Few actresses have the chops to alternate between comedy and drama like 52-year-old Annette Bening. Hollywood really took notice of her in
The Grifters which resulted in the first of what would be four career Oscar nominations including this year?s Best Actress nod for The
Kids Are All Right, a dramedy contender for Best Picture. Deadline's Awards columnist Pete Hammond interviewed her recently:
DEADLINE: Did you know right away you wanted to do The Kids Are All Right
? ANNETTE BENING: I responded immediately. I had met Lisa Cholodenko, the director, in our neighborhood, and I had also seen her work. So I had that context. I knew it was Julianne Moore playing the other part. There was some time before it got made, and they continued to work on the script. I ended up liking some of the stuff that was in the previous drafts. I thought it was very important that humor was really key. So there was a little bit of tweaking. But basically I just loved it.
DEADLINE: That delicate balance of drama and comedy is so hard to do right.� BENING: Yes, it is and the reason it isn?t done more is because it?s harder! It?s easier to be earnest and it?s harder to find a way to tell the truth and then also keep the sense of humor in a story. So when you can ...
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Few actresses have the chops to alternate between comedy and drama like 52-year-old Annette Bening. Hollywood really took notice of her in The Grifters which resulted in the first of what would be four career Oscar nominations including this year?s Best Actress nod for The Kids Are All Right, a dramedy contender for Best Picture. Deadline's Awards columnist Pete Hammond interviewed her recently: DEADLINE: Did you know right away you wanted to do The Kids Are All Right? ANNETTE BENING: I responded immediately. I had met Lisa Cholodenko, the director, in our neighborhood, and I had also seen her work. So I had that context. I knew it was Julianne Moore playing the other part. There was some time before it got made, and they continued to work on the script. I ended up liking some of the stuff that was in the previous drafts. I thought it was very important that humor was really key. So there was a little bit of tweaking. But basically I just loved it. DEADLINE: That delicate balance of drama and comedy is so hard to do right.� BENING: Yes, it is and the reason it isn?t done more is because it?s harder! It?s easier to be earnest and it?s harder to find a way to tell the truth and then also keep the sense of humor in a story. So when you can ... Read More »
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