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“The pressure for an actress to look good and be skeletally thin is insane and unrealistic and it's a subject I've been fascinated by.”

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Zoe Cassavetes

Zoe Cassavetes, born on June 29, 1970, is an American film director known for her unique narrative style and profound exploration of the human psyche in her works. more

“My actress friends would tell me their horror stories, or say they couldn't get work, and were deemed too old, even though they were established and talented and fit and gorgeous. It was frustrating for them and it was frustrating to hear. Maybe because I was the same age as them and it was already hard enough trying to cross over to the 40s without someone judging your every move.”

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“I'm pretty sure a lot of directors would be thrilled to cast age appropriate roles. I am.”

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“It was fun to create characters who had truth to them but were also made up so as not to completely offend!”

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“When you create, it comes from this deep part of you, and your job is you, and so when you don't get heard it can feel bad and frustrating and you have to somehow keep the confidence up.”

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“In a way I'm lucky because when people suggest I won't be able to do something I have no choice but to show them they are wrong. If I say I'm doing it, I'm doing it. No matter how hard it is.”

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“I wouldn't say that I was an actress. I tried to be an actress. I really didn't have the gift.”

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“If you are the writer/director especially, no one cares more about the project than you do. You know it in and out. You created it. So always listen to input but don't be afraid to veto and fight decisions that you know instinctively are wrong.”

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“I will watch a ton of movies while I'm writing for inspiration. "Postcards from the Edge" was one. I love the mother-daughter relationship and all the hard humiliating stuff she has to go through. Or thinks she has to go through.”

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