Platinum Card: http://bit.ly/3FsJVh1 Nom.ränta 17,99%. Eff.ränta 28,30% vid utnyttjad kredit om 140 000 kr / 12 mån. Tot: 172 870 kr. Medlemsavgift 650 kr/mån. (April 2023) Topics: (00:00) Intro (01:53) Basic grocery stores in LA (03:14) Why Rickey cancelled the rendez-vous in Paris (05:21) Rickey's early days in North Carolina (06:20) From bullied to blowing up on Vine (08:26) Rickey's sliding door moment that changed his life (11:32) Rickey's parents' reaction (13:31) Making money on videos and fan chasing (16:28) Challenges of becoming well known (18:38) Rickey meeting his best friend Denzel Dion (19:35) Getting signed by a top acting agency (21:22) Gustaf's unexpected benefits from trying acting (23:30) Breaking into the world of fashion (25:06) "You should not be a model" (27:43) Rickey walking as opening model during fashion week (30:47) American Express experiences (31:45) Rickey's calendar (34:13) Rickey's role in Amazon Prime's Swarm (35:23) Income and business endeavours (38:24) Broken down and dark times in LA (40:43) Real vs fake people in Hollywood (43:43) Rickey's dream (44:26) Acting vs fashion (45:02) Lifestyle as an actor (48:36) Gustaf forgetting his own age and making wild assumptions (49:34) Rickey's dream colab (50:52) The Balenciaga situation (52:31) Fashion week after parties (53:08) Rickey's mom at Hollywood after parties (54:33) How happy from 1-10? (55:59) Smelling the roses (57:38) Scandinavian brands (58:32) Rickey's advice to stay motivated (01:02:08) Rickey's plan forward (01:02:55) Rickey as 150 years old (01:03:58) Rickey's favorite place in Los Angeles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices