Peake all set for out of this world experience
Jane Fonda a and Lily Tomlin in their Netflix series Grace And Frankie collaborat collaboration with writer, from the off, Tomlin has always direc director and producer stood her ground in the face of Wa Wagner.
opposition. Safe to say then “You know, when you first come tha that 50-plus years into the business, you don’t know in s showbiz have anybody, so you can throw a script giv given her a good away (if ) it’s so horrendous to you per perspective on and your sensibility,” explains the ch change in the actress. ind industry. “And then when you’ve been in
“Do I think things the business a long time, you get ar are changing to know more and more people, fo for women? and people start sending you stuff So Somewhat. Jane because they want you to do it and Fo Fonda and I have they think they’re friendly enough, ce certainly both but you have to say, ‘No’. w worked that in for a “You just have to. I mean if it rubs lo long time,” says the you the wrong way, you can’t do it.” co comedian, whose Clearly Grandma, which was d deep blue and lime written specifically with Tomlin in sc scarf offsets her mind, needed no ‘nos’. So good is br bright eyes. Tomlin’s performance that already
“Grace And insiders are speculating that she’ll Fr Frankie that we be up for an Academy Award did with Netflix is nomination. abo about two older But with two Tony awards, wo women that have a prestigious Kennedy Center the rug pulled out Honor for performing arts, an from under them and Academy Award nomination for they have to restore her supporting role in 1975 comedy them themselves. drama Nashville and six Emmy wins
“A “And then it’s to her name, there will presumably abo about hope. It shows have to be some reshuffling of her that you can go on mantelpiece if the speculation and you can change comes good. you your life and you “It feels great to have people say can adjust. Just that, but there are a lot of good bec because one door performances and you try not to lean shu shuts, you can open on that too much,” says Tomlin. “I’m ano another one, and glad there is that kind of reaction to from a woman of that the movie. It’s a good thing.” age – we’re both in ou our mid-late 70s – that’s a lot to im impart to other wom women.”
An And if there is a co common threa thread running throug through Tomlin – and i indeed her Grand Grandma character Elle’s – approach, it’s the ability to say ‘screw you’ when people ask her to do things s she doesn’t want to.
“I have had that in my life,” shes says with a smile.
“Not on a daily basis, but you have to sort of let things bounce aw away. I wouldn’t m make myself do something I don’t want to do.” Determined to dod things her way
Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in comedy hit 9 To 5
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