the success and the animosity that Thummim louise provoked was a total
Thummim louise provoked was a total
Thummim louise provoked was a total surprise I just knew that that it was
surprise I just knew that that it was
surprise I just knew that that it was very different in that you rarely get a
very different in that you rarely get a
very different in that you rarely get a chance to work with other women usually
chance to work with other women usually
chance to work with other women usually they dole out two per film and they hate
they dole out two per film and they hate
they dole out two per film and they hate each other just because one’s older ones
each other just because one’s older ones
each other just because one’s older ones younger or whatever the reason isn’t and
younger or whatever the reason isn’t and
younger or whatever the reason isn’t and so to have a buddy film I mean later on
so to have a buddy film I mean later on
so to have a buddy film I mean later on I did Roman soldier vana
I did Roman soldier vana
I did Roman soldier vana but to be able to work with other women
but to be able to work with other women
but to be able to work with other women is very unusual no matter what the film
is very unusual no matter what the film
is very unusual no matter what the film is I didn’t see it as a feminist
is I didn’t see it as a feminist
is I didn’t see it as a feminist statement at all but that shows you how
statement at all but that shows you how
statement at all but that shows you how bad things were because just by putting
bad things were because just by putting
bad things were because just by putting two women in the lead of the film it
two women in the lead of the film it
two women in the lead of the film it became a feminist statement when I met
became a feminist statement when I met
became a feminist statement when I met with really I said you know I’m not
with really I said you know I’m not
with really I said you know I’m not interested in doing a revenge film I
interested in doing a revenge film I
interested in doing a revenge film I don’t want to be one of the guys and and
don’t want to be one of the guys and and
don’t want to be one of the guys and and it was written that they jump around and
it was written that they jump around and
it was written that they jump around and they bought the truck and then when she
they bought the truck and then when she
they bought the truck and then when she killed the guy she had a she killed him
killed the guy she had a she killed him
killed the guy she had a she killed him like a policewoman held the gun and I
like a policewoman held the gun and I
like a policewoman held the gun and I felt that um I didn’t like that idea I
felt that um I didn’t like that idea I
felt that um I didn’t like that idea I think that she’s just trying to shut him
think that she’s just trying to shut him
think that she’s just trying to shut him up and she’s because she talks to him
up and she’s because she talks to him
up and she’s because she talks to him afterwards
afterwards
afterwards Louise is trying to figure out why men
Louise is trying to figure out why men
Louise is trying to figure out why men think it’s okay why does that truck
think it’s okay why does that truck
think it’s okay why does that truck earth we had a dialogue in that scene
earth we had a dialogue in that scene
earth we had a dialogue in that scene why do you think it’s alright to stick
why do you think it’s alright to stick
why do you think it’s alright to stick out your tongue and do all those things
out your tongue and do all those things
out your tongue and do all those things don’t you have a mother don’t you have a
don’t you have a mother don’t you have a
don’t you have a mother don’t you have a sister I mean why would you think that’s
sister I mean why would you think that’s
sister I mean why would you think that’s acceptable why would you think that’s
acceptable why would you think that’s
acceptable why would you think that’s sexy she’s trying to understand so she’s
sexy she’s trying to understand so she’s
sexy she’s trying to understand so she’s not just trying to punish everybody and
not just trying to punish everybody and
not just trying to punish everybody and for me that made it different than a
for me that made it different than a
for me that made it different than a male driven revenge film she knows she
male driven revenge film she knows she
male driven revenge film she knows she has to pay a price and in other revenge
has to pay a price and in other revenge
has to pay a price and in other revenge films the guys don’t pay a price she
films the guys don’t pay a price she
films the guys don’t pay a price she doesn’t feel that it’s okay to kill
doesn’t feel that it’s okay to kill
doesn’t feel that it’s okay to kill someone even
someone even
someone even under those circumstances I think these
under those circumstances I think these
under those circumstances I think these women have options that you don’t
women have options that you don’t
women have options that you don’t normally see in Thelma Louise and I
normally see in Thelma Louise and I
normally see in Thelma Louise and I think this idea of not settling speaks
think this idea of not settling speaks
think this idea of not settling speaks to a lot of people I got fan mail where
to a lot of people I got fan mail where
to a lot of people I got fan mail where people said the Rocky Horror Show
people said the Rocky Horror Show
people said the Rocky Horror Show started me thinking and I left town
started me thinking and I left town
started me thinking and I left town after Thelma and Louise so I think there
after Thelma and Louise so I think there
after Thelma and Louise so I think there are people that feel they’re trapped and
are people that feel they’re trapped and
are people that feel they’re trapped and whatever little reality they’ve created
whatever little reality they’ve created
whatever little reality they’ve created in their hometown or wherever it is and
in their hometown or wherever it is and
in their hometown or wherever it is and sometimes you have to just understand
sometimes you have to just understand
sometimes you have to just understand that you have the option to rewrite the
that you have the option to rewrite the
that you have the option to rewrite the story that you’re telling with your life
story that you’re telling with your life
story that you’re telling with your life and that’s what these women do
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