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| | Minnie Driver: 'In England, I felt I was punished' for being ambitious' | | Added 65 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Minnie Driver lived and worked in America for nearly three decades. Many British celebrities view America as a place to work but disparage as a place with inferior culture compared to Britain. But Minnie loved her life in California, living in a fancy trailer in Malibu and raising her son Henry. Nowadays, she splits her time between California and the UK, because Henry goes to school over there. But she has nice things to say about America and awful things to say about Donald Trump in an interview with the Times of London. Some highlights:
Her ?Cinderella moment? while promoting ?Circle of Friends? in America. Landing in the US having lost the weight again, she was treated to the full Hollywood glam-over. ?They came at my hair and blow-dried it straight. And they got me a good bra and the right size jeans. And suddenly I was sleek. Suddenly, I was revealed to myself as being a girl who was pretty, and it was so exciting.?
Being 54 years old: ?I?d much rather have my face when I was 25. But I certainly wouldn?t want to have to go through all that sh-t again, of all the other attendant stuff that was coming down the pipe.?
She?s back to living in London after 27 years in Los Angeles. ?I will always be between both places, but my son?s at school here, so if I?m not working, I?m wherever he is.?
She stopped making movies when she became a mother: ?It?s why I stopped making movies, really consciously. I called my agent and went, ?OK, I?m having a baby and I would really like you to go and look for a show that?s called Shoots in Los Angeles and will pay me a regular wage. I couldn?t be travelling. I couldn?t be taking a tiny baby to Romania ? and I didn?t want to. As a single mum, I didn?t want him to have that uncertainty. I wanted him to have school and football and mates and tea and his own bed and our house.?
She was happy to find work in America: ?In America there was just this idea of, ?Whatever you want to do, try it. Do it. Throw everything you have at it and see what happens.? There is this idea that you?re allowed to renew and to change course; you?re allowed to pivot. I can be a writer, I can be a musician, I can be a mother, I can be an actor ? you don?t have to be just one thing. In England, I felt I was punished for wanting more. I was punished for being ambitious. The British press think it?s greedy for me to want to be more.?
Whether she believes things really changed with #MeToo: ?Yes, I do. But not because of some kind of systemic epiphany that men had. Rather, because they know that there?s accountability now. There are actually mechanisms in place [which mean] that kind of behaviour can?t be hidden. And I think #MeToo put a dent in it, but I just don?t know whether that power dynamic is ever really going to be redressed. Revolutions are bloody. People want to maintain the status quo for as long as they possibly can until they absolutely can?t and then, kicking and screaming, people will change.?
Another big change for the industry: ?I watched Challengers the other night and what I loved most was seeing that Zendaya was a producer. Not an executive producer ? a producer.? She namechecks Margot Robbie, the creative force behind Barbie. ?They?re like, ?I?m part of this creation, I am making this happen.? And I think maybe that is how it changes. We all should have been doing that back in the Nineties. When I think about the work that I did on scripts, the fixing things, the making stuff better, absolutely uncredited. I made so many of the roles that I was in through improv, through rewriting, through ideas that were all then completely uncredited. So what?s great is that these girls are now getting credit for it.?
She is British but: ?I identify as a Californian.? Driver is more anxious than jubilant [about Trump?s felony conviction]. ?He?s going to say that the whole thing is like the election, that it?s corrupt. Of course he deserves to be in prison ? of course he does. But just looking at how much money he raised in that two days, $53 million in a 48-hour period, and the idea that because the founding fathers ? if there had been some mothers involved perhaps it would be different ? left no room in the constitution for the idea that the American people could be so stupid as to vote for a felon, there is nothing reflected in the judiciary about what would happen if he wins. It?s a pickle when you?ve got the Secret Service already scoping out prisons, going, ?What would this look like?? ?
Whether she would live in America again if Trump was reelected: ?If I lived in a red [Republican] state, no, I couldn?t. But living in California, you are somewhat insulated. But do you want to go and live in a bubble? Do you run away from the fire or do you go back and help?? It?s not just Trump himself, she says, but ?the revelation of the 70 million people who really quite like a bit of a racist attitude and non-existent immigration policies and dismantling the environmental agencies. And they were always there; they weren?t created by him. He?s just a symptom, and now they?ve got a mascot.?.
