Brothers & Sisters

Girlfriend.

I’m glad you’re getting it on again after the divorce, truly I am.

And certainly, the new fella is a big step up in the grooming department from the ex-husband. Nice going.

I suppose I can understand why you’d like to turn down his business deal in a way that doesn’t make him think that you turned down his business deal, although he seemed to be a pretty good sport about it the last time.

But asking your uncle to cover your ass so you can keep getting naked with the help? Sweetie, that’s where you lose me.

Is it part of Saul’s job description or something that he has to micromanage the romantic indiscretions of the president of Ojai Foods? He certainly appears to have done service in that role for your father before you, but I think it’s expecting a lot to ask him to do that same thing for a second generation of his sister’s family.

But set aside that. Set aside the fact that he was strongly and even pushily in favor of this deal. Set aside the fact that your mother pretty much gave him carte blanche to feel no responsibility towards you, since you weren’t there for that conversation.

Consider only this: When have you found this guy to be sufficiently trustworthy to take on a task of this nature?

Was it when he tried to make you look bad for doubting him while he hid your father’s secrets?

Was it when you hated Holly and he dated her?

Was it when you agreed no one would tell Nora about Rebecca and then he did?

I mean, sure, he’s your uncle, he’s your family, you love him, you have to. But trust him to respect your wishes and protect your pride? That’s just naive, and it doesn’t become you.

That MBA you got. It didn’t come out of a Cracker Jack box, did it?

Ah, well, don’t listen to me. Something tells me you’re going to learn this lesson the hard way over the next couple of episodes. Might want to get some resumes ready.

Speaking only out of love,

Terri

P.S. Hey, remember when you figured out that Rebecca was your half-sister because your dad added her initial to your siblings’ in his computer password? Any chance William just realized that using your kids’ initials is about the lamest password there is, and threw in an extra letter to mix it up? Just asking.

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It’s Saturday night — date night, for some — so let’s finish our check-ups of Sarah and family with a look at the eldest Walker sister’s love interests, present and (dare we hope) past/future.

Graham
The slick business consultant started working with Ojai Foods, and working on Sarah to date him, early in Season 2. It looked like the two of them might hook up on an overnight business trip to San Francisco, but he took her word that she wasn’t interested and made other plans. Still, in the last episode before the break, the combination of divorce papers and drunk karaoke finally lowered Sarah’s defenses sufficiently to allow a one-nighter. Prognosis: Steven Weber is doing a sit-com pilot for NBC, which means Graham’s likely to be a passing fling. Still, his consultant gig means that the guy could reasonably return from time to time if Ojai’s expanding or Sarah needs to have some fun. He’s supposedly got a woman in every town, right?

Noah
The former co-worker of whom Sarah said “Being in synch with a man who’s not your husband, is almost as bad as not being in synch with your husband” was presumably the reason she left that job and came to work in the family business. We haven’t seen him since early in Season 1, when any storyline involving the two of them was lost in the re-shuffle. Now that Sarah’s through with Joe, though, couldn’t she look that old pal up again? They only had a couple of scenes, but Rachel Griffiths and Michael Beach definitely had some chemistry going. Prognosis: As I mentioned in Sarah’s profile, I’d like to see Sarah sow some wild oats and get her confidence back before she slides right into another relationship. But when she does, I’ll vote for it being Noah she gets involved with. And our votes count, right, writers? Right? Right?

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We’re continuing on in a series of posts on the characters of Brothers & Sisters — where they’ve been, where they’re at, and where we’d like them to go — with a look at Sarah’s branch of the family, including today’s subject, sullen stepson Gabe.

Origins: We’ve not seen much of Joe’s teenage son, but he was instrumental in inspiring stepmom Sarah to figure out the code that unlocked her dad’s secret account. But did he ever get his plate?

Progress: In one of his few episodes, Gabe got in trouble for bringing a bottle of vodka to school. Sarah took a hard line, but Joe undercut her and went easy … then reconsidered, and backed her up. It was a rare moment of unity for the struggling spouses, but of course, it didn’t last. No fault of Gabe’s, though.

