Because of Gilmore Girls, I have more choices, and I have a better sense of myself, more confidence to try new things. I know that I will be able to work in television in the future, for a long time. The trick now, in that world of television, is to find the right project that will connect with audiences. You can work with great people and still something doesn’t connect. There are all kinds of ways for things to go wrong. There’s only one way for it to go right. Finding that way is the challenge.
JW: What was your favorite part about working with each other?
LG: Jeff is a great actor, and we could just, like, get it done really quickly. You don't have any time in these movies for a lot of takes and a lot of rehearsal and everything, so we just got in there and did it.
JD: She's really great at reacting, and I agree that you don't have a lot of takes there. You really rely on each other. It's like pingpong—it's back and forth, back and forth—especially with somebody who knows comedy and that you don't have to worry about whether they can time a joke right or know where the jokes are. That was perhaps the most enjoyable thing.
Lauren will attend the premiere of The Answer Man on July 23. It'll be held at the Stony Brook festival. So hopefully we'll have new pictures soon again!
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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