james-mcavoys:“It’s a very specific character who says, ‘Tell me what it cost to raise me, and then
james-mcavoys:“It’s a very specific character who says, ‘Tell me what it cost to raise me, and then I’ll pay you back and never talk to you again.’ Some teenagers would just say, ‘F— you. I’m never going to talk to you again.’ Lady Bird has a very strong sense of ‘I’m gonna settle up, and then I’m not going to talk to you again.’ It both explains something about her and also reduces what her parents did to economic, and it’s cruel.And Marion meets her right there with equal venom, but that’s why Lady Bird is who she is. She can sling it, and her mom can sling it right back. Something I always wanted to do was make them the same. On some level, they can’t knock each other over because they have equal weight.”– Greta GerwigLADY BIRD (2017) dir. GRETA GERWIG -- source link
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