Ha! I just posted the same quote. She gives such a thoughtful response to her roles and people's reactions to them.
This was such a great interview. Her discussion of women living through male characters while heterosexual men generally fail to identify with female characters really struck me. In that same interview she describes the first time a man told her he identified with one of her characters, and it's just unbelievable that it didn't happen until The Devil Wears Prada:
"When I made The Devil Wears Prada, it was the first time in my life that a man came up and said, 'I know how you felt. I have a job like that.' First time. ... For men, the favorite character that I've ever played is Linda in The Deer Hunter, without question. The heterosexual men that I've spoken to over the years, they say, 'That's my favorite thing you've ever done.'
"Or Sophie. And they were a particular kind of feminine, recessive personalities. No question that this person was not going to dominate the conversation at a dinner party. So they fell in love with her, but they didn't feel the story through her body. It took [me until] The Devil Wears Prada to play someone tough, who had to make hard decisions, who was running an organization, [where] a certain type of man [was able] to empathize and feel the story through her. That's the first time anyone has ever said that they felt that way."
This is fabulous news! #Groupthink
Hallelujah! Jez recognizes me once more. Let's celebrate with some musical Muppets...happy St. Patrick's Day! #Groupthink
Have you read Phyllis Alesia Perry's Stigmata? It's works great when paired with Kindred. Perry's work isn't as overtly sci-fi, but it explores a lot of the same themes.
The Patternist series changed my understanding of what books could do; she was able to build worlds and characters unlike any other author I've read. I routinely teach Kindred and short stories from Bloodchild, and I'm always pleased with the students' responses to her work. Her work is intricate and complex, yet so accessible to everyone.
Excellent! #Groupthink
Excellent! #Groupthink
I feel totally ridiculous, but every time promos for the new Lifetime show (Coming Home) come on the air I get weepy. My brain knows it's a show designed to manipulate my emotions, but I can't help reacting to children's tears of joy as they reunite with military mom or dad. Am I the only one? Does anyone else even know what show I'm talking about? #Groupthink
Or...is this a dystopian world in which cameras have been grafted to people's heads. Everyone records the movements of others and uploads them to the computer overlords. Milla Jovovich could star in the film adaptation...she'll be our only hope for survival. Either way, all those cameras freak me out.
If she didn't know the answer, she could have drawn a little man. It almost worked on The Golden Girls.
Edit: Link fail. I think the second one will work.
Edit: Link fail. I think the second one will work.
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
That did it. Thanks, Jessica!
I always suspected the "ladiest" citizens were the most troublesome. Rabble-rousers, the lot of them!
Huh...Facebook wouldn't let me share this content. Said it was deemed offensive. Anyone else having issues? This is way too awesome to be shunned by evil FB enforcers.
Maybe he'll write for True Blood, too. Sookie and Eric could definitely handle a walk & talk.
Me too! I'm still a fan of the last few seasons, but they just don't live up to the Sorkin years.
Please, please, please let the new show also include Allison Janney...Timothy Busfield would be nice, too, but it's not a deal breaker.
NPR's Tell Me More interviewed one of the plaintiff's on today's show. The clip should be uploaded by 3PM EST. She talked about being raped by a fellow member of the Coast Guard and her XO's subsequent refusal to deal with the attack. Instead, she was harassed, transferred to another base, and eventually discharged for...a diagnosis of PTSD brought on by the rape that her superior's refused to acknowledged.
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