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" I like to support local record stores. "
Parker Posey
Record
Support
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" I traveled to Morocco once, and I only saw one television when I was there, but I did go into this dirt cave and I saw this kid chopping tomatoes and pita, and he had a picture on the wall of Jean-Claude Van Damme holding a gun. That connected with him on the other side of the world, so no wonder these big movies are made - they have a mass appeal. "
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" The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance. "
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" I love playing a woman suffering, thinking about the choices that she's made and obviously wanting more. It's classic. "
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Love
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" I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me. "
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" I think to do a proper independent movie, in my experience, it takes 22 or 23 days to shoot. That was 'Party Girl' or 'House of Yes.' But now with the digital camera, the budgets have gotten smaller, and the days have gotten shorter. "
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" There are so few stories being produced that are human. I suffer with the loss of that. I feel kind of out of place, even though I've continued to work. "
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" Imagine if every airport would blast Brian Eno. I bet going through security wouldn't be as difficult. I can't imagine someone being aggressive with me with Brian Eno music pumping through the terminals at LAX. "
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Security
Someone
" Sometimes I go to movies, and it's just a bombardment, and I'm not entertained by them - I'm assaulted by them! And I know I sound like such a drama queen, but I find that really strange. "
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Know
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Go
" It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.' "
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You
Work
Me
" My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994. "
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First
Role
Party
" The five patients in 'Rethinking Cancer' share with us the path of their recovery: the courage to take their own lives in their hands with a natural approach to healing their bodies. "
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Recovery
Courage
Hands
" What's the difference between a personality disorder and a personality? You know? That's what I wanna know! "
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Difference
You
Know
" I work with directors who haven't had the experience of being on sets as much as I have. I feel like, in a way, if it's an independent movie, I can teach the crew to kind of relax, or create a vibe. It really is about a vibe. "
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Relax
Feel
Experience
" I just want to balance myself holistically and see what different foods do what to me. "
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Balance
Just
Me
" I had dreams of conehead aliens when I was little. Before 'Saturday Night Live' did it. And then they came out with them, and I went on to be a glorified extra in the movie. When everyone else was laughing, I was scared. "
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Live
Scared
Saturday
" I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice. "
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Music
Gardening
New York
" Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense, and you can commit a lot, and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy. "
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Focus
Great
Empathy
" I like finding things in locations where I've worked and things from down South and things from flea markets or even the sidewalks. "
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Even
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Where
" They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore. "
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High
Queen
Love
" When I did 'Guffman,' it was terrifying. I didn't know what to say. I started talking, and it just came out. "
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Started
" Hey, the TV was my friend. As a child, I always said, 'I want to live in there someday.' "
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Live
Always
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" I love 'Fishing With John' so much. "
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" I like 'MacNeil/Lehrer.' "
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" There are so few movies that still cast on chemistry. Now it's often, like, this person's movies make this amount of money, and this person's movie makes that amount of money, so let's put them together. "
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Chemistry
Now
" When my parents were dating, they were very poor, so my dad couldn't take my mom out. They would go to the grocery store and pick out funny looking vegetables. When I grew up, we'd still go and find the ones with personality. "
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Mom
Parents
Personality
" They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along. "
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Along
Weird
Oyster
" Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful. "
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Stars
Movies
" Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable. "
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Think
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" I got into the whole Ayurvedic thing. It was really cool. "
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Thing
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