“The role always attracts me. Sometimes I can read something and I can barely see the rest of the script.” Quote by Brigid Brannagh
“I grew up Irish Catholic with a bunch of kids at Catholic school.” KidsSchoolGrewGrew UpCatholicBunchCatholic School Author:Brigid Brannagh
“So when it came to making the movie I guess I had a really good sense innately of what it was that makes Halloween really great. In that it is a holiday for everybody now. When I was a kid I felt like it was mostly for kids, maybe that's just the way it always is when you're a kid, but I think now more than ever it's for grown ups too. When I was a kid I don't think there were quite as many sexy adult costumes and we definitely didn't have all these Spirit Halloween stores that pop up every October.” ThinkingWayKidsSpiritFeltAdultsSexyPopsStoresHolidayHalloweenReally GreatCostumesOctoberGood Sense Author:Michael Dougherty
“Everyone has gone trick or treating, everyone carves a jack o lantern with their parents. If you really look at the stories they sort of focus on what Halloween is like at different stages of your life.” IfsLooksDifferentStoriesParentGoneFocusStageTricksHalloweenLanternsJack O Lanterns Author:Michael Dougherty
“[Sasha] for me it was a dream. I got to tell everybody where to go and how fast to get there. It was very exciting. It was still an Aaron Spelling show, with the hair and make-up and everything, but there were also motorcycles. For my life, at that time, it was such a perfect thing. I had all this inner anger to get out, and it was so exciting to get paid to do it. She had anger and sexuality and rebellion, but there was still that very sweet core. I didn't have to be something entirely unrecognizable or un-relatable. I just loved her to death.” StillsShowsDreamPerfectSweetHairExcitingPaidSexualityCoreRebellionRelatableMotorcycleSpellingVery SweetPerfect Things Author:Brigid Brannagh
“I remember that I auditioned with the scene where I pull the grandfather out of the coffin. I just loved it so much.” RememberSceneGrandfatherCoffins Author:Brigid Brannagh
“I'd worked for Aaron Spelling before [Embraced] and I always felt like we had a nice connection. I pretty much walked in and looked at him like, "This is mine!" And by the time I was done with the audition, he was already speaking to me as if I had the role.” IfsDoneFeltRolesNiceMinesConnectionsAuditionsSpelling Author:Brigid Brannagh
“When need something really aggressive, outrageous and not done half-way, I feel like I'm your girl.” WayNeedsFeelsDoneGirlHalfAggressiveOutrageousHalf Way Author:Brigid Brannagh
“I worked a lot with Mark Frankel, and he was really just an incredibly tender soul. He liked his hair just so and his suit. He was a good-looking man, and he cared about looking together.” MenSoulTogetherHairMarkSuitsLooking GoodGood Looking Men Author:Brigid Brannagh
“Mark Frankel was just a very tender, thoughtful person, and that was really nice. At that point in life, I hadn't met a lot of people my senior who were that tender, and still doing well and making a real go of it. That was a treat, for sure.” PeopleWellsPersonsStillsRealNiceMetsTreatsMarkThoughtfulSeniorReally NicePoints In Life Author:Brigid Brannagh
“I just adored Peter Medak, the director. He's such a character, but he was so much fun. Some directors come in and they truly get angry about things.Peter was still in a fantastic mood. He's a delightful person. He threw a big party at the end of the pilot, which was so sweet. And his wife is an opera singer. He's just a very warm, crazy beautiful individual.” PersonsStillsEndsCharacterBigsBeautifulIndividualFunPartyWifeCrazySweetDirectorsAngryWarmSingersMoodFantasticPilotsOperaPeterDelightfulOpera Singers Author:Brigid Brannagh