Current Status: Gabe’s parents are now reunited. Does it feel so good to him? No way of knowing, ’cause we never see the boy.

Concerns: Gabe, like Sarah’s co-worker Noah, seems to be one of those “road not taken” characters that just never went anywhere. The role almost seems to have been a consolation prize for young actor Tyler Posey, who in the original pilot was the son of original gay brother Bryan, who had an ex-wife and family. With that plot gone, the spare teenage boy was assigned to Joe. And he could just as well disappear with Joe, except … then, when Sarah said, movingly, “I might not be your mom, Gabe, but you are my son,” she really just meant, “for as long as I’m married to your no-good father, and not a moment longer.”

Prognosis: Where could a kid like Gabe go if he had a fight with his now-reunited parents, or a secret that he couldn’t share with them? If the answer was that nice former stepmom who treated him firmly but fairly, that could add an extra complication to the arrangements between exes Sarah and Joe. And what if, say, the secret in question was that Gabe’s gay? He could reasonably see the Walkers as the go-to family for some understanding and acceptance, bringing Sarah’s divorce situation into the same Kevin-Saul-William flashback episode we were talking about a few posts back. I don’t really expect we’ll ever see Gabe again — but if we did, this is how I’d do it.

Second Opinions: Scott is pretty sure we’ve seen the last of Gabe. Do you think the guy’s out of sight and out of mind, or due for a comeback? Share your thoughts on this character in the comments.

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We’re continuing on in a series of posts on the characters of Brothers & Sisters — where they’ve been, where they’re at, and where we’d like them to go — with a look at Sarah’s branch of the family, including today’s profilee, Cooper.

Origins: The jumpy little son of Sarah and Joe has always been running around somewhere, usually at top speed, but other than being cute, he hasn’t had much to do.

Progress: Not for nothing did this little actor star in a direct-to-video Dennis the Menace movie. Cooper’s one identifiable character trait has been hyperactivity, though the show has foregone the obvious ADHD/Ritalin storyline for Paige’s diabetes/insulin one. He’s usually good for some comic relief, anyway, as his flustered aunts and uncles try to keep up with him, and keep him from stoking up on sugar. Occasionally he gets a little plot involvement — bringing Holly and Sarah together a little bit at the engagement party, or causing friction between Nora and Justin over wheelchair races — but mostly he’s there for show.

Current Status: Cooper now has two houses to tear through, as his divorced parents share custody. He hasn’t seemed as broken up by all that grown-up stuff as his big sister Paige, though.

Concerns: While I’ve admitted to missing Paige and seeing worthwhile storylines for her, Cooper — maybe because of his age, maybe because he’s not good for much but hyping around — isn’t nearly so compelling. If this was really a soap opera, they could just bring him back as an older and more interesting child. As it is, let him be seen zipping about, but not heard too much of.

Prognosis: How ’bout if Joe takes Cooper and moves far away, and Paige gets to stay with Sarah? No? No, probably not. But I bet there are some pretty good boarding schools for kids like him.

Second Opinions: Laura says she’d choose Cooper over Paige any day. Do you think Coop’s super, or superfluous? Share your thoughts on this character in the comments.

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We’re continuing on in a series of posts on the characters of Brothers & Sisters — where they’ve been, where they’re at, and where we’d like them to go — with a look at Sarah’s branch of the family, including today’s profilee, Paige.

Origins: The precocious young daughter of Sarah and Joe was looking at the stars with Grandpa William when he keeled over into the pool and died. Giving her a completely understandable fear of chlorinated water.

Progress: Uncle Tommy took care of the pool phobia, but other threats to Paige’s health and happiness haven’t been so easily dispatched. A diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes caused her to require painful shots, and religion-shop for a faith that would cure her. And her parents’ divorce hit her harder than younger brother Cooper, causing her to act up in school and enter prematurely into sullen teenage behavior.

Current Status: Paige’s running away (but just to grandma’s) was enough to jolt Joe into realizing that shared custody was best for the kids. She’s presumably happy now, bopping from house to house, but we never seem to be looking in on Sarah when it’s Mom’s turn to mind them.

