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Practical Magic
Character name:
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens |
And this is what comes from dabbling; I mean you can't practice witchcraft while you look down your nose at it.
Sally: And I don't want them dancing naked under the full moon!
Bridget: No, of course. The nudity is entirely optional. As you well remember!
[all drunk]
Gillian: You southern shrew!
Bridget: Ingrate!
Frances: Goodie two shoes!
Sally: WITCH!
You see that couple here? Well, he's having an affair with the babysitter and she can eat a pound cake in under a minute.
Bridget & Frances: [singing] Someone left it on the porch
Sally: [after Michael's death; brings the spell book out] You brought him into my life and now I want you to bring him back. Bring him back! I have never asked you for anything. I've never asked you for spells but do this. I know you can bring him back.
Bridget: No, dear. We won't do that.
Frances: We don't do that.
Sally: But you can. You can do this. I know you can. I remember. I found it here when mommy and daddy died.
Frances: Even if we did bring him back, it wouldn't be Michael. It would be something else. Something dark and unnatural.
Sally: [Starts crying] I don't care what he comes back as. As long he comes back. Please do this for me. Please? Please? Please? Please? |
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I Am Sam
Character name:
Annie Cassell |
[in Rita's car]
Rita: On the Porsche the door handle is a little hidden by that thingamajig, so if you're having trouble finding it...
Annie: NO!
Sam: Ok, I think maybe Annie's not exactly ready to go yet.
Rita: Now, Ms. Cossell, in all the time that you've known them, have you ever questioned Sam's ability as a father?
Annie: Never.
Rita: Never?
Annie: Never. Look at Lucy. She's strong. She displays true empathy for people, all kinds of people. I know that you all think she's as smart as she is despite him, but it's because of him.
Rita: So what you're saying is you don't worry about Lucy's future?
Annie: No, I do.
Rita: Ah...
Annie: I worry all the time. I worry if they take Lucy away from her father they will take away an enormous piece of her, and I worry that she will spend the rest of her life |
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- [on being typecast as fragile or neurotic characters] "I'd like to play a real cold, mean mass murderer. Some cruel, hard-bitten women, like the roles Glenn Close gets, just to show that I am capable of not being vulnerable and not being fragile on screen."
- "My first meeting with Woody Allen lasted 30 seconds. He looked at me, said hello, asked someone to take a Polaroid, thanked me very much and I was shown the door. When I came out, the woman due after me was still doing the same thing as when I went in. She was shocked - 'What happened?' But that's how it is. My agent had warned me. Not hers. She was stunned."
- [speaking in 1987] "All I've done since is three days on 'Bright Lights, Big City' as 'Michael J. Fox'' mother. That's what an Oscar does for you."
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Q: IS THERE A COMMON THREAD IN YOUR WORK?
- WIEST: No, it's what comes along literally. If you don't have to take the kids out of school...I've been grateful for what comes along.
Q: WHAT DOES THE PIPER-HEIDSIECK MEAN TO YOU?
- WIEST: I was shooting a children's film in Canada when got the letter and I read it and read it and read it! I was honored.
Q: WHY HAVE YOU DONE SO MANY FILMS WITH WOODY ALLEN?
- WIEST: Because he asked me to! I keep thinking they take the plaque (Piper-Heidsieck) away from me! So much for my independent spirit. But Woody is so musical in his film making. There are rhythms and beats. I have called him up to ask if I can be in his next film. I've never worked with anyone I've trusted so completely. He won't let you hit a false note.
Q: HAS YOUR CAREER CHANGED SINCE THE OSCAR?
- WIEST: No, but sweet things happen. A Mom with kids in tow tells me that when she tells her kids "Don't speak," but they still do!
Q: WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO DO "DRUNKS" (THE INDEPENDENT FILM BEING SHOWN AT SUNDANCE)- WIEST: Very seldom do actors get to do monologues, and you just don't get that on film. I loved the script, loved the director, Peter Cohn and he was able to gather interesting people.
Q: WOULD "DRUNKS" HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF IT HAD A MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET?
- WIEST: Yes, I'd have had coffee! And there would have been trailers. Unless you are unique, your opinion goes out the window. And you are at the mercies of the dailies. With an indie you don't have that.
Q: IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN COMEDY AND DRAMA, WHICH WOULD IT BE?
- WIEST: I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both.
Q: WHAT DIRECTORS WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH?
- WIEST: I just can't think of any, well, John Turturro.
Q: WAS THE OSCAR DETRIMENTAL?
- WIEST: Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain in the...or have an opinion. I know I'm not a favorite with producers. Directors want me in films, but producers, well...maybe I cost too much.
Q: HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED SINCE YOU BEGAN YOU CAREER?
- WIEST: I'm more aware of time. The element of time. I wouldn't understand how you were kept standing around. They forget about you. I look at the kids coming out of Yale. They are so intelligent with their careers. I wish I had that. Young people are more intelligent and sophisticated.
Q: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SUNDANCE AND THIS AREA?
- WIEST: I shot "Footloose" nearby and we used to hike. Very fond memories.
Q: WHAT ARE YOU THE MOST PROUD OF IN YOUR CAREER?
- WIEST: I have more than a technique, a knowledge. It's not anxiety filled. I relish it. It is like flying and it's new to me. I used to be anxiety filled.
Q: WHAT KINDS OF CHANGES HAVE YOU SEEN IN THE MOVIES INDUSTRY?
- WIEST: It's very dry. The studios are very much business. Maybe it was always that way. It is really commercial now. Judgments are made and directions are given to make the cash register ring.
Q: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN FILM?
- WIEST: Jodie and Susan Sarandon are making their own way. The film I'm working on now with Whoopie Goldberg, she breaks the glass ceiling on Wall Street, which is even worse.
Q: HOW DOES PARENTHOOD EFFECT YOUR CAREER?
- WIEST: I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see, Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it.
Q: WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?
- WIEST: Gone With The Wind and I'd play everyone.
Q: COULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN THEATER AND FILM?
- WIEST: No, I love both as well. Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure.
Q: WITH WOODY ALLEN, DO YOU ANTICIPATE WHAT HE WANTS?
- WIEST: Yes but when we were doing "Bullets over Broadway" he told me to be more fragile and I thought I was, but he saw it completely differently.
Q: DO YOU REVISIT YOUR FILMS?
- WIEST: No, I used to watch dailies and felt I had to keep on top of the character, but I don't feel that any more.
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