Parker Posey
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I was a ballerina. And my dad, I auditioned. I went away when I was 12 for North Carolina School of the Arts to dance. And I loved ballet. And I auditioned for the dance program. And I didn't get in. And I was devastated. And my dad called the dean of the school. And he said, my daughter's going to be devastated. What do I tell her? And he said, we loved her so much.
And she almost got in because she's so much fun. But... You just tell her she's an actress, and that's how it all started. Oh, really?
And she almost got in because she's so much fun. But... You just tell her she's an actress, and that's how it all started. Oh, really?
And she almost got in because she's so much fun. But... You just tell her she's an actress, and that's how it all started. Oh, really?
Really? Wow. Yeah, and so I went back to NCSA for acting, and it was there I did clowning, and maybe that's why I, you know, I made fun of mime back then, but I, you know, I have respect for mime, and I appreciate mime, and I did movement and dance and all of that.
Really? Wow. Yeah, and so I went back to NCSA for acting, and it was there I did clowning, and maybe that's why I, you know, I made fun of mime back then, but I, you know, I have respect for mime, and I appreciate mime, and I did movement and dance and all of that.
Really? Wow. Yeah, and so I went back to NCSA for acting, and it was there I did clowning, and maybe that's why I, you know, I made fun of mime back then, but I, you know, I have respect for mime, and I appreciate mime, and I did movement and dance and all of that.
That's right. We moved to Laurel when I was 12. So I was already, like, out the door.
That's right. We moved to Laurel when I was 12. So I was already, like, out the door.
That's right. We moved to Laurel when I was 12. So I was already, like, out the door.
It was a short, I was a junior in college, and it was a short called First Love, Fatal Love for HBO about a woman and a young person in high school who had AIDS. And this was played by a woman named Alex O'Dare, who I love and adore. She's Gabby Hoffman's older sister. And she's just brilliant and a great person and woman. And she wrote a book, too, and she's just wonderful. And Steve Zahn.
It was a short, I was a junior in college, and it was a short called First Love, Fatal Love for HBO about a woman and a young person in high school who had AIDS. And this was played by a woman named Alex O'Dare, who I love and adore. She's Gabby Hoffman's older sister. And she's just brilliant and a great person and woman. And she wrote a book, too, and she's just wonderful. And Steve Zahn.
It was a short, I was a junior in college, and it was a short called First Love, Fatal Love for HBO about a woman and a young person in high school who had AIDS. And this was played by a woman named Alex O'Dare, who I love and adore. She's Gabby Hoffman's older sister. And she's just brilliant and a great person and woman. And she wrote a book, too, and she's just wonderful. And Steve Zahn.
Steve Zahn had 10 lines in that. I had 10 lines. How old were you? I was 20, I think. Wow.
Steve Zahn had 10 lines in that. I had 10 lines. How old were you? I was 20, I think. Wow.
Steve Zahn had 10 lines in that. I had 10 lines. How old were you? I was 20, I think. Wow.
What about you? I want to hear, like, little stories. Like, when did that all click for you guys?