Concerns: Young Kerris Dorsey has done a great job of creating a complex character in Paige, and although I wouldn’t want her to take over the show or anything, I kinda miss her when she’s gone. I’m curious about how she likes living with her dad’s ex-wife, and how she’s handling the ongoing challenges of diabetes. I hope we don’t lose her and Cooper in the divorce shuffle. (Well, Cooper maybe.)

Prognosis: If Joe’s taking his former ex to Europe, that should provide an opportunity for Sarah to do some full-time single mothering. The adorableness of that babysitting scene in which Paige totally tricked Kevin also illustrates the potential for interactions with all those aunts and uncles. She presumably has a good relationship with Nora — since that’s who she ran away to — but we’ve really not seen much in the way of grandmothering from Ma Walker, and I’d like to. And just for fun, I’d like to see some scenes between Paige and Robert’s daughter, Sophie, since the actresses are sisters in real life.

Second Opinions: Cvmillers would like to see Sarah struggling to balance work and single-mothering. Do you want Paige around, or will she just cramp Sarah’s style? Share your thoughts on this character in the comments.

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Continuing on in a series of posts on the characters of Brothers & Sisters — where they’ve been, where they’re at, and where we’d like them to go — let’s stay with Sarah’s family and revisit old Joe.

Origins: When we first met Joe, he was Sarah’s scruffy house-husband and a bemused observer of Walker family foibles. That laid-back musician’s persona, though, masked a pretty ugly passive-aggressive streak. Also, an irrational fear of hair care.

Progress: As time went on and Sarah’s work life didn’t get any easier by the transfer to the family business, Joe’s resentment started to come to the forefront. He somehow found a way to blame Sarah for their lifestyle, their marriage problems, his stay-at-home dad career path, and his kiss with Rebecca. He quietly snuck around and made a case for full custody of the kids even as he let Sarah think they still had a chance.

Current Status: The guy seems to have a limited dating pool, ’cause he went right back to his first wife, the mother of his seldom-seen son Gabe. He’s now officially divorced from Sarah, but thought twice about the full custody thing and is now sharing the kids.

Concerns: Sarah and Joe were, perhaps, equally culpable for their marriage breakdown, but things ended on Joe’s terms, and I don’t think he deserved it. He made the break permanent when Sarah still had hope, and she only has shared custody of their kids because he allowed it. She’s not had much control in the situation, her trust has been pretty consistently betrayed, and that may be an issue for her moving forward and trusting someone else.

Prognosis: Given that Joe left Sarah for his first wife, it’s not unlikely that when he has problems with her again, he’ll bounce back Sarah’s way. This might give her an opportunity to end things on her terms, with an acknowledgment that she has moved on and is better off, and that, buddy, you blew it. From there, I’d like to see an amicable divorce in which they’re both the good parents that they’ve always been, and Joe pops up on the show whenever there’s a child issue that calls for it. Maybe he could get a haircut somewhere along the way, too.

Second Opinions: Scott thinks Joe’s time on the show is done, and good riddance. Do you want to see Joe come back, or go to hell? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Continuing on in a series of posts on the characters of Brothers & Sisters — where they’ve been, where they’re at, and where we’d like them to go — let’s look in on big sister Sarah.

Origins: When the series began, Sarah had recently taken over her father’s business, and both that enterprise and her marriage to Joe were unsteady, particularly after Dad died and left behind an embezzlement mystery and a bitchy girlfriend.

Progress: The business got back onto firm footing, but the marriage, not so much. Though Sarah and Joe struggled along for a while with marriage counseling, when Joe kissed Sarah’s newfound half-sister, it was pretty much downhill from there. For a while it looked like there would be an ugly custody battle, but after getting temporary full custody from a judge, Joe realized it was too hard on the kids and they’re now sharing Paige and Cooper. Sarah has also been plagued by Holly, her father’s mistress, who pushed her way into a share of the family business, then went off to start a winery with Sarah’s brother Tommy.

Current Status: Sarah’s being pushed by Saul and consultant Graham to expand Ojai Foods into the international market. She’s also been fending off what she’s seen as Graham’s romantic advances, but the arrival of her divorce papers and the departure of Joe for a European vacation with his ex-wife/current girlfriend — in combination with a lot of tequila — led her to proposition him. Successfully.