[From The Times]
Yeah, her assessment of Trump and the MAGA cult is dead on. Trump IS a symptom. The thing is, while I think the cult is a fundamental crack in America?s foundations, I also feel like it?s an underreported story especially by the American media that the cult seems to be less enthusiastic these days. The same energy isn?t there. Minnie?s right about being insulated from everything in California too, and she?s right about how the industry has changed.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Minnie Driver: I?m not addicted to anything, don't have 5 husbands & have the same nose | | Added 634 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Minnie Driver is promoting her latest project called The Lesser Dead. It?s an audio series set in New York City in 1978. Minnie plays a matriarch vampire and apparently its violent, which is not her thing, according to Minnie. But she said the story was so good, she was able to justify it. In anticipation of this new venture, Yahoo and Minnie looked back on her career highlights and surprises. She considered her best movie Good Will Hunting, her best dress was the red one she wore to its premiere and what surprises her the most is that she?s still working. Not just working, but still the same person, without any addictions, work done or a collection of ex-husbands in her wake.
Minnie Driver has enjoyed a sort of longevity in Hollywood not many actors have, but theres one experience she considers to be the best of her career: Good Will Hunting. The 53-year-old star looks back at the film fondly, which comes as no surprise as it earned her an Oscar nomination in 1998.
That genuinely is a classic, she tells Yahoo, explaining she and the young cast ? including the Academy Award-winning films writers and co-stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon ? didnt really know what kind of magic they were creating at the time.
We were just kids just having a great time making this really a fantastic story, she continues, adding they were exhausted, laughing, hilarious, cracking jokes on set.
Good Will Hunting led to another iconic moment in Drivers life. The Circle of Friends star went on to score her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She calls the ruby-red Halston dress she donned an iconic moment in my life.
Its aged really well, she notes. Like, I could wear that today. I think its in some museum somewhere.
Driver says its a pinch me moment that shes still here working.
Im not addicted to anything. Ive kept some level of sanity. I dont have five husbands and my nose is still my nose! I feel like those are the pinch me moments, she laughs, That Im actually just still here and recognizable.
Driver adds, And trust me, I do believe, like, women have had it rough. Women should do whatever it is that makes them feel comfortable. But for me, I just think having a level of sanity this far into a career in Hollywood ? Im astonished by that!
[From Yahoo!]
I?ve been a fan of Minnie?s since Circle of Friends. I believe that is her original nose. I don?t love her referencing not having ?five ex-husbands? as a point of sanity, though. Relationships can be elusive and their end is not a character flaw. No one blames her for Matt Damon appallingly dumping her after the best movie of her career. She was engaged to Josh Brolin and had a son with Timothy Lea before settling down with Addison O?Dea. They were significant relationships, albeit not marriages. We all have romantic pasts. Some people love love, nothing wrong with that. Its not a huge thing for me, Im just quibbling because she brought it up.
Minnie is still recognizable. And not being addicted to anything is probably a miracle in Hollywood. I?m glad that she?s made it this far on her own terms and I agree with her, women should do what makes them comfortable. I think if any of us make it into our second half with some level of sanity we should chalk it up to a win.
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| | Minnie Driver watches 80s films with her son, explains that the women are stereotypes | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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| | Minnie Driver: 'Having a TV in your bedroom puts you in the wrong mood' | | Added 6 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Minnie Driver has a new bedding line with HSN. She doesn’t seem like the type to have a lifestyle line, but it’s a lucrative side business for many celebrities. Plus her mom was a textile designer so she must have learned a few things. You can see her collection here, there’s not much on the website and it’s not unique. She has chambray bedding set that looks straight out of the 70s, although I do like the blue throw pillow with embroidered hummingbirds. To promote the line, Minnie talked to US about her bedroom style and bedtime philosophy. She has some sensible advice I wanted to discuss.
