The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
'Precious' is so not P.C. What I learned from doing the film is that even though I am black, I'm prejudiced. I'm prejudiced against people who are darker than me.
I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes.
One of my favourite actresses is Kate Winslet. She plays strong female characters and seems like she has a strong political awareness. I really like Naomi Watts and Juliette Lewis.
Scarlett Johansson. I think people don't really realize how great of an actress that girl is. She's so beautiful and that distracts you from what she can do as an actor.
I always loved Kate Winslet, but after you meet her you really love her because she's a cool chick.
While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.
I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.
I'm a sucker for the big, gruff, distant, emotionally closed-off hero who sloooowly warms up to the feisty, awesome, sweet heroine.
Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Hollywood community. The public adores her.