At the recent Emmy Screening, Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) talked about her role on Parenthood and how it’s changed her as a person. She also shares some thoughts on comparing the series to Gilmore Girls:
Gilmore Girls was so language-based, so technical. It was about committing something perfectly to memory, because there was no deviation from the script. In terms of stamina and having to memorize, Parenthood feels much more like my experiences of doing film, where the moments are smaller. It’s those small moments of listening, that’s where the show lives.
The interview contains some great tidbits about how Lauren taps into her emotions and how she’s learned about herself as an actress.
I feel much more vulnerable as an actor than I used to, and I think that’s a function of using my brain and my words less and having to access a greater emotional life. I’ve had to just access things emotionally that I never had to before.
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