Joey King says it was a "really beautiful thing" to work on We Were The Lucky Ones   

Joey King discussed her television program, We Were The Fortunate Ones. The actress's most recent film is a Holocaust drama that takes place during the German invasion of the Jewish population.   

King said that being a part of the movie was a "really beautiful thing." Because she believes it "pulls at your heart in a different way" than the other projects she has ever engaged on, she also described it as different.   

King talked about her experience in We Were The Fortunate Ones as a Jewish girl in an interview with People Magazine.  

She said, "I don't know exactly what I believe in. I'm still figuring that out. But I do feel a really loving tie to my Judaism. It's the tradition that is my favorite part because I always say I love all the holidays and all the traditions because it's just a reason to get together with my family." 

Speaking of her show, The Kissing Booth star shared, "I do feel lucky to be part of a show that celebrates Jews. I was always really proud to be who I am, but working on a show where it's the theme 24/7, you are dealing with this heavy subject matter and your own background tied with it, it was a really beautiful thing." 

Joey talked about the challenges she encountered on the sets when handling a sensitive subject.   

She admitted, "There were some nights where it was really hard, and I would call my sisters, my husband, or my mom and just talk through what the day was like; call my husband on FaceTime while we watched a comedy special together on FaceTime or something like that."  

The actress revealed, "The job is my favorite thing in the world. I love what I do so much, so for me, all I really want to do is just be around for a long time and keep working. I hope I'm still acting until the day that I'm on my deathbed."  

Joey said, "There was many opportunities for me to go a different direction with my life that would've been not a good direction. Those opportunities, unfortunately, presented themselves many times, but my mom and, my sisters, and my grandma made me feel really safe and protected. I care about their opinion of me so much, and I always wanted to make them proud. They were really my grounding force."