Tag: Interviews

[ad_1] Harrell Tickell was 18 when she met Ebert. “I remember being so delighted to thank him in person for his words,” she recalls, and adds with a laugh, “He…

[ad_1] DF: It is a literal metaphor in that Alison’s character is extremely buttoned up at the very beginning of the film.  AB: Could I be wearing any more clothes? [laughs] DF:…

[ad_1] At the film’s Cannes press conference, Eden spoke about how he and Gustav were encouraged not to memorize their lines, which seemed to connect with your stated desire to…

[ad_1] The day she gave it to me, I realized how beautiful it was to own this piece, because I had a feeling in it there was a whole part…

[ad_1] Two of the couples in the film are middle-aged, with decades of relationship behind them. Did your actors explore the backstories? Bill arrived two days before everybody else. And…

[ad_1] You’ve really worked in this industry through I think a large transition in terms of the way it treats women making films presently and women who made films in…

[ad_1] George MacDonald’s The Light Princess book is a big theme throughout the film. I found that story and the various iterations really fascinating. I love how you integrated it into…

[ad_1] I understand that “Living” started over a drink shared between yourself, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Stephen Woolley.  As you say, I met Ishiguro out, with Stephen Woolley. They were old…

[ad_1] And what was your first professional acting job? My first one was an Oscar Mayer bologna commercial where I was climbing a cliff with my boyfriend and was terrified…

[ad_1] When you said, “You’re not a cutter…” “…I’m a cutter.” Yes. Because what’s interesting is, he’s not ashamed of being a cutter, which is the nickname the college kids…