She always makes her bed and her bedroom is a haven
?You better have a really good reason to come and knock on my door if I?m in my bedroom because it?s a full on sanctuary. It is such a haven and all the print in my room is on the walls. I found a beautiful Indian fabric and blew it up and turned it into an insane wallpaper, so I feel like I?m inside this magical box.
?When you walk into your bedroom it should make you happy. A scruffy, unmade bed makes me physically depressed, so I make mine every day.?
Why she doesn’t have a TV in her bedroom
?I don?t have a TV in my bedroom and I banned it. The bedroom is for sleeping and sex. Having a TV in your bedroom puts you in the wrong mood for all the good things. I love television, but there should be a dedicated time and space for it. The bedroom is a sacred space.?
[From US Magazine]
I haven’t had a TV in my bedroom anywhere I’ve lived. With my phone, laptop and iPad, I can watch shows on demand without a TV but I rarely do that unless I’m sick. When those devices didn’t exist I would just read before bed, which was much more conducive to sleep (and getting lucky). I agree with her that the bedroom should be reserved for sleep and sex. Many experts agree too, and also recommend ditching the screens. (I don’t know if I agree with that linked article’s recommendation to not let pets in bed with you though. The verdict is still out on that, with some studies showing that having a pet in bed can help you sleep better.)
As for making your bed, I need to do that more. I’ve been following Gretchen Rubin’s 60 second rule for tidying up around the house and it’s amazing how much neater my house is. Making the bed should technically fall under that.
Look at her working that black Zac Posen strapless column gown at the VF Oscar party!
Photos credit: WENN.com
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| | Minnie Driver: producer said I wasn't 'hot enough' for 'Good Will Hunting' | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It’s been almost 19 years since Good Will Hunting came out, which is hard to believe considering how much we still hear about it. I just rewatched it a few weeks ago with my son, and we’ve since noticed countless references to GWH in pop culture. The film is iconic, and it wouldn’t be the same without Minnie Driver. However Minnie almost lost out on the role of Skylar because a producer didn’t think she was “hot enough,” as she told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and director Gus Van Sant advocated for her and the rest is history. Minnie is currently promoting her role on the new ABC sitcom Speechless, which is doing well with critics and in the ratings.
Driver was asked what the rudest thing anyone in the industry had ever said to her (without naming names).
?The producer did not think I was hot enough to be in that film and did not want me in the film,? Driver said.
?? I really owe Matt Damon and Ben Affleck ? [They] fought very hard for me to play that role and I am grateful to them to this day,? Driver said.
Driver said the comments didn?t really bother her because ??hotness? is a perception, and it?s really a point of view, and this dude was no picnic to look at.?
[From Variety]
That’s typical and disgusting. Minnie is lovely but some douchebro in power wanted his personal definition of “hot” to fill a role instead of considering what the part required. I’m glad she’s talking about it, and that other actresses are talking about this issue too. We’re hearing so much worse recently as well, particularly from women of color who have been passed up for parts.
We’ve talked about the recent live reading of Good Will Hunting at NYU, which was organized by John Krasinski and featured surprise appearances by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in their original roles. Krasinski was the narrator and Emily Blunt read Skylar. I wonder if anyone reached out to Driver for that or if there are still hard feelings between her and Damon. The fact that Driver dumped Damon by proxy on Oprah used to the worst thing you could say about him – until he whitesplained diversity to Effie Brown on Project Greenlight.
Driver also opened up in another interview, on Sirius XM, about being sexually assaulted when she was just 17 in Greece. A man at a club tried to get her to dance with him, she said no, and then he pulled her by the hair. When she tried to kick him to get him away from her he punched her in the face. The cops came and told her that if she just would have played along and danced with her assailant that it wouldn’t have happened. She got grabbed and punched out by a guy and yet the cops told her it was her fault. She also said that every woman she knows has a story of being sexually assaulted and/or groped. Sadly that seems to be true.