Concerns: Sarah can be warm and funny and snarky, but she can also be shrill and judgmental and vindictive. That’s not unrealistic, necessarily; but the latter qualities aren’t so much fun to watch. Not for nothing does everybody rejoice when it looks like Road Trip Sarah’s in the house. The battles with Holly brought out the worst in Sarah, and I’d like that not to happen too often.

Prognosis: Unlike Nora and Kevin, who both need to jump off the dating-go-round and have a real relationship for a change, Sarah needs to have some fun and play the field. That’s why, while I truly hope we see a return of Noah one day, I’d like it to wait a while. Graham’s a nice diversion, and maybe there are some more wild oats to be sewn and karaoke to be sung before she commits to someone new. Let Joe eat his heart out.

Second Opinions: Colleen and Sylviane are both hot for Ioan Gruffudd to be Sarah’s next big fling. Who would you set up Sarah with? Share your thoughts on this character in the comments.

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Can’t get enough Rachel Griffiths? Then fire up the DVR, because tonight, there’s a double dose of the Aussie actress.

It was almost a triple dose, if the Golden Globes had gone off as planned. Instead, the glittering ceremony has been reduced to an hour-long press conference, with NBC filling its slot at 10 p.m. with American Gladiators. I would like to hope that the Walkers will pin the gladiators to the mat, because to be topped in the ratings by that pathetic bit of reality programming would be just too depressing for words.

So with Rachel as awards nominee cut from our viewing options, there are only two Rachels to program into your evening viewing: Rachel as Sarah on Brothers & Sisters, in a brand-new episode that promises a raucous family dinner, brotherly fisticuffs, and multiple revelations of spousal misbehavior. And Rachel as Old West woman, in the CBS miniseries Commanche Moon.

A prequel to Larry McMurtry’s classic Lonesome Dove, the three-part series runs tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 p.m. According to the CBS site, Rachel “plays Inez Scull, the Captain’s sexy wife who doesn’t hesitate to fill her time with other men when he’s away from home.” That captain would be “Captain Inish Scull, a Yankee aristocrat and hero of the recently concluded Mexican War,” played by Val Kilmer.

Personally, I’m more interested in Walker warfare around that dining room table than historical warfare in a lengthy TV treatment. I wish the miniseries well for Griffiths’ sake, but honestly? I hope Brothers & Sisters fires an arrow through it, ratings-wise. Let everybody catch up on Tuesday, you know?

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Happy #39 to Rachel Griffiths, who was born on this day in 1968 in Melbourne, Australia. To celebrate this special day, I’ve gone back through the memorable lines round-ups for this past season-plus-nine, and picked out some choice bits of Sarah dialog. Did I miss one of your favorites? Add it in the comments.

From “Patriarchy”

Being a working mom is like being a currency that never has enough value.

Saul, this company has a serious cash flow problem, and we need to know why. And let me be very clear about this: I won’t be scolded, and I won’t be handled or spoken to like a child. So the next time you have an impulse to talk to me like that, please, take a beat and reconsider.

From “An Act of Will”

Being in synch with a man who’s not your husband, is almost as bad as not being in synch with your husband.

It’s the minimum basic requirement that a party store always have Hawaii. Children have recitals and their parents, their mothers can’t do it all and we rely on our party store to keep up their end of the bargain so that our husbands, our children don’t despise us when we come home empty handed.

From “For the Children”

Could we all stop pretending we’re perfect people, just for fourteen seconds?

(To Nora) You had Kitty to fight with, Kevin to admire, Justin to baby, Tommy to lean on. What were you thinking about me all that time?

From “Northern Exposure”

When one’s father embezzles 15 million dollars of his own company’s pension money, one can’t really afford to be sentimental.

Attic sex is much better than treehouse sex.

From “Mistakes Were Made” Part 1 and Part 2

(To Holly) You can condemn my whole family to bankruptcy to stop the truth about your life from coming out, but I can’t call you names? Are you kidding me?

Oh, come on, Justin, you don’t even carry your own credit cards. You really think you’re old enough to carry a gun?

