I never approach anything as a comedy.
Because Im taking myself very seriously.
Fortunately for the actress, 44, she gets to mix drama with comedy inThe Comedian.
Credit: Alison Cohen Rosa
Then she finds someone who is also a larger-than-life character, who is very similar to her dad.
And through that relationship with Jackie, she kind of learns to stand up to her father.
Thats why it made sense to me.
Theyre willing to fight each other over it.
I thought that was really fun to see, she says.
Going into the movie, I thought, This is going to be great.
Theyre a little bit older, theyre going to have short work days.
Ill have eight-hour days, well be out by 5.
And it was the exact opposite.
The Comedianis out in wide release next year.
