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Kathy Bates

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Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

I would never have believed that I could have done a series like this at my age, been asked to do one, and that we've gotten letters from people, from women who say, thank you, I don't feel invisible anymore. I think that you'll see as the series goes on that Matlock is really falling in love with being a lawyer again. You know, she was in mourning for years and years, and then her grandson died,

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

I would never have believed that I could have done a series like this at my age, been asked to do one, and that we've gotten letters from people, from women who say, thank you, I don't feel invisible anymore. I think that you'll see as the series goes on that Matlock is really falling in love with being a lawyer again. You know, she was in mourning for years and years, and then her grandson died,

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

saw this Reddit post and said that, you know, this is a way to get back at them. You know, she can plan everything she wants, but she doesn't expect to be a trial lawyer. And you find out later on in the third episode that she, you know, went into contract law because of a sexual abuse experience instead of going into litigation, which is what she really wanted.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

saw this Reddit post and said that, you know, this is a way to get back at them. You know, she can plan everything she wants, but she doesn't expect to be a trial lawyer. And you find out later on in the third episode that she, you know, went into contract law because of a sexual abuse experience instead of going into litigation, which is what she really wanted.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

saw this Reddit post and said that, you know, this is a way to get back at them. You know, she can plan everything she wants, but she doesn't expect to be a trial lawyer. And you find out later on in the third episode that she, you know, went into contract law because of a sexual abuse experience instead of going into litigation, which is what she really wanted.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

And I'm jumping all over here, but that was a seminal moment for her, that she was really able to make a difference, that she was able to remember her own sexual assault, and it changed her opinion about what young women go through nowadays. And it also shows not just the sexual assault, which is what we all talk about and how bad that is and how prevalent that is.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

And I'm jumping all over here, but that was a seminal moment for her, that she was really able to make a difference, that she was able to remember her own sexual assault, and it changed her opinion about what young women go through nowadays. And it also shows not just the sexual assault, which is what we all talk about and how bad that is and how prevalent that is.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

And I'm jumping all over here, but that was a seminal moment for her, that she was really able to make a difference, that she was able to remember her own sexual assault, and it changed her opinion about what young women go through nowadays. And it also shows not just the sexual assault, which is what we all talk about and how bad that is and how prevalent that is.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

But it talks about what happens then? What happens after? Do you make a different career choice for women that are trying to get into show business and they get into a really bad situation? What happens to them after that? And In this case, we see Maddie taking a divergent path, one that she wasn't happy with. And she didn't realize that until she met this young woman.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

But it talks about what happens then? What happens after? Do you make a different career choice for women that are trying to get into show business and they get into a really bad situation? What happens to them after that? And In this case, we see Maddie taking a divergent path, one that she wasn't happy with. And she didn't realize that until she met this young woman.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

But it talks about what happens then? What happens after? Do you make a different career choice for women that are trying to get into show business and they get into a really bad situation? What happens to them after that? And In this case, we see Maddie taking a divergent path, one that she wasn't happy with. And she didn't realize that until she met this young woman.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

So the fact that she's learning all of this from everyone is a very powerful thing to say in an episodic television show on network.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

So the fact that she's learning all of this from everyone is a very powerful thing to say in an episodic television show on network.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

So the fact that she's learning all of this from everyone is a very powerful thing to say in an episodic television show on network.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

Yeah, I agree. That's a really good point. Every time I do something, I want to learn from it. And one of the most valuable things, as I was saying, being an exec producer and being able to see the cuts, I'm learning things about my acting, like bad habits, you know, that I want to change without restricting myself. But we're always learning. We're always evolving as artists, as people.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

Yeah, I agree. That's a really good point. Every time I do something, I want to learn from it. And one of the most valuable things, as I was saying, being an exec producer and being able to see the cuts, I'm learning things about my acting, like bad habits, you know, that I want to change without restricting myself. But we're always learning. We're always evolving as artists, as people.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

Yeah, I agree. That's a really good point. Every time I do something, I want to learn from it. And one of the most valuable things, as I was saying, being an exec producer and being able to see the cuts, I'm learning things about my acting, like bad habits, you know, that I want to change without restricting myself. But we're always learning. We're always evolving as artists, as people.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

We're trying to learn from our experiences. And seeing that happen in a show like this is so, I think that's one of the reasons people are so attracted to it. And it's people from all walks of life, which is what I really like.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

We're trying to learn from our experiences. And seeing that happen in a show like this is so, I think that's one of the reasons people are so attracted to it. And it's people from all walks of life, which is what I really like.

Office Ladies
An Interview with Kathy Bates

We're trying to learn from our experiences. And seeing that happen in a show like this is so, I think that's one of the reasons people are so attracted to it. And it's people from all walks of life, which is what I really like.