YouTube find - Jen talks Management
As many of us remember, Jen’s film Management premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. From the time this project was announced, we’ve heard more and more about this quirky independent comedy, and it finally hits screens this fall. An interview from TIFF recently surfaced on YouTube; here, Jen talks a bit more about her character Sue Claussen and the experience of working with Steve Zahn:
Some highlights of the interview:
On why she took the role: “Oh, so many things reached out to me. I just thought it was so wonderfully written. I always kind of get drawn to characters that are in the search for or the struggle with . . . to see an arc of a character, to see someone start somewhere, get pushed, get challenged, and come out the other side better.”
On Sue’s need for control: “I think especially characters like her, people like her who are so in control of their day-to-day activities, to let the space for love to come in, it’s so frightening because it’s uncontrollable.”
On her costar: “He is just sweet and endearing and kind and pure . . . I don’t know if I’ve ever met someone with absolutely no agenda, I don’t think he has a mean bone in his body. I think that’s why he played that part so beautifully, because that guy could have come off kind of creepy and weird, as you know, and Steve’s vulnerablity and his innocence and his pureness made that okay.”
On getting into character: “Because it was a character, and it was something different than what people usually expect, or see me, it was very challenging, so there was a lot more of what I do at risk. And you transform - you have the wig, you have the J.C. Penney suits, you have the horrible shoes . . . I mean, that’s fun! Because the minute you have that on, you’re just, it’s a different person.”
January 14th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
ha..ha horibble shoes..its true if you wear the ugly and comfortable shoes..you do not fell sexi but ordinary..kinda work mode..but if you wear sexi one you fell sexy and confident..
January 15th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I’d love to see her do more drama. She was so phenomenal in The Good Girl and think she could really shine given the right roles. Has anyone ever read I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb? I read it way back when Brad and Jen were still together and thought they would be amazing in those roles (Jen as Dessa and Brad as Thomas/Dominick). Has anyone read that book and thought the same? I still think they’d be great, but given the circumstances I highly doubt it would ever happen.
March 9th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
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