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Ginnifer Goodwin on Playing Jackie | Killing Kennedy


this was the first time that I read a

this was the first time that I read a script involving Jackie that I felt was

script involving Jackie that I felt was

script involving Jackie that I felt was a little bit of everything it’s

a little bit of everything it’s

a little bit of everything it’s respectful but it’s intimate and

respectful but it’s intimate and

respectful but it’s intimate and revealing and the narrative is

revealing and the narrative is

revealing and the narrative is captivating I couldn’t put the script

captivating I couldn’t put the script

captivating I couldn’t put the script down

the way that I researched the project my

the way that I researched the project my gosh I was obsessive I wanted direct

gosh I was obsessive I wanted direct

gosh I was obsessive I wanted direct quotes I wanted to play her the way she

quotes I wanted to play her the way she

quotes I wanted to play her the way she described herself all of my choices were

described herself all of my choices were

described herself all of my choices were based on what I really feel was just a

based on what I really feel was just a

based on what I really feel was just a complete and utter devotion to that

complete and utter devotion to that

complete and utter devotion to that family

I believe you should study the period

I believe you should study the period before the period you’re playing because

before the period you’re playing because

before the period you’re playing because we won’t be able to define this period

we won’t be able to define this period

we won’t be able to define this period we’re in till later so we’re all still

we’re in till later so we’re all still

we’re in till later so we’re all still living with the things that we learned

living with the things that we learned

living with the things that we learned for instance you know in the 80s when

for instance you know in the 80s when

for instance you know in the 80s when studying women of this era I frequently

studying women of this era I frequently

studying women of this era I frequently study the 1940s and these are the things

study the 1940s and these are the things

study the 1940s and these are the things that would affect a woman of the early

that would affect a woman of the early

that would affect a woman of the early 1960s and one of the ideas that I

1960s and one of the ideas that I

1960s and one of the ideas that I learned about is that women we’re taught

learned about is that women we’re taught

learned about is that women we’re taught that they shouldn’t take up much

that they shouldn’t take up much

that they shouldn’t take up much physical space which is very revealing

physical space which is very revealing

physical space which is very revealing of a time but that that affects

of a time but that that affects

of a time but that that affects everything when you start thinking that

everything when you start thinking that

everything when you start thinking that way its affects how you move how you

way its affects how you move how you

way its affects how you move how you speak and it makes sense for instance

speak and it makes sense for instance

speak and it makes sense for instance but you know Jackie’s voice was she’s so

but you know Jackie’s voice was she’s so

but you know Jackie’s voice was she’s so soft-spoken I want to come back to me

we see her as being very modern because

we see her as being very modern because what she overcame was so epic took so

what she overcame was so epic took so

what she overcame was so epic took so much strength that we associate her with

much strength that we associate her with

much strength that we associate her with that strength but she wouldn’t have

that strength but she wouldn’t have

that strength but she wouldn’t have necessarily thought of herself that way

necessarily thought of herself that way

necessarily thought of herself that way and something like speaking very very

and something like speaking very very

and something like speaking very very softly would have been a way of soothing

softly would have been a way of soothing

softly would have been a way of soothing the people that she was with Jack you

the people that she was with Jack you

the people that she was with Jack you can talk to me

can talk to me

can talk to me and so those details it directly affects

and so those details it directly affects

and so those details it directly affects how you act and in our Surrey would ever

how you act and in our Surrey would ever

how you act and in our Surrey would ever see Jackie in any public way there’s no

see Jackie in any public way there’s no

see Jackie in any public way there’s no version of our Jackie that is anything

version of our Jackie that is anything

version of our Jackie that is anything anyone’s ever seen on camera I just have

anyone’s ever seen on camera I just have

anyone’s ever seen on camera I just have learned so much more about the Kennedy

learned so much more about the Kennedy

learned so much more about the Kennedy administration and how the things that

administration and how the things that

administration and how the things that he put into effect affect us today

he put into effect affect us today

he put into effect affect us today didn’t I knew anything about from any

didn’t I knew anything about from any

didn’t I knew anything about from any history class it’s amazing what you can

history class it’s amazing what you can

history class it’s amazing what you can learn in a month

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