Marti Noxon has been a force in Hollywood for some time.
Shes written for film, too, with theFright Nightremake andI Am Number Four.
Ellen has been in and out of facilities to conquer her anorexia and none have worked.
Marti Noxon
The film is inspired by Noxons own struggles with eating disorders.
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Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
6 a.m.:I wake up at 6.
Got to sleep before midnight, so this is the most continuous sleep Ive had in a while.
Marti Noxon
But honestly, right now I feel very far from the film.
The political situation caught up with me.
I bemoaned the pending loss of Obamacare/the Affordable Care Act.
Marti Noxon
He was an oil millionaire/billionaire.
To The Boneis about eating disorders, but I see them as partly about addiction.
I went right from EDs to booze.
Without professional help, Id be dead.
There is absolutely a genetic component to my struggles.
I always say my cavemen ancestors were guarding the bush with the berries that got them high.
My people need that s on some chemical level.
And just like any disease, it needs treatment.
Mr. Red Hat said he did great under Obama, but he voted for Trump to help the poor.
How did we get here?
7:24 a.m.:Feeling better.
Gathering for the Womens March.
No ride, but a woman friend piled us in their car!
This is pussy power in the era of Trump.
8:32 a.m.:In the green room before the speeches at the march.
There are a lot of fancy people here.
I cant believe I get to be in the Room Where It Happens.
9:27 a.m.:So even Sasquatch came out of hiding for the Womens March.
Sending a hopeful message.
Thats what the movie is about.
12:14 p.m.:Heading out to do press.
I actually had the traffic gods with me and caught a public bus out of the Main Street chaos.
Got home in time for a bath and a food.
Here all people talk about is movies, traffic, and politics.
Big debate over my sweater Cute?
Although said daughter also told me that it was butt ugly.
12:42 p.m.:Used my headspace app to meditate in the van on the way into town.
Theres new research that meditation helps curb cravings for booze.
So I have to be careful.
But I got Horchata, the tiny stuffed unicorn my daughter gave me.
Hes my sober buddy.
The meditation/unicorn mix is gonna get me through this party town.
2:57 p.m.:Walked to place doing press.
Thats all anybody talks about.
I forgot about weather.
People comment on it as if they didnt expect it to be cold.
6 p.m.:So many pictures.
They are awesome famous people.
They wear it well.
Also, being the director way fancier than just being the writer.
People call you talent.
I kept stepping out of pictures that were talent-only.
We need to change that, though.
Just writing is every bit as important as any other creative part of a film.
9 p.m.:We eat at a place called Grub Steak.
Theres a salad bar and balls of butter the size of my head.
I have to remind myself that I have permission to eat.
And eat things I like.
I still have to do this.
But Im getting better.
Im with some of my favorite people in the world and out of the party fray.
They serve ice cream in a bowl made of cookies.
I may have to move to Park City.
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017
9:49 a.m.:Breakfast.
But ate because food is important.
When we left, I walked into the closet instead of the front door.
9:55 a.m.:People are already lining up on the waitlist.
Its an hour before [the screening] and 14 degrees out.
11 a.m.:Arrived at the theater.
I see some of the women from the cast for the first time.
Im filled with love for all of them and what they gave to the film.
How beautiful they all are in such different ways.
A reporter asks me if I was trying to normalize eating disorders with the film.
I think its a language barrier issue.
But I know what she means.
Alex Sharp had to stay in London and wasnt able to make it to Sundance.
I really miss him.
Hes such an important part of the movie.
Also, hes British, and when he talks it relaxes me.
12:00 p.m.:So then this happened.
2:30 p.m.:Movie just ended.
I left my body.
2:35 p.m.:Somebody asked if I am giving a prescription for how to overcome anorexia with the film.
2:(who knows?)
p.m.:Right after the screening, Rick Rosenthal finds me with his gorgeous wife Nancy.
Rick is a director; he took me under his wing and hired me out of a waitressing job.
It was like being discovered in Schwabs, back in the day.
Theres been a lot of crying.
4:30 p.m.:I decided to stay at the hotel and hang with my son.
I had so much adrenaline coursing through my body that I am now exhausted.
Supposed to be a party in… basically now.
Not sure Im gonna be on time.Talladega Nightsis on.
6 p.m.-rest of the night:People liked the movie.
My agent is getting hit up about my next movie.
F you if you judge girls cry.
It doesnt mean we dont kick ass while we cry.
I have to leave the restaurant and walk around the block.
Also, I would get a really hot sober boyfriend.
Have dinner with funny wonderful people.
End at the WME lounge where I realize I dont want to party.
I want to sleep.
Me and a pal steal a box of Tim Tams each and head out.
11:59 p.m.:Lying in bed with Horchata and the box of Tim Tams.
Not going to get a hot sober boyfriend this way but its perfect.
I just want people to see the movie, and I hope it helps a few.
Horchata says that might just happen.