(To Kevin) Stop saying legal things just to piss me off.

If I’m going to sleep in a rental car, I’m not going to do it sober.

I feel like Nick Nolte’s mug shot.

From “Light the Lights”

I am thinking of the business. Screwing Holly is merely a perk.

From “Valentine’s Day Massacre”

I thought the only position Republicans could commit to was missionary.

As for Holly, as long as we don’t have a gold-digging mistress division, she’s of absolutely no use to Ojai Foods or to me.

(To Nora) You spent a night in jail for smoking pot. This family should have like a bat signal for news this good.

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Rachel Griffiths didn’t get an Emmy award for Brothers & Sisters this year, just the honor of being nominated. But she’s got another chance to take home a trophy for her portrayal of Sarah now with the Australian Film Institute Awards … excuse me, that would be the L’Oreal Paris Australian Film Awards. A little strange to have a product that mentions the capital of another country naming your country’s awards, but hey, sponsorship money is sponsorship money.

That’s not the only odd thing about these awards, actually. The “International Award for Best Actor” and “International Award for Best Actress” group together performances in both movies and TV shows, with the apparent only criteria being that the product is not native to Australia but the performer is.

So, in the Best Actor category, the nominees are Eric Bana in the movie Lucky You; Julian McMahon in the TV series Nip/Tuck; Hugh Jackman in the movie The Prestige; and Dominic Purcell in the TV series Prison Break. And Griffiths, nominated in the Best Actress category for Brothers & Sisters, competes against Rose Byrne in the TV series Damages; Jacinda Barrett in the movie The Last Kiss; and Toni Collette in the movie Little Miss Sunshine.

Those International awards seem largely intended to garner a little international press, because the rest of the nominees for AFI awards are for movies and TV shows, and performances therein, that you’ve probably never heard of if you don’t life Down Under. But hey, an award’s an award, and an award from your home country sweeter still. Best of luck to Griffiths in bringing this one home.

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Kristin from E! has Brothers & Sisters scoop on her latest Spoiler Chat column. I’ll hide it after the jump, so if you want to know what’s apparently in store for Joe and Sarah and Tommy, click on the ink to read more, and if not, just sit there and revel in your ignorance.

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Kind words about the sisters and their mom, from around the Web:

Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, in an article on “women who make TV worth watching,” sites Sally Field’s performance on Brothers & Sisters: “This enjoyable family drama was supposed to be a comeback vehicle for Calista Flockhart, but Field is one of the main reasons to tune in — she is the most magnetic performer in this sprawling cast. As the head of the Walker family, Field has given a brave, deeply appealing heart to widow Nora Walker, whose journey from doting mom and worried widow to independent woman has been poignant and even hilarious at times.”

Flockhart gets more attention on the Yale set of the new Indiana Jones movie, where she’s hanging out with boyfriend Harrison Ford. According to a report in the New Haven Register, “Ford and girlfriend Calista Flockhart … received positive reviews Wednesday evening as they ventured downtown. Accompanied by a boy, likely Flockhart’s son, they had dinner at Barcelona on Temple Street and then stopped for ice cream at Tasti D-Lite on High Street. ‘He walks into the restaurant, and you watch his movies your whole life and there he was, standing in front of you,’ said Matt Davies, Barcelona’s general manager. ‘They were extremely nice people. They came in, they had a nice, little tapas experience. It was almost just like a normal family came in,’ he said.”

Apparently, we’re lucky we get to pay attention to Rachel Griffiths at all, because according to an item on the Starpulse News Blog, she had vowed never to do TV again after Six Feet Under, and was drawn back in only by the wonderfulness of Brothers & Sisters. She’s quoted as saying: “I really wasn’t going to do anything - you know, the reality of having two young kids…And then I read this script. I really had a strong reaction to how it would feel to be (Sarah), where I was at in my life, where she was. That felt good. Then I went off to the interview, hoping the producers were bastards so that I’d have a valid reason not to do the show. And, of course, they utterly charmed me.”

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A few items on the B&S cast members, from round and about.

