“The word responsibility is right, and doing everything you can to educate yourself and learn and be aware.” ResponsibilityEducate Author:Ellen Page
“I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to make the show, and that it is in alignment with what I'm interested in, with what I read about. For me, it just felt like an organic step - of course, I'm thinking I want a show that allows for more representation for the community and shows the struggles people face, especially when we're hearing all this political rhetoric - to have a way to show how much this affects people lives.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsShowsFacesPoliticalCoursesOpportunityFeltCommunityStepsStruggleLuckyHearingRhetoricRepresentationAlignmentSo LuckyPolitical Rhetoric Author:Ellen Page
“I feel lucky that Viceland wanted to make it, and I'm producing more than one film with LGBT characters and stories and it's because it's what I'm interested in. I'm not going to read a script and say, 'They're not gay, I'm not going to do it,' but I am interested in playing more gay people, because I've only played one gay person, and I've done a fair amount of movies, and I am interested in those stories. So for me, there's no should-I-or-shouldn't-I. It all feels natural.” PeopleFeelsShouldPersonsDoneCharacterStoriesWantedFilmNaturalAmountGayLuckyFairsScriptsLgbtShould IGay People Author:Ellen Page
“It's just something we're talking about and thinking about all the time, reflecting on our privilege - the privilege of what it means even be able to travel.” ThinkingMeanAbleTalkingPrivilegeReflecting Author:Ellen Page
“We're trying, despite having done research and having obviously preconceived ideas, we try our best to be as open-hearted as possible, and try to create context. So that's always going to be the challenge, making a program like 'Gaycation', and we are always thinking about it, reflecting on it, and doing our best to show the whole picture as much as possible in a 45-minute span. Hopefully that comes across.” ThinkingTryingIdeasDoneWholeShowsChallengesMinutesResearchProgramDespiteHopefullyReflectingHeartedAlways ThinkingWhole PicturePreconceived Ideas Author:Ellen Page
“Western Costume, and the old Universal wardrobe that is huge and they're getting rid of so much of it now, which is sad.” HugeUniversalWesternCostumesWardrobe Author:Sally Field
“If you have the opportunity to play these characters that are three-dimensional and very deeply rooted in an emotional level, they stay with you. They lived in you anyway, the density of them. It takes a while to realize how they've influenced you.” IfsPlayCharacterThreeOpportunityRealizingLevelsEmotionalRootedVery DeepDensity Author:Sally Field
“It was a chance meeting with a lady at Mariah Carey's record company who was here in our office, actually. And I pulled her in here to this very office that we're sitting in now, and I played her the clip of me and George Michael singing. And I was like, it's joyful. And that's what people want.” PeopleWantChanceCompanyRecordsOfficeSingingSittingMeetingsJoyfulRecord CompaniesClipChance Meeting Author:James Corden
“You want to see the joy in people, and you want to see the person that always dreamt of being a star, you know? You want to see people having a great time. So Mariah Carey is a huge fan of George Michael.” PeopleKnowsWantPersonsJoyStarsFansHugeGreat Times Author:James Corden