Mara Wilson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Which we talked about in the slime episode, but I keep thinking about that as well.
There's so much weirdness when you introduce... It taints the image, for sure.
I was actually one of the worst actors at my school.
I tried to be in a Shakespeare production and I was so, so shy.
Mouth went like painfully dry.
It was a Midsummer Night's Dream.
I can't even remember what my character was, but I was very minimal.
Just like awful being on stage.
Couldn't think of anything worse.
She was in an HBO doc called Showbiz Kids, which you should watch.
But this is her on our couch a couple of days ago.
It was sort of surreal meeting you because I grew up in New Zealand knowing Matilda very, very well.
And I thought that's why it would be good to have you in here today because we've recently done an episode on Nickelodeon and got to thinking about the world of children in TV.