![]() ![]() Maybe I should have him just sit there or whatever.’ And then, as soon as we rolled, he did it perfectly.” “That kind of feeling of ‘I have to know the lines and perform and eat the spaghetti at the same time as pour the juice in the thing.’ In the beginning, I’d be like, ‘Oh, s**t. “If he had a lot of business to do in a scene, he kind of let me know that he was never going to pull it off,” Holofcener said. This was one awkward moment she hadn’t bargained for.Despite his anxiety, writer-director Nicole Holofcener said the former “Sopranos” leading man would deliver an unmatched performance, scene after scene. “Help me, my heart is beating,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “It’s a little hostile.” “Why did you even stay?” Holofcener asked aloud, wondering why she stuck around after the screening.Īnother audience member then jumped in with a question to stop the woman’s tirade. “It’s interesting ‘cause that’s not a question,” Louis-Dreyfus said. The gasps in the almost packed house slowly turned into groans as the anonymous audience member’s insults grew more serious. I don’t know how you got the funding for this film, but it’s way too shallow.” ![]() Our conversations in life are much more meaningful. “I’m sorry, I’m going to be straight,” she said. “In addition to what’s so brilliantly put on the page by Nicole, as a director, I think she really has this great capacity to stay longer than is comfortable in a moment, which is, I think, a strength of the film, in the sense that it’s very raw and real.”ĭespite their hilarious one-liners, the most memorable moment of the night came when a disgruntled audience member, who was supposed to ask a question during the end of the Q&A session, put down the film. “The awkwardness thing is where I like to live as an actress,” Louis-Dreyfus said. I like real.”Īs the former star of “Seinfeld,” Louis-Dreyfus knows a thing or two about filming awkward scenes. “I notice that in movies, people are so articulate or smarter than their character should be or better dressed than character should be,” Holofcener said. Unlike most scripts, “Enough Said” (like its star and director themselves) embraces the struggle to communicate. Her tag team partner then chimed in: “Not that you’re going to be in it, I just wanted to know.” He’s so awesome.’ Then I hung up the phone and I was next to my husband and I said, ‘I think I got this job,’ because I wasn’t sure.” “I was in a cab in New York and Nicole called and she says, ‘What do you think of Gandolfini,’” Louis-Dreyfus recalled. Louis-Dreyfus and Holofcener, who became fast friends while working on this comedy (Louis-Dreyfus credited “ or CAA” for the union), showed their comedy chops by cracking jokes the entire night. The actor bought the film’s PA, who stood outside by their trailers, a chair with an awning so he could be rested and protected from the sun. The two also recalled Gandolfini’s generosity in both his professional and personal life. Despite his anxiety, writer-director Nicole Holofcener said the former “Sopranos” leading man would deliver an unmatched performance, scene after scene. ![]()
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