Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Poseyis an American actress and musician. Making her feature debut in Richard Linklater's 1993 cult hit Dazed and Confused, she became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in independent films such as Party Girland The House of Yesthat gained her the nickname "Queen of the Indies". She later played improvisational roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Best in Show, A Mighty Windand For Your Consideration. Her other film appearances include You've Got Mail, Scream 3,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth8 November 1968
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
In the '90s, indie movies could get financing, because financers gave money straight to directors... Now it's a different system. Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system.
The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful. And that was the real disappointment of the time. You'd see great writer-directors in the '90s becoming part of a system where financiers and movie stars could change the material. I came along just before all that happened.
Pop songs now, they're about the aftermath of love.
I haven't seen a bear in person. I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.
It felt really good to kind of find my voice and say stuff, and to be funny, hopefully.
I've done a lot of crafts in my day. I learned how to do pottery, yoga... and I just wanted to share and talk and write.
I liked being able to portray a woman at this particular age and at this point in her life.
I've gotten to portray things in [Christopher Guest's] movies that I wouldn't have in others.
Sometimes you're not in the best environment. Sometimes you're not speaking the same language and it's not a good place to work. It's a lot to give, actually. And for not a lot of money.
I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough.
I did do a presentation pilot with Jesse Eisenberg and he's wonderful. He's such a great writer. He directed me and he wrote these wonderful scripts and we're waiting to hear if marketers and advertisers think that an audience wants to look at a bad mom and her 10-year-old son in a show.
I'm a grown-up and I'm a creative person so I should try to give something to that and see what I can make with that. And not sit around listening to people be like, 'You really should be on an HBO show. You'd be great on an Amazon series.' You're like, 'Thank you, okay. I don't have any offers.'
I don't know what's going on with new media and digital stuff. It's all changing.
You're talking to someone, to a reader, and you get to express in the way you want to. And you get to play with it. It's kind of like acting, but it's on paper.