“You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.” PeopleKnowsAdults Author:Parker Posey
“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.” PeopleWayHeartCareFormDealsFocusHavensEmpathyIntenseCommitGuests Author:Parker Posey
“You're making a fantasy. You're making something real out of a fantasy. And then it no longer exists. It's heartbreaking to leave behind. I was devastated after Waiting for Guffman. I had never gotten so close to people I've worked with.” PeopleRealWaitingBehindsFantasyHeartbreakingDevastatedSomething Real Author:Parker Posey
“I think movies are now like going to a museum and seeing the latest exhibit - people just aren't going. It really is a dying art form. It feels frustrating.” PeopleThinkingFeelsArtFormSeeingDyingMuseumsFrustratingExhibits Author:Parker Posey
“I'm a grown-up and I'm a creative person so I should try to give something to that and see what I can make with that. And not sit around listening to people be like, 'You really should be on an HBO show. You'd be great on an Amazon series.' You're like, 'Thank you, okay. I don't have any offers.'” PeopleGivingShouldTryingPersonsI CanShowsCreativeLike YouListeningOffersOkaySeriesAmazonCreative PersonHbo Author:Parker Posey
“I ran to Rachel [Comey]'s show and on the way I found a potted tree - an umbrella tree - on the street. I always think things are going to be way more intimate than they are and there aren't going to be a lot of people around. I don't know why I think this. I'm always shocked at what a hoopla things are. They were like, 'Hurry up.' So I put the tree down and I see Rachel and she's like, 'Hurry up, sit down.'” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayShowsFoundTreeStreetsDown AndRanIntimateShockedUmbrella Author:Parker Posey
“I can do comedy, so people want me to do that, but the other side of comedy is depression. Deep, deep depression is the flip side of comedy. Casting agents don't realize it but in order to be funny you have to have that other side.” PeopleWantI CanOrderSidesCan DoRealizingComedyMental HealthAgentsWant MeCastingFlipDeep Depression Author:Parker Posey