There’s a cute interview with Rachel Griffiths popping up in many online publications, which portrays her as being pretty down-home and down-to-earth, more interested in playing with her kids than in going on star trips (that’s her with her son, above). Of her castmates, she says “They definitely are becoming my brothers and sisters. We get on like a house on fire.”

If you can stand this much adorableness, the Celebrity Baby Blog has a photo of Rob Lowe and his sons swimming with dolphins. Awwwww.

Apparently someone still likes Joe Whedon. TV Guide’s jeer of John Pyper-Ferguson’s performance got a jeer back in this week’s issue from a fan, Julie Staedler of West Allis, Wisc., who wrote: “He’s astonished his fans with his versatile performances for years, starting with his scene-stealing turn in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. To see him on a show as good as Brothers & Sisters is a thrill. I got goose bumps during his confrontation with Rachel Griffiths as his wife. I’d throw myself at him in a heartbeat!”

Still holding a candle for the Dave Annable-Kate Walsh romance? Blow it out. She’s engaged, to someone else. Wow, the speed of romance in Hollywood just kind of boggles the mind, doesn’t it?

Dave and his TV brother, Balthazar Getty, were on The View last week. Read a recap from the blog Watching the View.

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As mentioned yesterday, TV Guide “jeered” John Pyper-Ferguson, the actor who plays Joe, as a “weak link” who is “out of his league” among such high-powered actors, then sneered at the likelihood that a gorgeous girl like Rebecca would be interested in anyone like him. Yowch. Sure hope Pyper-Ferguson has thicker skin than his character does.

The thing is, though, that whether or not the actor is out of his league, Joe Whedon surely is. That seems to be the root of a lot of Sarah and Joe’s marital problems, doesn’t it — that Joe is absolutely out of his league with the Walkers, and is afraid he is with Sarah, and is afraid that Sarah thinks so? All that defensiveness, all that outsider schtick, comes because he feels he’s beneath them, and needs to spin it as above. The actor’s low wattage works for the character, I think. And as for Rebecca, if Holly and flashbacks are to be believed, her interest in Joe has nothing to do with him and everything to do with his easiness as a trouble-causing target.

At least Joe manages to get a good juicy scene now and then, and I thought Pyper-Ferguson went toe to toe with Rachel Griffiths in their latest fight, in a way that was true to that over-his-head guy. Compare this to the other Walker spouse, Julia. You know, that blonde who turns up now and then. No, not Kitty, Tommy’s wife. Nice girl. Pregnant. Homebody.

If you want to talk about weak links, what the heck has happened to Balthazar Getty? He seems perfectly likeable as Tommy, but makes pretty much no impression at all, and leaves no hole when he’s missing from an episode. Someone needs to step up his game here, whether it’s the actor or the people writing for him. Perhaps fatherhood and business ownership will serve him well in Season 2.

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The “Spotlight” interview in the April 20 edition of Entertainment Weekly features Rachel Griffiths, beloved to Brothers & Sisters fans as the unforgiving but party-hearty Sarah. Catch the photo and quote on the magazine’s contents page, then flip to page 19 for another full-page photo and a two-page interview. A few quotes from the actress described as “perfect at playing imperfect women”:

On whether Sarah’s a bitch: “I think people … dig their heels in. The idea that you just run off and embrace your father’s mistress who’s trying to f— your family’s company over just doesn’t ring true for me at all. Especially for a woman that has pretty high moral standards. She’s trying desperately hard not to have an affair. She’s trying desperately hard to commit to her relationship.”

On tabloids and celebrities: “You can’t just be a complicated person. You have to be a madonna or a whore.”

On life back home: “In Australia, we’re not that far from ‘Honey, can you help me pull the sheep out of the dam?’ We’re not really far from being settlers.”

On her costars: “Sally and Calista are so charming! … They know how to play this thing that makes them incredibly enjoyable to watch. They’ve got their hands on an acting style that I don’t know how to do.”

On her upcoming role as a Southern belle in Larry McMurtry’s Comanche Moon: “I’ve never played that caste before, that sense of entitlement. I’ve never played a queen. … I don’t think I’d know how to play Cleopatra. That takes an Elizabeth Taylor. It takes a diva.”

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