Great profile of Sofia Coppola in The New York Times.
I saw the preview, and thought to myself: “Wow. Okay. That is a special project.”
Fascinating quote from her: “I’m used to people not expecting much from me. ”But then as soon as I start working, that drops away. I don’t yell. I’m petite. I don’t turn into a tyrant. Being underestimated is, in a way, a kind of advantage, because people are usually pleasantly surprised by the result.”
I loved the combination of shy almost-awkwardness – with the will to get what she wants. Exemplified by her relentless pursuit of Bill Murray. She wouldn’t even consider an alternative (and he turned it down for months – he is famous for stuff like that). Sofia wrote the script FOR him. For him, and nobody else.
Coppola says: “”People said, ‘You need to have a backup plan,’ and I said, ‘I’m not going to make the movie if Bill doesn’t do it…Bill has an 800-number, and I left messages. This went on for five months. Stalking Bill became my life’s work.”
Counting the days till it opens…
