So far so good, |
Susan Smith is psychotic. Brenda Martin has been ravaged by grief. She's self-punishing. She's loved in the community. |
The amazing thing is that this woman never gets really depressed, ... She feels confident. You watch her being able to handle anything. |
The Hours. |
The kids even came to the set, ... And they brought Evelyn's grandchildren. Her best friend, who is still alive, came to the set. This is the friend who took Evelyn to buy her first pantsuit at J.C. Penney, which was a big deal. |
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio |
There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them, ... It was actually brilliant marketing. |
They were all on the set at various times, and are wonderful people, ... I think that is her greatest tribute. She raised these incredibly loving, smart, generous, kind children, who were so excited to be there, and so glad to talk about their mother, and so happy to celebrate her memory. It's a wonderful legacy to have something like that. |
Well what's interesting about this is that at first glance, when you look at it you think, 'oh this is a movie about racism or about racial tension or issues or whatever, but on closer examination you realize it's about poverty, and our class system and how that affects people and how devastating it actually is and it's I think a very pertinent issue right now in America. |
You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it. |