Chicago Sun-Times (Sunday)

LILI TAYLOR

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The American Crime, Mystic Pizza and I Shot Andy Warhol actress, 55, goes West in Outer Range (April 15 on Amazon Prime Video). She plays Cecilia, the wife of a modern-day rancher, Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin), who makes a baffling discovery with mystical implicatio­ns on his Wyoming spread.

What can you share about the mysterious hole Royal finds on the Abbott Ranch? It’s a void. And I think anytime you come up against a void, by its very nature, it’s mysterious and unknown. Sometimes you just have to hang tight and trust that it’s going to reveal itself. And it does, by the end.

Tell us about your character, Cecilia. She’s religious but also spiritual, and she has a strong faith. She’s very practical, innovative and resilient, with a liveand-let-live attitude, which is kind of a grace, in a way. It’s not an easy thing to have.

What was it like filming on a ranch? It was fantastic. The series captures the beauty of the landscape—the open air, the space, the elements. I felt all that when we were filming; it’s hard not to when you’re on 100,000 acres. There’s no way around feeling the wind and the cold and seeing the space.

How does your upcoming Audible play, The Fever, translate from a theater piece to audio-only? Wally Shawn is the playwright, and a few of his other plays have been [turned] into podcast or audio series. It translates really well because it’s like an inner monologue. It’s one character, it’s one day, she’s reflecting and she has a fever. She’s sick, so she’s in a more heightened state. I think it’s going to be fantastic.

Visit Parade.com/lili to find out why Taylor thinks Mystic Pizza remains popular today.

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