And for another affirmative account, my friend and writing partner was sitting right next to her at a festival screening of "Winter's Bone" a few years back, and when it ended, he leaned over to her and said, sincerely, that she was going to be the next big thing, She smiled, pushed on his shoulder, and replied, "That's sweet, but don't be silly." They chatted for a bit, and when he recounted the meeting to me, he said she was genuine, self-deprecating, and funny. After Letterman's recent interview, my friend remarked that he had seen the Late Show episode, and how pleased he was that she was as unpretentious and good-natured as when he met her at that screening. Sometimes a nice, jubilant and earthy person stays that way, even in the glare of the celebrity spotlight.
On Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:52:23 PM UTC-8, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > All I will say is that if it took a public radio interviewer to make > Kristen Stewart unbland, good for him (and granted, she hasn't been given > much of a chance to do anything other than Bella-ish characters). If > Jennifer Lawrence comes in to see Lenny and he exposes her as a fake, then > I guess we'll know. Otherwise, I will only relate someone else's story: > An actress acquaintance of mine in Chicago's parents knew Lawrence's > parents in Louisville, where she grew up, and she babysat Lawrence when she > was a teenager. It'll be two years ago that went to a Christmas party in > Louisville, Lawrence was there, recognized her and was the delightful > person she always seems to be, as the person I know tells it. So for now... > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] <javascript:> > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:32 PM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Joe: >> >> My own apologies for taking it off-topic, but for me, it's all the same. >> I'll stipulate that she's lively and quirky and seems to have chemistry >> with Dave, but for me her affect seems entirely non-spontaneous and >> planned; hence, the phoniness. I can't separate one from the other. (I feel >> the same about Drew Barrymore, by the way.) >> >> As for Mr. Nicholson, he is entitled to his opinion. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Thursday, November 20, 2014 10:24:21 AM UTC-8, Joe Hass wrote: >>> >>> First, my apologies for being unclear on this (and I realized it when I >>> was standing in the Costco parking lot last night). I wasn't matching up >>> Lohan and Lawrence as actresses. Rather I was matching them as David >>> Letterman guests. My apologies. >>> >>> Here is my extent of actual experience with Ms Lawrence's career: when >>> Jack Nicholson interrupted her interview with George Stephanopoulos after >>> winning the Oscar, and her interviews with Dave. She may be a lousy, lousy >>> actress, but she's an incredible guest, and Dave goes into a rare mode with >>> her that, as Tom noted, is at the Hunt/Garr level. >>> >>> I know we all have our different modes for different situations. If >>> she's fundamentally different than this, then as Mr Bowie noted she's a >>> helluva actress. >>> >>> On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 10:35:29 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I like Lawrence a lot - I take Joe's point, except I never wanted or >>>> expected much from Lohan, even when she was a kid. Silver Linings was way >>>> over hyped, and not a particularly good portrayal of Bi-Polar Disorder, >>>> but >>>> I did not hate it - and I quite liked American Hustle. >>>> >>>> But the point here is not how great Lawrence is as an actress, but how >>>> good a guest she is on talk shows, particularly with Dave. My daughter is >>>> a >>>> huge fan of Miss Stewart, and for all I know she is a superior actress (I >>>> have never seen her work) and human being; but she is just a horrible, >>>> horrible talk show guest. Now that is not the worst thing you can say >>>> about >>>> somebody - probably most of the very good people on the planet would be >>>> bad >>>> talk show guests. But if the topic is "good talk show guests", I think by >>>> any standard, Lawrence will be rated very high, and Stewart very low. >>>> >>>> Lawrence reminds me of George Clooney (when he was doing interviews). A >>>> regular person, humble persona which clearly is very intentionally crafted >>>> and worn as a mask. I don't mind that - it is a likable mask, and these >>>> people have so many demands on them that you don't really expect them to >>>> be >>>> "themselves" (whatever that means) in their 100th interview of the tour. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:11 PM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can I be a dissenting voice here? Personally, I can't stand Lawrence, >>>>>> and find her as phony as Monopoly money. In a weird discovery for me, I >>>>>> heard Kristen Stewart with Leonard Lopate a couple of weeks ago and >>>>>> thought >>>>>> she's exactly what Lawrence puts on the pretense of being: Someone who >>>>>> honestly doesn't give a rat's ass about "stardom" and who is far more >>>>>> interested in doing interesting projects and then going away and living >>>>>> (what sounded like) a real life among actual people until she comes >>>>>> across >>>>>> something she thinks is worthwhile. Before this interview, I had no >>>>>> interest in Stewart at all, marking her as "that Twilight girl," but I >>>>>> found her to be interesting, funny, and savvy. Lawrence always strikes >>>>>> me >>>>>> as Acting Too Hard at being "quirky" and "normal" and comes across as >>>>>> anything but for me. >>>>>> >>>>>> If nothing else, she owes me Big Time for both "Silver Linings >>>>>> Playbook" and "American Hustle." >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I agree about Silver Linings Playbook and have no plans to see >>>>> American Hustle. >>>>> >>>>> I don't care what Lawrence is like off camera or whether her >>>>> indifference to stardom is contrived or authentic. For obvious reasons >>>>> the >>>>> Late Show is going to bend over backwards to bring on popular young >>>>> actresses and Lawrence knows how to come with energy and playfulness. Her >>>>> peers are all stiffs on the LS. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> TV or Not TV .... 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