On WWHL, Minnie explained that the Trump Tapes helped her realize that now was the time to share her experience. She said, in part, “It’s important to talk about it, now has never been a better time to speak up and for young women to feel like they have a voice and ? nobody gets to grab you by anything unless you want them to.”
photos credit: WENN and FameFlynet
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| | Minnie Driver sued by neighbor for impeding construction, throwing black paint | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Minnie Driver, 46, is being sued by her neighbor in the Hollywood Hills for allegedly impeding construction on his home and causing damage to it. In a video posted on The Daily Mail, Driver’s neighbor, Daniel Perelmutter, calls Minnie “deranged,” says she “needs to be institutionalized” and claims she “goes into frenzies” and has caused expensive damages to his home, currently under construction. In his lawsuit, he alleges that Minnie has pelted black paint in baby food jars at his house, that she has told him she wishes he was dead, and that she has tried to kill him with her car. For her part, Minnie filed a restraining order against the neighbor last November (which was granted) alleging similar conduct and claiming that he jumped in front of her car twice. Last week, the police were called because Minnie and Daniel were screaming at each other over a delivery truck blocking her driveway.
Here’s the story from The Daily Mail, which is getting the news from TMZ and summarizing three stories here:
Minnie Driver has been accused by her nemesis neighbour of pelting his home with baby food jars full of black paint in a new lawsuit.
[She] is said to have indulged in the rotten behaviour as part of a campaign that has prevented Daniel Perelmutter from completing construction on a property next to her Hollywood Hills home.
According to TMZ, the fuming neighbour says in his court papers his 44-year-old archenemy has been using the baby jars to splatter the paint all over his walls.
He also claims she has been lobbing construction materials onto his property.
And as she continues her alleged campaign to prevent him finishing his construction, he says she has even taken to blocking off his workers’ access for up to eight hours at a time.
Perelmutter is even claiming he could end up dropping dead due to the stress induced by their foul-mouthed verbal clashes, as he has had a heart transplant.
As part of his appeal to the court, he is asking for the removal of an electric gate he used to share with the Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge actress as he claims she has cut off his access.
The legal filing is just the latest in the bitter dispute between the warring neighbours that has been going on for more than a year…
Indeed their feud reached such heights that last November [Driver] obtained a restraining order against the 74 year old.
[Driver] filed documents to Los Angeles Superior Court, in which she alleged Daniel had told her to ‘f**k off and die’ on several occasions, and twice jumped out in front of her car, forcing her to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting him.
On one occasion, which occurred a week before she applied for the restraining order, the Riches actress – who has seven-year-old son Henry with former boyfriend Timothy J. Lea – claims she got out of her car and Daniel began cursing at her, and blew cigar smoke in the faces of the children she was with…
The neighbour – who was ordered to stay 15 yards away from the actress – admitted there is tension between himself and the actress due to an ongoing land dispute, but claimed Minnie was more aggressive than him, and that she had tried to run him down with her car.
[From The Daily Mail]
At first I assumed Driver was the party in the wrong, but she’s the one who obtained a restraining order against the neighbor last November. It does take two to continue a feud like this though, and she’s obviously engaging if she’s screaming at him in the driveway, (allegedly) blocking access to his construction crew and throwing paint at his house. However watch the video interview of this guy on The Daily Mail if you can. This is not some innocent old man being bullied by his neighbor, this is a calculated move meant to smear her. I’m not saying I’m team Minnie at all, this sounds childish and criminal on her part if it’s true, but the neighbor is playing the victim because he wants to win this lawsuit. At the end of the video he says “Since [Minnie] lost her job on TV she’s got nothing else to do but to fight with me. Until she gets a job, this is not going to end. Please tell Fox to hire her and get her out of my hair.”
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| | Minnie Driver in Parker New York at the Art of Elysium gala: lovely or fug? | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This morning we’ll be bringing you the fashion from some of the weekend parties leading up to tonight’s Globes. First off we have Minnie Driver at the Art of Elysium Gala. As Kaiser mentioned earlier, the theme was “Marina Abramovic?s HEAVEN” which was supposed to “ offer guests a unique exploration of the five senses with a multi-platform artistic experience.” Minnie was in a contemporary beaded Parker New York gown accessorized with a bizarre black and white stripe jacket. It looks like faux fur to me, but it’s hard to tell. Those mixed color fur jackets are big this season from what I’ve seen. The dress is incredible, I love the line detail and think it flatters her perfectly. She could ditch the goofy jacket though.
