It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a supporting player in a story about a man, and I, frankly, was not interested in doing that.
Why do we insist women are cast 10 years younger than the role they're playing? Men don't know what a 30-year-old is supposed to look like because on… - Carrie Coon
Why do we insist women are cast 10 years younger than the role they're playing? Men don't know what a 30-year-old is supposed to look like because on…
- Carrie Coon
I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and … - Carrie Coon
I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and …
I played a lot of moms. You're always too young when you're playing moms. My first kid when I started playing moms was about six months old. And then… - Carrie Coon
I played a lot of moms. You're always too young when you're playing moms. My first kid when I started playing moms was about six months old. And then…
I'm a middle child, and I'm pretty diplomatic: the peace-maker. - Carrie Coon
I'm a middle child, and I'm pretty diplomatic: the peace-maker.
It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a sup… - Carrie Coon
It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a sup…
I certainly enjoyed having my sister, because when she came I felt a certain responsibility to help her fit in, and help her learn English. I wanted … - Carrie Coon
I certainly enjoyed having my sister, because when she came I felt a certain responsibility to help her fit in, and help her learn English. I wanted …
I'm a big reader, so I tend to already know the books when they're adapted into something. - Carrie Coon
I'm a big reader, so I tend to already know the books when they're adapted into something.
What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances. - Carrie Coon
What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances.
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