Abigail Spencer of Rectify and Suits was also in black and white. She was posing way too hard in this dress, which would be incredible with the right styling. As it is, she’s overdone it with the dark eye makeup and severe hair. I like the swirling beading and sequins on this gown along with the two stones at the neckline.
Here’s Community’s Gillian Jacobs in a cheap looking Pink and abstract purple print dress. I like that she went with a full coverage dress but this is not something you wear to a Hollywood event. It looks like it’s from the mall.
Finally Michelle Trachtenberg was in a black v-neck full length gown with gold accessories. I really like this look, it’s a nice balance between her jewelry and styling and the gown. Michelle is on Sleepy Hollow this year.
photo credit: WENN.com
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| | Minnie Driver criticizes showbiz parents: They?re 'desperate and conflicted' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Minnie Driver is promoting her new movie, Beyond the Lights. Her role is that of a “nasty Hollywood momager.” I wonder if she based her character upon Kris Jenner. That’s the only way Kris should ever be an inspiration to anyone. Minnie spoke to Us Weekly about how she doesn’t think that children should be allowed to act. That’s quite the sweeping statement because so many tv shows and movies include kid and teenage roles. Minnie even works with teenagers on About a Boy, which could make things awkward for Minnie. The parents of her tv son, Benjamin Stockham, may not appreciate the shade. Minnie has a point, so I’ll let her take it away:
On showbiz parents: “I’m not really for the whole kids in show business thing. It’s really difficult even when you meet lovely parents of children who are in show business. There is still the fact that they’re not having a childhood. They are out of their element, and in the element of an adult world which is not always appropriate. It seems to me there is always a certain level of desperation that makes a person put a child in that position.”
Her momager character: “That’s an interesting place to start for a character: Someone who’s desperate and conflicted. And if that’s overshadowing everything else, it doesn’t matter how nice or kind or empathetic they may be elsewhere. The overriding thing is quite fierce. You love them, of course you love them, but you want this other thing. It’s the realm of the hungry ghosts. That’s really interesting for an actor. You can’t be a villain. Villains aren’t interesting unless there is the un-villainous part of them. You really understand why she does what she does … You really get it. It’s not from a malicious point of view. She’s not a sociopath, she’s not evil. She just desperately did not want to go back to that poverty and she wanted something better for her kid.”
[From Us Weekly]
I guess we won’t be seeing Minnie’s own son, Henry (6), onscreen anytime soon. It will be interesting to see if Minnie keeps this perspective if Henry expresses interest in acting as he grows older. I see what she’s saying. We’ve seen so many showbiz kids get sucked into drugs and a party lifestyle. These kids turn into bratty divas and then fail to make the transition into adult acting. Minnie’s right. These kids should have a real childhood. They have the whole rest of their lives to work. Let kids be kids.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN
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| | Minnie Driver Bikini Pictures Are Interesting | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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Here’s one for all you perverts out there with a serious freckle fetish: Minnie Driver at the beach in a bikini. For the rest of you, sorry if I ruined your lunch. Anyway, I’m sure some of you out there are going to say I’m being a jerk and that Minnie looks good for her […]
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Enjoying a little spring break in the sunshine, Minnie Driver hit the beach in Miami on Tuesday (April 8).
The "Good Will Hunting" star wore a pretty light blue patterned bikini with a sun hat as she spent time with her son Henry and other family members.
She's been busy lately shooting her new television series, "About a Boy," and needed a vacay as she tweeted, "Finally on holiday with my family. I'm going to make 4 days feel like a month."
However, the 44-year-old actress was sure to remind fans that day, "Right, tonight's Ep of @NBCAboutaBoy was written by boarderline word-wizard @collmcg and it is MY FAVORITE EPISODE OF THE WHOLE D*MN THING."
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